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    2. For Regular Users, Dark Style "ColorPlay" and Light Style "Nexus" Return To Availability Today 1

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    2. Forum Categories Update 11

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    2. Default Theme Update - June 8, 2024 46

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    2. Forum Upgrade Issues and Downtime 12/28/23 32

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    2. Open Discussion of Future Forum Use And Organization 10

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    2. My Epicurean plans for 2018 10

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    2. Happy Twentieth of December, 2019 11

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    2. Table Of Key Tags Added to Front Page 1

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    2. Implement A Roadmap Or 'User Ranking According To Texts Read" System? 15

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    2. Taking The Temperature Of A Six Year Old Forum 12

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    2. How To Help The Forum - Start New Threads! 4

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    2. Forum Restructuring & Refiling of Threads - General Discussion Renamed to Uncategoried Discussion 8

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    2. Research Assistance Question - Cross-platform or Syncing E-Reading 8

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    2. Happy New Year 2021 / 2022 ! 9

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    2. What Do You Think Should Be The Default Theme For The Forum? 3

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    2. Merry Christmas To Our Epicurean Friends! 10

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    2. Request For Volunteers To Assist With Quiz Section 3

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    2. Ease of Use of EpicureanFriends.com Website 3

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    2. New Front Page Introductory Video 4

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    2. Search Engine Optimization 5

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    2. Subforums Devoted To Individual Principal Doctrines and Vatican Have Been Consolidated 7

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    2. Should the Default Theme Of This Website For New Users Be Light Or Dark? 4

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    2. Happy Birthday Elayne! 4

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    2. Cleanup from Upgrade of the Forum 7

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    2. Website Theming Updates - November 2021 5

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    2. Update To Quiz Feature - Four New Quiz Sections - Your Help To Review These Would Be Appreciated! 6

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