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The editor responsible for entries under this heading has been out to lunch for a couple of years, but is expected back soon, at which point there will be rapid update. Until then, don't panic, unless your situation is really a life or death one, in which case, sure, go ahead, panic1.
1This response is actually taken from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy / Infocom text adventure by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky, circa 1984. In the game, there was a limited Hitchhiker's Guide that you could consult on several topics. If you asked it to look up a topic that was outside of it's scope, it would return the stock response above, as well as these responses:

"That is one of the Great Unanswered Questions. For a list of the others, consult the Guide."

and "Sorry, that portion of our Sub-Etha database was accidentally deleted last night during a wild office party. The lost data will be restored as soon as we find someone who knows where the back-up tapes are kept, if indeed any are kept at all."

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