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Saturday, November 21, 2009Hosts Compare
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| Guild Hosting Site Comparison |
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Most Guild Hosting Sites give users a detailed or confusing reference of what they offer. Many times only of what they offer and often not very specific in the details. This makes for comparison of options and features very difficult for Guild Site Admins to decided which Guild Hosting Site is best for their guild.
This section shows a side by side comparison of five of the top Guild Hosting sites and where they stand against their competition.
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I want this information to be a correct as possible with no tipping of the scale. This is very useful information for users and for Hosting Sites alike. The information obtained has come directly from the Guild Site Hosts' sites. If you have any information that can be added (ie fill in the blank spots) please contact me with what it is and a link to where the information can be viewed (ie forums, FAQ, etc.).
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| Free Site Services |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Forums |
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- Limited |
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| Gallery |
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| Customization |
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| Templates/Skins |
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| Adverts |
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| Calendar |
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| Progression |
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| Point Systems |
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| Recruitment |
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| Roster |
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| Page Views |
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-Limited |
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| Subdomain |
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| File Management |
10MB |
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100MB |
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| Subscriptions |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Free |
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| Teir 1 |
$6.00/Month |
$4.99/Month |
$5.00/Month |
$9.88/Month |
$7.50/Month |
| Teir 2 |
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$7.99/Month |
$7.50/Month |
$15.88/Month |
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| Teir 3 |
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$19.88/Month |
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| Package Times |
3, 6 & 12 |
3, 6 & 12 Months |
6 Months |
1, 6, 12 Months |
1 Month |
| Auto Renewing |
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| Cancel Payment |
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| Extra Costs |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Set Up Fee |
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- $20 |
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| Domain Fee |
3rd Party |
$9.99/Year |
3rd Party |
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3rd Party |
| Domain Set Up Fee |
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- $8.00 |
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| Vent Server* |
$5.75/Month |
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| * - Starting Prices |
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| Domains |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| SubDomains |
Free |
Free |
$20 |
Free |
Free |
| Domain Host |
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| Domain Pointing |
- Paid Sites Only |
- $4.99 |
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| Use of Site's DNS |
$5.00 Setup Fee |
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Free |
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| File Management |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| File Types |
Image, Flash, JavaScript, HTML, Text |
Image, Flash, JavaScript, HTML, Text |
Image, Flash, JavaScript, HTML, Text |
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Image, Flash, JavaScript, HTML, Text |
| Limited Free |
10MB |
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100MB |
| Teir 1 |
500MB |
500MB |
5MB |
250MB |
100MB |
| Teir 2 |
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3GB |
5MB |
500MB |
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| Teir 3 |
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1000MB |
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| Extra Space |
1GB - 3GB |
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| FTP |
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| Uploads |
Single |
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Single |
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| Advertisements |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Paid Advert Free |
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| Number of Adverts |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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1 |
| All Game Related |
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| Gold Sellers |
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| Adverts in Design |
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| Guild's Adverts |
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- limit 2 ads per site total |
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| PreDesigned Layouts |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Fluid Templates |
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| Skins |
42 |
18 |
43 |
24 |
13 |
| Templates |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
| WoW Related Skins |
10 |
6 |
4 |
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| Customization |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Partial Skin |
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| Full Skin |
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-Paid |
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| Skin Format |
CSS WYSWYG Limited |
CSS |
CSS, HTML, JQuery |
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CSS, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery |
| Custom Widgets |
HTML Only |
BBCode, HTML |
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Basic or Wrapper Only |
CSS, HTML, JavaScript |
| Custom Modules |
Tiny MCE |
BBCode, HTML |
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Basic or Wrapper Only |
CSS, HTML, JavaScript |
| Member Edit |
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| Tech Support |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Tech Forums |
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| Help Sites |
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| Tickets/Email |
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- Limited |
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| Priority Service |
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- Teir 3 |
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| FAQ |
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| Phone |
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- Limited |
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| Answer Time Frame |
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24 Hours |
24-48 Hours |
24-48Hours |
6-24 Hours |
| Days of the Week |
Business |
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Business |
Business |
Mon - Sun |
| Country |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
Canada/USA |
| Time Zone |
EST |
EST |
MST |
PST |
EST/CST |
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| Administration |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Site Set Up Time |
Instant |
Instant |
Instant |
24 Hours + |
Instant |
| Site Set Up By |
Member |
Member |
Member |
Devs |
Member |
| Banning Members |
Admins |
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Admins |
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Devs |
| Admin Viewable IP |
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| Restrictions |
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| Site Deletion |
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| Delete Users Accounts |
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| Change Guild Info |
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- Devs Can do this |
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| Bank |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Offered |
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Free |
Free |
Paid |
| Updating |
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Manual |
3rd Party Addon |
WowStead Addon |
| Requests |
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| Armory Linked |
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| Calendar |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Offered |
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- Teir 1+ |
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| UpComing events |
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| UpDate |
Manually |
Manually |
Manually |
Manually |
Manually, Site Addon |
| Mini Calendar |
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| Communications |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Shoutbox |
- Members Only |
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- Teir 1+ |
- Teir 1 |
| Chatroom |
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- Teir 2+ |
- Teir 1 |
| Private Message |
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| Host Vent |
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| Slots |
15, 30, 50, 100 |
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| Forums |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Format |
BBCode |
phpBB3 |
TinMCE |
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Tiny MCE |
| Restriction |
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| Custom Groups |
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| Forum Pruning |
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| Split/Merge |
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| Delete |
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| Sticky |
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| Announcement |
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| Lock |
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| Import Old Forums |
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| Free Site Restrictions |
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| Gallery |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Offered |
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| Widget |
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| Counts towards space |
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| Point System |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| DKP |
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- Teir 2 |
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| EGPG |
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- Teir 2 |
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| Suicide Kings |
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| Other |
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| Manual Alterations |
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| Add-On |
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- 3rd Party |
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| Polls |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Offered |
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| Widget |
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| Forums |
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| Progression |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Vanilla |
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- Custom |
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- Custom |
| TBC |
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- Custom |
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| WotLK |
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- Custom |
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| Raid Features |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Offered |
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| Restrtctive |
Free |
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| Full |
Paid |
Paid |
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Teir 2+ |
Free |
| Cost |
+$1/Month |
Included in Cost |
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Included in Cost |
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| Loot Track |
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| Raid History |
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| Recruiting |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Application |
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- Teir 1+ |
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| Widget |
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| Advertisment/Search |
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| Roster |
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Guild Launch |
Guildomatic |
GuildPortal |
WoW Guilds |
WowStead |
| Updating |
Both |
Automatic |
Members |
Automatic |
Automatic |
| Automatic Updating |
- Paid |
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- With Addon |
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| Manually Add/Remove |
Import |
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Import |
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| Achievements |
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- Redirected |
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| Main/Alt |
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| Restriction Display |
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| Dual Spec |
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| Key |
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Yes |
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