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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
<query>
<abusefilters>
<filter id="1" description="Large deletion from article by new editors" actions="warn,tag" enabled="" />
<filter id="2" description="Handbag Spam" actions="disallow,block,tag" enabled="" />
<filter id="3" description="Ban the word "Cheap"" actions="disallow,tag" enabled="" />
<filter id="4" description="Medication spam" actions="warn,disallow,block" enabled="" />
<filter id="5" description="Hilarious loan spam" actions="warn,disallow,block,tag" enabled="" />
<filter id="6" description="Sports spam(ok this is entering the realm of absurdity)" actions="disallow,block" enabled="" />
<filter id="7" description="Banner spam" actions="block" enabled="" />
<filter id="8" description="Shoe Spam" actions="block" enabled="" />
<filter id="9" description="Bots Use HTML" actions="warn,disallow,block" enabled="" />
<filter id="10" description="Bots Use HTML 2" actions="warn,disallow,block" enabled="" />
</abusefilters>
</query>
<query-continue>
<abusefilters abfstartid="11" />
</query-continue>
</api>