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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <blocks bkstart="2012-02-28T08:54:33Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <blocks>
      <block id="19" user="Martinstingl" by="LordOfBikes" timestamp="2022-12-05T17:47:23Z" expiry="infinity" reason="Inserting nonsense/gibberish into pages" nocreate="" autoblock="" noemail="" />
      <block id="18" user="Tom Miller" by="LordOfBikes" timestamp="2016-06-08T10:01:44Z" expiry="infinity" reason="possibly spam account" nocreate="" />
      <block id="17" user="Tim Andru" by="LordOfBikes" timestamp="2016-06-08T09:59:45Z" expiry="infinity" reason="possibly spam account" nocreate="" />
      <block id="16" user="Roland Taboure" by="LordOfBikes" timestamp="2016-06-02T21:54:50Z" expiry="infinity" reason="Spammer" nocreate="" />
      <block id="15" user="Anjilo Jilo" by="LordOfBikes" timestamp="2016-05-31T18:48:25Z" expiry="infinity" reason="probably spam" nocreate="" />
      <block id="14" user="Sugan Singh" by="LordOfBikes" timestamp="2016-05-31T18:46:18Z" expiry="infinity" reason="probably spam" nocreate="" />
      <block id="13" user="GuendolenAverill184" by="Clive" timestamp="2012-03-01T18:47:32Z" expiry="infinity" reason="" nocreate="" autoblock="" />
      <block id="11" user="MamieCalvin929" by="Clive" timestamp="2012-03-01T13:48:54Z" expiry="infinity" reason="" nocreate="" autoblock="" />
      <block id="9" user="23wfsda" by="Clive" timestamp="2012-03-01T08:57:08Z" expiry="infinity" reason="" nocreate="" autoblock="" />
      <block id="7" user="HughWarejzl" by="Clive" timestamp="2012-02-29T20:47:38Z" expiry="infinity" reason="" nocreate="" autoblock="" />
    </blocks>
  </query>
</api>