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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-deletedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;big&amp;gt;'''&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;MediaWiki has been successfully installed.&lt;/del&gt;'''&amp;lt;/big&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;big&amp;gt;'''&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Authority Control&lt;/ins&gt;'''&amp;lt;/big&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Welcome to the Backstage Library Works Authority Control wiki. Authority control is a very important part of the library world, but it can also be difficult to understand, especially if you're not familiar with all of the rules and terminology.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-context'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-context'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-deletedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange&quot;&gt;Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-context'&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Getting started ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-context'&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Getting started ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-deletedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mediawiki&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;org&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Manual&lt;/del&gt;:&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Configuration_settings Configuration settings list&lt;/del&gt;]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mailman&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;xmission&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bslwac&lt;/ins&gt;:&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Sign up for the BSLW AC Listserv&lt;/ins&gt;]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-deletedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mediawiki&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;org&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Manual&lt;/del&gt;:&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;FAQ MediaWiki FAQ&lt;/del&gt;]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ac&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bslw&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com:Log into your AC account]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-deletedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* &lt;/del&gt;[http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lists&lt;/del&gt;.wikimedia.org/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mailman&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list&lt;/del&gt;]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* [http:&lt;/ins&gt;//&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www.bslw.com/&lt;/ins&gt;:&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Visit BSLW main sight&lt;/ins&gt;]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Consult the &lt;/ins&gt;[http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meta&lt;/ins&gt;.wikimedia.org/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Help:Contents User's Guide&lt;/ins&gt;] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for information on using the wiki software.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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