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Welcome to the New Watercooler! This is a place for community discussion about this Wikia. Previous community discussions on [[Genealogy:Watercooler|the old watercooler]] are still available in case of need.
  
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Settlements established in 1626 etc21:45, 24 February 2009PhloxBot
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Template documentation13:23, 25 December 2008Robin Patterson
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Category Admins02:12, 15 July 2008Robin Patterson
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Organization15:29, 14 July 2008Robin Patterson
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