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The article was recently heavily trimmed to meet our size policy. It originally contained nearly 12,000 words and has since been reduced to fewer than 9,000. I believe the new version is more accessible and easier to read, which has improved the article's overall quality. Still, I would appreciate any suggestions on the prose or on whether anything important is missing. Borsoka (talk) 06:53, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• @Borsoka: It looks like there hasn't been much progress on this article since you posted this. Do you think this should go to WP:FAR? If so, could you post it there? Z1720 (talk) 18:32, 7 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• Done. Thank you for pinging me. Borsoka (talk) 04:01, 8 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]