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This week in Current – 8/18-8/22
Another week has flown passed us like a whirlwind, and while people are still focused on the Olympics, it does seem like the buzz has died down a bit now that Michael Phelps has closed out his quest for gold.
Of course, that didn’t put an end to any of the controversies coming out of the Beijing Olympic games.
Hackers unearth more underage gymnast allegations:
http://current.com/items/89222275_
Olympics aside, this was certainly an interesting week in Current:News. Some stories of note include a tangled child support settlement, the sudden shutdown of MP3 sharing site Muxtape, canine morality, energy implications of windmills in NYC, demands for mandatory sick days, and the discussion of polygamy as a secret to a longer life. It was a packed week, so if you missed any of these take a look:
16-yr-old to pay child support to 19-yr-old mom:
http://current.com/items/89213469_
R.I.P. Muxtape:
http://current.com/items/89193344_
Living with humans has taught dogs morals, say scientists
http://current.com/items/89223042_
Bloomberg proposes windmills on New York City bridges, skyscrapers…
http://current.com/items/89219683_
Multiple states push for mandatory paid sick days
http://current.com/items/89219922_
Polygamy: the key to a long life?
http://current.com/items/89218114_
// VC2 Leaderboard Update //
On the VC2 Leaderboard front, we want to give a hearty congratulations to VC2 producer Sareye for her pod, “Mad About Gas? Dunk a Shell Employee.” It was this week’s leaderboard winner, so I clipped it to this post for everyone to check out. Way to go!
// Top Commented Stories on Current.com //
Have you ever wonder what the most discussed stories are on Current.com? Do you ever find yourself asking, “What was everyone discussing this week?” Well, have no fear, I’m going to start recapping the top commented stories each week in our recap posts. Here goes:
USDA refuses to ban sick "downer" cows from U.S. food supply
http://current.com/items/89212057_
This story clocked in at 70 responses. There were many comments that stuck with me from this thread, but elegua’s really sums it up:
“scary. mad cow can have a 30 year gestation period. let's see who's around in 2038.“
Obama takes issue with McCain's definition of 'rich'
http://current.com/items/89214533_
With a title like this, it’s no wonder this story gathered 73 responses. Much of the discussion centered on determining whether McCain’s comment was taken out of context. What do you think?
Should the legal drinking age be lowered to 18?
http://current.com/items/89218300_
Umm, this one seemed destined for popularity. This was well-clipped item by ivxx that asks the simple question, and that resulted in an 83 response discussion. Very nice!
HS Principal outs teenage lesbian to parents
http://current.com/items/89221845_
The mix of privacy rights violations and the handling of the situation culminated in 124 responses from the community, making this the most discussed story on Current this week.
Did any other stories grab your attention this week? Clip them in a response below, and let us know what made them compelling to you. That’s it for this week!
Mario
Online Community Team
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This week in Current – 8/11-8/15
As Funky Fingers (our own Internet superhero aka Lo_Rew) declares, the second round of swag has started to turn up on community members' doorsteps, and we've already received some awesome photo and video responses. Check them out here: http://current.com/teeparty
It’s difficult to escape the pull of the Olympic Games for many reasons. For many, the games are a draw for reasons of pure nostalgia, but who can honestly ignore the debate being spurred by the Chinese government stigma?
In and out of the Current community, sentiments range from viewership protest to how many medals Michael Phelps has secured. All of this amidst stories about Weightlifting injuries, medals ceremony protests, the Russia-Georgia conflict, and the stories of underage Chinese gymnasts. It’s been a busy week.
In case you happened to miss any of it, here are a few stories to take a look at:
Records suggest Chinese gymnasts might be underage
http://current.com/items/89189372_
Angry Swede throws down medal, quits on Olympic award stand
http://current.com/items/89201825_
Olympic weightlifting accident
http://current.com/items/89200648_
Liveblogging from inside Georgia
http://current.com/items/89201974_
Reporter shot on live TV
http://current.com/items/89202093_
NBC going after Olympic broadcasts on the Internet
http://current.com/items/89188863_
Russian and Georgian Olympic shooters hug in Beijing as their countries fight
http://current.com/items/89188985_
However, there is so much more going on out there. If you missed the Arrested in Tibet story you really should take a few minutes to read through it. It’s a long read, but well worth it.
Sadly, we had a trio of deaths in August. Many heard about the passing of Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes, but few heard that movie film composer Lou Teicher also passed away.
Use of themes like rape and violence in art came up in reference to the forthcoming Quentin Tarantino film, Inglorious Bastards, and high school literature. Are these themes appropriate, or should there be a line? Either way, who should be consuming this type of material, and should there be a restriction at all? Check out the stories and join the discussion.
The story that absolutely came out of left field for me this week was the discovery of documents detailing Julia Child’s involvement in a WWII-era spy ring. Mindblowing, in that I don’t think anyone could’ve seen this one coming. It makes total sense, but wow. I was floored.
If you missed them the first go-round, check these stories out here:
Arrested in Tibet
A young American’s journey of fear: http://current.com/items/89201020_
Current Remembers
Bernie Mac
http://current.com/items/89193344_
Isaac Hayes
http://current.com/items/89193345_
Lou Teicher
http://current.com/items/89178064_
Tarantino takes on Hitler and WWII Germany
http://current.com/items/89201880_
Rape and adult themes in literature: Should high schoolers read them?
http://current.com/items/89199503_
Documents: Julia Child part of WWII era spy ring
http://current.com/items/89199452_
In effort to tidy up the profile a bit, I played around with a new avatar creation system that has been making its way around the circles these days: http://faceyourmanga.com/. Try it out!
That’s all for this week. Let me know which stories caught your eye this week in a comment. Thanks for reading!
Mario
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Rod Naber and Dan Levine speaking at UXweek
TV’s in trouble. It might be terminal, but don’t lose hope. Using their cable and satellite TV network along with their social news website, Current is experimenting across both media, looking for a cure. It seems obvious that bringing web-style interactivity to the passive TV screen is the answer, but… what does this mean? Rod Naber and Dan Levine of Current will show you what they’ve learned — what’s worked and what hasn’t — and what they’re doing next. TV’s in trouble. It might be terminal, but don’t lose hope. Using their cable and satellite TV network along with their social news we... more
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Robin Sloan swims the anchor leg in tonight's CC conference
This time around, the theme will focus on Creative Commons in the realm of film and media. We've got an all-star line-up of inspiring folks who will be talking about how CC and open and shared culture are all vital and exciting components of the media world.
The night will start off with Jolene Pinder, an Associate Producer at Arts Engine, Inc. in NYC. Jolene will be screening a short CC-licensed film and talking about the various ways in which Arts Engine uses CC licenses.
Next, CC's very own Creative Director, Eric Steuer, will be talking about the soon to be launched film maker's toolkit.
And last but not least, Robin Sloan, Product Strategist from Current TV will wrap up the evening.
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Current Taste Test: Bacon Mints
What happens when you wander the current office trying to get people to try Bacon Mints, the perfect after breakfast mint?
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The Return of the VC2 Leaderboard!
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for—the new and improved VC2 Leaderboard has returned. We've also thrown in a bonus gift of a brand-new advanced uploading tool.
// So what’s the deal with this Leaderboard I keep hearing about? //
The VC2 Leaderboard features all Viewer Created Content (VC2) uploads to Current.com. You, the Current community, vote on these videos and move them up or down the Leaderboard based on popularity. Each week, a Leaderboard champion will be selected on Thursday, at 5 pm PST.
The video at #1 when the countdown hits 0:0:0 is featured on Current.com. Leaderboard winners will be offered a minimum of $1,000 for the purchase of the video, and we'll consider it for air on Current TV.
To watch and vote, head over to Viewer Uploads: http://current.com/uploads
Want more details? Check out our FAQ: http://current.com/s/faq.htm#what_is_the_vc2_leaderboar...
// You mentioned a new upload tool… //
We're also launching a brand-new advanced upload tool. Our new uploader features a streamlined design, and will upload videos up to 60 minutes in length. Just like before, you’ll need to use Safari if you’re a Mac user, or Firefox or Internet Explorer on a PC.
You'll also be prompted to download a Flix plug-in the first time you upload. If you have any problems, please let us know by emailing us at support [at] current [dot] com.
Steph
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Top 10 Requests for CDC iPhone App (in no particular order)
1. The ability to post images, video, articles that I find while browsing iPhone's Safari browser and with a click of a button, "Make It Current". It may not be possible to physically add this button to Safari, so the only way I can imagine this being done is opening the current.com app, typing in the URL of the video/article/image and clicking "Make Current". This would be a lot of work to memorize or write down the URL path. (unless a copy/paste feature from Safari to the CDC app happens) Although copy/paste on the iPhone would make A LOT of Apps more useful.
2. The ability to watch all videos that are on current.com. It wouldn't be too difficult to take all of our Pods and export them into a iPhone friendly format, but would be tougher to do for viewer-uploaded clips that are in Flash or from a webcam. If we had the technology to take any clip from CDC and automatically transcode it on the fly for the iPhone would be awesome.
3. As many features from the regular CDC site like checking out the TV schedule, suggesting articles to friends, voting up and down submissions.
4. an interface that is user-friendly for the small iPhone screen. (big text, easy to touch buttons, limited gfx (banners, ads, backgrounds that will take longer to load on 3G and EDGE)
5. using GPS location services, find out what area I'm in and display articles/videos/images that are "Current" in this area. This would be AWESOME. (a feature similar to this on our regular site where the user types in their zip code and has a section of CDC for local news)
6. The ability to bookmark/Favorite CDC content that i like and would like to access in the future without having to search for it
7. Poll of the day! I love polls.
8. Obviously the ability to leave comments would be nice.
9. A mini "best-of" pod for people who don't have time to watch several pods on their phone (maybe while on the bus or on their lunch break) A 5 minute pod that shows highlights from infoMania, supernews, Fix, pods? Update this on a daily/weekly basis.
10. The ability to take a picture with your iPhone and upload it to current.com. (although there should be a reason to upload a photo - don't want CDC to be filled with crappy cell phone pics) Maybe if there was a CDC Group of "Show us your car" or "live from Macworld 2009" (where any first hand photos/experiences would be VERY "Current" and interesting to the current community)
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Karaoke Party current SF
this is how we do it (Graphic Design by Tim Palmer)
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Current voting: Something…is…not…right. (Part 2)
Photo by brianfit: http://flickr.com/photos/brian-fitzgerald/1715178329/
We’ve recently had several contributions from community superstar JanforGore regarding genetic modification of foods/dairy by corporate giant Monsanto. Due to a combination of reasons, these stories have not made Current:News…yet.
I say “yet,” because that doesn’t mean that Monsanto stories are not eligible.
All of these Monsanto stories were contributed to Current, and several different things happened. Some of these stories were out of date, and others were biased with unconfirmed sources, as detailed in Part 1, these two instances are still acceptable on Current.com, but we can’t put those stories on TV so our online programming team acted accordingly. In those cases, a story will remain visible, and over time move down in popularity.
However, a good chunk of these Monsanto stories fell victim to sockpuppet gaming. Over the past couple months, we’ve identified a number of profiles on Current.com that appear to be used solely to vote up/down certain stories.
These profiles are commonly referred to as sockpuppet accounts, and they are basically multiple accounts, created by one (or more) people for the sole purpose of gaming content and attacking others on social sites like Current.com.
Here is more information on them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_sock_puppet
We don’t know what the specific motivation was behind each instance, but some potential motivations could include: a dislike of a specific topic, a grudge against a specific user, or just the desire to game things down in an attempt to make room for their own submissions.
Whichever the case may be, this sort of thing is unacceptable on Current.com.
Yes, we influence stories based on our ability to produce them for broadcast television, but our hand is intended to be much more subtle and less jarring. Sure, our algorithmic soup has needed seasoning in the past, and we will continue to add ingredients to it in the future.
One thing we will not do is target specific community members or specific stories based on grudges, attempts to censor, or outright spite.
Since it appears that our word will always be pitted against that of the silent majority, we’ve decided that the best course of action is to show you the profiles suspected of sockpuppeting votes and let you decide for yourselves.
Here is a list of profiles that set off our radar. If you notice your name on this list, and you feel that there is a mistake, please private message me on Current and we can discuss the details.
janam
thezackattack
jazzercise
Waughtang
NavidM
TommyCo
MikeyBball
Aligirl
BigJoeB
stevebocco
johnmcstupid
riverdeer
fuckbush
mccain08
911insidejob
joefac3
alibi23
manny12
gman2008
arts69
prez08
circletime
mamabuzz
dmpny
garyTree
tommyb123
infoart
dascoop
freedpod
nuttyone
queendbee
patriotgames1
cubbingabout
Eirianaltt
poohkits
debbieclarke
traceyjones
adyen
vokred
attila13
fasz
hulye
ruppen
seggfej
balkay
krakat
berzs
bolondnagy
altil
cseresz
czobel
ertuir
maldoror13
cammcharg
lampion
moradl
majom
miloss
marhabanda
manokocs
makacs
mikkamakka
merspal
majmok
This, of course, is not a finite list. I’d like to point everyone to the section of our terms of service regarding registration, and also take a look at our community standards, specifically the section discussing “ganging up/harassment” behavior.
Terms of service: http://current.com/s/terms.htm
Community standards: http://current.com/s/community_standards.htm
While invisible, using sockpuppet accounts to vote heavily against someone’s story due to a grudge, or simply because you dislike the subject, is certainly a form of ganging up.
Please share your thoughts with us. As a community, we all aspire to reach the same goals regardless of how our personal perspectives differ from one another. Only through communication and understanding can we reach and achieve these goals.
Mario
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He took a Polaroid every day, until the day he died
A collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997. There’s no author listed, no contact info, and no other indication as to where these came from. So, naturally, I started looking through the photos. I was stunned by what I found.
In 1979 the photos start casually, with pictures of friends, picnics, dinners, and so on...
By Chris Higgins:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/author/chris/ A collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997. There’s no author listed, no contact info, and n... more -
two city ducks ponder a question
"do you know ben?" *backstory: Ben stays up really late (really really late).
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Got an iPhone? Make it Current!
Since the launch of the iPhone, and the crazy cool App Store, we've been fielding questions like, "Hey, where's the Current.com iPhone app?" and "What's up with Current on the iPhone?"
Well, we're not quite ready for an iPhone app, but we're working on it. In the meantime, you can still use your iPhone to contribute to Current.com by adding a "Make Current" bookmarklet to your Safari bookmarks, and then syncing your bookmarks to your iPhone.
Simple, right? Well, just in case I threw together a quick how-to. Take a gander and get set up to contribute to Current from anywhere your iPhone has signal.
Speaking of Current.com iPhone apps -- what would your ideal app do? Would it be able to shoot video while streaming to Current.com? What about voting and commenting on the latest rising stories in Current:News? Or, would it make coffee and balance your check book?
Tell us your ideas in a response below.
Mario
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Updated profiles and a brand new level -- Picked for TV
Howdy Current community, our latest release brings a few updates to profile pages and a brand new level to Current.com – Picked for TV. Community members can now level up based on the number of times their submissions have been picked for TV, in addition to leveling up as a commentator with comments and votes, a producer with VC2 and VCAM uploads, and a contributor with link submissions from blogs, news sites, online videos, etc.
Head over to your profile and check out the new layout in the upper right corner. There you will now find three tabs worth of goodness – levels, achievements, and activity.
Here is a quick rundown of our levels:
// Picked for TV //
Picked for TV is tracked with pink squares – each time you make it on TV in Current:News, VCAM, or VC2 you’ll increase your chance of leveling up!
// Producer //
Producer is now periwinkle blue – level up by uploading VCAM or VC2 eligible videos!
// Contributor //
Contributor is sticking with orange squares – submitting news stories, blog posts, and other links move you up in level.
// Commentator //
Commentators are represented with teal squares – comment and/or vote 5 times in one day, and you’ll earn a kudos point. The more kudos you collect, the more you level up.
You'll also notice that the level badges next to avatars on the homepage and in responses have been updated to show four tracks instead of three. The corresponding color for each level will light up for each bar, so it is easy to tell where other community members are in terms of leveling on Current.
We've added an achievements tab on the profile tab to call out which of your submissions made it on TV by type, whether it be a VC2 pod, a VCAM, or a Current:News item or response. Think of achievements as your own personal trophy case for your TV accomplishments. Once something you’ve submitted makes it on TV, your achievements will update in this tab. Check it out!
We’ve received several requests for a better way to look at your personal activity on Current.com. The community wants to keep track of what they've done, and it also helps to see what someone else has contributed. So, we added the Activity tab to track how many total contributions you’ve added, responses you’ve left, videos you’ve uploaded, webcams you’ve recorded, and votes you’ve submitted. Take a look and let us know what you think.
// So, I got an email...What's going on with level 2 swag?? //
We’ve got some good news! The swag train is just about loaded and ready to leave the station. We’ve run into a couple hold-ups along the way, but things have been sorted out and we are poised send some Current goodies your way.
One of the cool things heading your way are Current laptop stickers made by StickerGiant. You can check out the design on their blog: http://www.stickergiant.com/blog/?p=323
Let us know what you think by leaving a response below.
Best,
Mario
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To share, or not to share…
Photo by Mulad: http://flickr.com/photos/mulad/264285948/
So there you are, sitting in front of your computer eagerly awaiting responses to the story you just contributed on Current.com, and your eyes keep wandering over to that little “email” button. You know that if you click on that button you will able to send your latest contribution off to others in the Current community.
The question isn’t whether or not you are able to share; the question is whether or not you should.
Before you choose to fire off an email to all of your connections, take a minute to consider a few things first. Sharing via email is a great way to call someone’s attention to a story. You know what is an important news story, so receiving one or two emails a day from you might be quite informative for them.
But what happens when you send five emails a day? Or ten? Or even more than that? There is such thing as too much of a good thing, and sending too many shared stories can be similar to parking a giant Spam-Mobile in someone’s inbox. Plus, if you overdo sharing emails, you might find that the same people who found your messages insightful now find them burdensome and intrusive.
What’s worse, your excellent and important post on Current could end up getting drowned amongst the other “thinks you’ll like this” emails they’ve been receiving.
“I rarely share, but I get XX emails from xxxxxxxxx on a daily basis. What gives? How do I stop the madness?”
The easiest thing you can do is to send a private message to the user, letting them know you’re feeling a little overwhelmed, and you would like them to stop sharing so many posts with you. If you’re on the receiving end of this request, please respect that not everyone wants to get so many shares and do not continue to share items with that user.
If that doesn’t work, or if you’re not comfortable contacting the other user directly, you can block shares from that user. Every “thinks you’ll like this” email you receive has a link to block the sender from sharing items with you in the future. Click it, and they should appear as blocked in the account edit preferences section: http://current.com/myaccount.htm
If you feel less social, you can also set your email alerts preferences so that you only receive shared stories from your connections, or no one at all.
If you use mindful sharing etiquette, most community members won’t feel the need to resort to blocking or editing their preferences. Does anyone else have any helpful tips for keeping the signal to noise ratio down when sharing stories on Current.com?
Mario
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UGB -- User Generated Bamboo
Last week we had to remove a post by GreenScreenCinema for reasons that I won't go into (partly because they will bore you).
Today a package arrived for me. I knew today held little significance for me in my personal life, so when I received a message informing me that a package arrived, I confoundedly wandered to the front desk.
Lo and behold, the package was from GreenScreenCinema -- a bamboo plant with a nice note:
"Dear Mario, I'm $50.73 worth of sorry for my article [sic]. I didn't think you'd be mad, geez! I also noticed that you sit in a dungeon, so I thought I'd knock down 2 birds with this one plant. -- GreenScreenCinema"
Well, thanks! While I totally appreciate the plant and the fresh oxygen it brings to the dungeon, I was never mad per se.
But thanks for the bamboo! Now all I need is an alligator, and I can start up Indiana Jones adventures of my own. ;)
http://current.com/items/89002415_indiana_jones_and_the...
Thanks!
Mario
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Tour of the Current Headquarters in San Francisco
Scott Beale of Laughing Squid visited the Current offices last Friday, snapped a few photos, and stuck around for lunch. Here is his blog post recapping the fun. Scott Beale of Laughing Squid visited the Current offices last Friday, snapped a few photos, and stuck around for lunch. Here is his b... more
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Let’s talk staff participation, algorithmic soup, and Current:News
Hey everyone. Concerns regarding staff participation and perceived “selective censorship” in Current:News have been bubbling up, and I’d like to try and clear the air a bit. We’ll need to work together to get things running smoothly, and this boils down to a boatload of time spent discussing the issues in play. So let’s dive in!
// Staff Participation on Current //
Current staffers are a part of the community. We vote, comment, and contribute stories. Some staff submissions become popular. Others fall into obscurity like many others. In the end, Current:News is about participatory news, and we all work together to determine what gets reported.
Current staff includes our large broadcast team and our online team of developers, designers, product and community teams, and most importantly for the purposes of this conversation, an editorial team.
// Why did this story jump up / get featured over another? What gives? //
Whenever major news breaks across the world, we get flooded with similar submissions on Current. Our editors focus on making sure that the same type of story doesn’t get reported several times over, that what we report makes interesting television, and that the items reported are credible and accurate.
They only intentionally place a story on the home page in rare cases of breaking news. When I say breaking, I mean major political decrees, losses of human life, convictions and other jury verdicts, etc. When we do this, you’ll see a bright red “Breaking News” badge next to the story. We promise to use this power responsibly.
Does Current staff ever push content down? Yes. Because popular stories on Current make it to TV, we take an active role in making sure that each newscast comprises of compelling news based on your contributions. Sometimes stories cannot be aired on TV – not because we don’t like the story, but because some have already been reported, don’t make gripping television, or are inappropriate for TV.
We don’t do it often, we’d like to do it even less, and our intent is to reduce this practice as our algorithm improves. Still, we should do a better job communicating this—and we will.
// What is this “algorithmic soup” you speak of? //
We hear this all the time: “Why does this item have X number of views, Y number of comments, and a higher % of green votes over red votes, yet it still hasn’t made it into Current:News?” Well, our algorithm takes many factors into account when determining item popularity. I can’t give you the whole recipe, but the ingredients include everything from comments to votes to community reputation and story freshness.
Sharing activity counts, too. If you find a story you think others should see, send it to connections by using the share feature. Or, post it to Twitter, your blog, Facebook, etc. Get the word out and get people to vote and comment on the story.
Take note: Sometimes less is more. If a Paris Hilton submission doesn’t feel right for Current, don’t post comments expressing how inappropriate you think it is. These spark discussion and could inadvertently give the story a boost! Instead, voice your input by voting it down, and then move along.
// Vote Up/Vote Down buttons //
We’ve weighed the option of ditching the red voting button, but we felt it was more important to clarify voting instead. It’s less about whether or not you like the content of the story and more about whether or not you feel more people should see it. A one-button voting mechanism is OK, but getting both positive and negative feedback helps us more in the long run.
We hold daily reviews, and we spend a lot of time poring over everything that is going on and trying to find ways to improve both our human and algorithmic processes. We’re far from perfect, but we’re working really hard to get better.
I realize that this is a lot to process. Soak it all in, and let’s discuss. Our goal is to improve and your feedback is pivotal, so let me know what you think.
Mario
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