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We are faster!

Our growing number of pages, members, visitors and edits had brought our site to a crawlingly slow speed. After two days of work, we are finally on a faster server with more expansion options. Thank you for your patience in what amounted to the longest amount of time we have been down in almost two years. Please let us know if you encounter problems. Enjoy.

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+Our growing number of pages, members, visitors and edits had brought our site to a crawlingly slow speed.  After two days of work, we are finally on a faster server with more expansion options.  Thank you for your patience in what amounted to the longest amount of time we have been down in almost two years.  Please [http://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia_talk:Technical_questions&action=edit&section=new let us know] if you encounter problems.  Enjoy.
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