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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <blocks>
      <block id="9" by="Crazyeddie" timestamp="2025-06-04T12:32:48Z" expiry="2025-06-05T12:32:48Z" reason="Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by &quot;[[User:Liusijian1987|Liusijian1987]]&quot;.&#10;The reason given for Liusijian1987&#039;s block is &quot;Spamming cocksucker&quot;" automatic="" nocreate="" />
      <block id="8" user="Lcy03406" by="Crazyeddie" timestamp="2025-06-03T09:03:21Z" expiry="infinity" reason="Spamming links to external sites" nocreate="" autoblock="" />
      <block id="6" user="Zaman146" by="Crazyeddie" timestamp="2025-06-03T08:37:46Z" expiry="infinity" reason="Spamming links to external sites: TWAT" nocreate="" autoblock="" />
      <block id="4" user="Liusijian1987" by="Crazyeddie" timestamp="2025-02-04T10:10:55Z" expiry="infinity" reason="Spamming cocksucker" nocreate="" autoblock="" />
      <block id="3" user="Agamemnus" by="Crazyeddie" timestamp="2010-08-14T18:08:25Z" expiry="infinity" reason="" nocreate="" autoblock="" noemail="" />
    </blocks>
  </query>
</api>