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+# contributors
+
+- this is a [[list]] of people that have contributed to this [[agora]].
+    - please excuse any [[omissions]], I will try to correct any!
+    - feel free to contribute to this [[node]] acknowledging contributors of the [[projects]] you care about.
+    - [[pull]] [[flancia collective]] [[[[]]]]
+
diff --git a/journal/2022-01-23.md b/journal/2022-01-23.md
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 # 2022-01-23
 
+- [[node]]
 - watching [[paprika]]
   - liking it, surprising, a bit trippy
 - [[yoga with x]]
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+# maintainers
+
+- a [[list]].
+  - [[pull]] [[contributors]]
+
diff --git a/node.md b/node.md
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 - an [[action]]
   - to [[maintain]] [[nodes]] in the [[agora]]; to contribute notes or other content.
   - [[pull]] [[sequential wiki]] [[everything2]] [[livejournal]] [[medium]]
+  - [[git]] https://github.com/flancian/agora-server/blob/9fc30657f7a28f40b3e5d54bb6f3037eb074b8e8/app/agora.py#L46