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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2024-01-31T23:20:12Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
      <item logid="18167" pageid="2414" ns="0" title="Bruinvis" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Willem" timestamp="2024-02-22T14:00:23Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="16147" prev="16146" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="18166" pageid="2414" ns="0" title="Bruinvis" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Willem" timestamp="2024-02-22T14:00:15Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="16146" prev="16145" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="18165" pageid="0" ns="6" title="Bestand:Bruinvis.jpg" type="delete" action="delete" user="Willem" timestamp="2024-02-22T13:59:25Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="18164" pageid="2414" ns="0" title="Bruinvis" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Willem" timestamp="2024-02-20T18:41:07Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="16145" prev="13717" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="18163" pageid="0" ns="0" title="Noordt" type="delete" action="delete" user="Willem" timestamp="2024-02-02T11:03:10Z" comment="De inhoud was: &quot;*  [[Categorie:Wijken in Enkhuizen]]&quot;" />
      <item logid="18162" pageid="3611" ns="0" title="Waagstraat" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Willem" timestamp="2024-02-02T11:02:50Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="16144" prev="14420" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="18161" pageid="3521" ns="0" title="Noorder Havendijk" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Willem" timestamp="2024-02-02T11:02:21Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="16143" prev="14427" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="18160" pageid="0" ns="14" title="Categorie:Pagina&#039;s met onjuiste bestandskoppelingen" type="protect" action="protect" user="Willem" timestamp="2024-02-02T10:17:36Z" comment="">
        <param>‎[create=sysop] (vervalt niet)</param>
        <param />
      </item>
      <item logid="18159" pageid="5171" ns="0" title="Dubbele Anker" type="protect" action="protect" user="Willem" timestamp="2024-01-31T23:20:36Z" comment="">
        <param>‎[edit=sysop] (vervalt niet) ‎[move=sysop] (vervalt niet)</param>
        <param />
      </item>
      <item logid="18158" pageid="5171" ns="0" title="Dubbele Anker" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Willem" timestamp="2024-01-31T23:20:23Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="16141" prev="16140" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>