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@Sphilbrick: Old habits come flooding back! I've been sticking to obvious issues that I hope haven't changed around here. I've been avoiding certain areas until I catch up on the current procedures. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 14:59, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
Very wise. I suspect that things have not changed materially in the year or so you've been gone, but it is always a good idea to check to see what may have changed. Off the top my head, I'd say that conflict of interest issues which have always been a big deal are even more so. Nothing else jumps to mind except somewhere (sorry no link) someone keeps track of significant changes so that you can review what's happened recently.--S Philbrick(Talk)15:07, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
@Sphilbrick: I figure that major things haven't changed (vandals are still vandals, spammers are still spammers, WP:ANI still reads the same, etc.) It is the subtle changes that are going to need attention like if there are any CSD criteria changes. Some of the editing interface changes are confusing me (everything looks bigger!). There's the Administrator's Newsletter that I plan to read to try to catch up on things. I got automatically delivered most of them, but I got unsubscribed recently and I had to put myself back on the list. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 05:18, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
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lol. :) We operated in different time periods, and dont know each-other. But I did a quick skim before posting the first message, and I am glad to see you back :) —usernamekiran(talk)17:24, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
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