Hack Forums Wiki - User contributions [en]

DARK

2017-09-19T20:27:29Z

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| GroupName = DARK
| GroupBanner = DARK (Banner).png
| GroupUserbar = DARK (Userbar).png
| Userbar2 =
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| GroupDesc = The Deviant Alliance of Redemptive Knowledge is targeting to unite skilled individuals.
Our motivation to do so will remain unknown to the public.
| Status = Defunct
| Type = Paid
| DateFounded = 12-16-2015
| Owner = beslim
| Leaders =
| Parent = The Empire
| PastLeaders = Razor
| PreviousIteration = Pirates
| NextIteration = The Order
| Introduction = The group was opened on the 16th of December 2015. [[Razor]] created a thread outlining the group's plans in which he explained that the group would be recruiting members who could solve a difficult puzzle/challenge. The group was sold and rebranded to [[The Order]] on the 29th of February 2016.
| CurrentStatus = Bought by Krave, which was rebranded into [[The Order]].
}}

D.S. Inc

2017-09-16T13:44:29Z

Elitas:

{{Add|More to introduction and history}}
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| GroupName = D.S. Inc
| GroupBanner = D.S. Inc (Banner).png
| GroupUserbar = D.S. Inc (Userbar).png
| Userbar2 =
| Userbar3 =
| Status = Defunct
| DateFounded =
| Owner = The Rated R Superstar
| Leaders =
| Type = Free
| PastLeaders = [[Panik]] {{o}} [[Xch4ng3]]
| PreviousIteration =
| NextIteration = Techsperts
| Introduction = D.S Inc began recruitment on the 5th of July 2009 when [[The Rated R Superstar]] posted a recruitment thread titled 'D.S. Inc - Grey Hat Group Now Recruiting' of which outlined the requirements of the group. To apply users must 'have some knowledge on how to fix computers, or how to hack them,' 'know how to social engineer and manipulate people.' 'Be active at least three times a week,' 'use Correct English grammar and spelling' and 'have MSN, Skype, or other such programs.' Applications included name, age, country, skills and explanations of what applicants can bring to the group as well as why they wished to join D.S. Inc.
| History = The D.S Inc user group was initially created to be the first official hacking group on the [[Hack Forums]]. Its members boasted the ability to either hack into or fix computers. They were also able to social engineer people for profit along with several other skills such as pen-testing.
| CurrentStatus = The group got changed to [[Techsperts]] by its owner, [[The Rated R Superstar] which began recruitment on the 28th of April 2011 and was rebranded to [[Rhythm]] by [[Positive]].
}}

Kingpin

2017-08-31T15:55:24Z

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| GroupName = Kingpin
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| GroupDesc = Revolutionizing the contemporary business architecture.
| Status = Defunct
| DateFounded = 19th, July 2016
| Type = Paid
| Owner = V for Vendetta
| Leaders = [[Reaper ™]] {{o}} [[Indecisive enough]]
| PastLeaders =
| PreviousIteration = Sheepgang
| NextIteration = Illuminati (2016)
| Introduction = [[Kingpin]] was an official group ran by members, which was purchased by [[V for Vendetta]]. The group had no user-bar but instead had a bolder username. The group was originally named [[Sheepgang]] before [[V for Vendetta]] purchased it.
| History = [[V for Vendetta]] purchased [[Sheepgang]] and renamed it to [[Kingpin]]. The member-owned group was the only group to have absolutely no user-bar, banner or any other kind of graphics associated with it. Although the group seemed modest in having no graphics, it did boast a bolder username.
| CurrentStatus = This group was sold to [[Bandors]] and was rebranded into [[Illuminati]].
}}

HiJack This! Team

2017-08-15T21:27:26Z

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| GroupName = HiJack This! Team
| GroupBanner = HiJack This! Team (Banner).png
| GroupUserbar = HiJack This! Team (Userbar).png
| Userbar2 =
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| GroupDesc = The official HiJack This! Team.
| Status = Defunct
| Type = Site
| Parent = HiJack This! Team
| DateFounded =
| Owner = Omniscient
| Leaders = [[Valiant]] {{o}} [[Infallible]] {{o}} [[Paradoxum]] {{o}} [[T3h Hack3r]]
| PastLeaders =
| PreviousIteration = -
| NextIteration = Malware Removal Team
| Introduction =
The HiJack This! Team was initially launched because [[Valiant]] was interested in introducing white hat malware removal services to Hack Forums. The group managed to bring the White Hat Malware Removal section to Hack Forums, a section which can still be seen today. Members of this group would consistently help users with infected computers and other issues in regards to malware removal. The group was rebranded into the [[Malware Removal Team]] after tension grew within the group in regards to the direction the group was going.
| CurrentStatus = The group was changed to the [[Malware Removal Team]] to better suit the needs of the team and the forum. The work was continued by the [[Malware Removal Team]], bringing activity to the White Hat Malware Removal Section.
}}

Moderators

2017-08-05T18:30:19Z

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| GroupDesc =
| Status =
| Type = Executive
| Parent =
| DateFounded =
| Owner = Omniscient
| Leaders =
| PastLeaders =
| PreviousIteration =
| NextIteration =
| Introduction = Moderators are members who moderate individual sub-forums(s). They can only close, junk, stick or unstick threads. They have the same permissions as [[Mentors]]. They cannot ban, or modify a user's profile like [[Staff]]. It should be noted that group moderators are different than sub-forum moderators. Group moderators are only able to moderate their own, private sub-forum. Forum moderators include group owners, sub-forum owners, and actual forum moderators who moderate specific sections of Hack Forums.
| History =
| CurrentStatus = Moderators used to be part of the Moderators user group, but Omniscient no longer adds forum moderators to this group. To see a current list of Moderators visit [https://hackforums.net/showmods.php the showmods.php] page. Current moderators include [[Riggs]], [[Hуѕтєяιa X™]], [[Dan.]], [[Raptor.]], [[Funtela]] and [[MeshCollider]].
}}

Staff

2017-07-15T12:07:59Z

Elitas:

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| GroupName = Staff
| GroupUserbar = Staff (Userbar).png
| Userbar2 = Staff 2 (Userbar).png
| Userbar3 = Staff 3 (Userbar).png
| GroupDesc = The default usergroup for all Hack Forums Staff members.
| Type = Executive
| Parent = None
| DateFounded = 07/08/2007
| Owner = Omniscient
| Leaders = [[Skorp]] {{o}} [[King Of Hearts]] {{o}} [[Sam Winchester]] {{o}} [[Eagle 95]] {{o}} [[Minimalist]]
| PastLeaders = [[Kuroda_Shun]] {{o}} [[Skittles-|Skittles- (Codine)]] {{o}} [[Raseilord-Rika]] {{o}} [[Sashi]] {{o}} [[Starwiz]] {{o}} [[bsdpunk]] {{o}} [[sangederomin]] {{o}} [[VipVince]] {{o}} [[Soldier of Fortune]] {{o}} [[Kn1ght]] {{o}} [[Historic Moron|Historic Moron (hacker22)]] {{o}} [[Simon Parker]] {{o}} [[InfamousBytes]] {{o}} [[Vaqxine]] {{o}} [[The Rated R Superstar]] {{o}} [[Etheryte]] {{o}} [[Vorfin]] {{o}} [[kutmustakurt]] {{o}} [[phire nuk3r]] {{o}} [[Saged]] {{o}} [[Rusty_v]] {{o}} [[N3w_2_H@Ck1n™]] {{o}} [[Skill (User)|Skill]] {{o}} [[AsSaSs@iN]] {{o}} [[Yin]] {{o}} [[Richie]] {{o}} [[III]] {{o}} [[kewlhotrod]] {{o}} [[cobija]] {{o}} [[scream_iam]] {{o}} [[S7N]] {{o}} [[T3h Hack3r]] {{o}} [[Moralitas]] {{o}} [[Kr4z1]] {{o}} [[xerotic]] {{o}} [[Mr Kewl]] {{o}} [[Genuine]] {{o}} [[Wolves]] {{o}} [[Chris]] {{o}} [[bugga]] {{o}} [[D3xus]] {{o}} [[Hexicidal]] {{o}} [[Emylbus]] {{o}} [[Viral Dragon]] {{o}} [[RDCA]] {{o}} [[Paradoxum]] {{o}} [[Judge Dredd]] {{o}} [[Xch4ng3]] {{o}} [[!!* Alone Vampire *!!]] {{o}} [[Roger Waters]]
| Introduction = This is the user group all Staff Members are a part of. Staff members have extensive moderation abilities over the forum. This includes the ability to warn users, ban users, prevent forum spam and several other duties. Staff members are chosen by [[Omniscient]].
| History = The Staff group has always existed since the forum's creation. Throughout the years there have been over 50 different staff members. The members [[Judge Dredd]] and [[Xch4ng3]] were the only two staff members ever to go on to become [[Administrators]].
| CurrentStatus = There are currently 4 members of staff which play an active role throughout the forum. [[King Of Hearts]], [[Skorp]], [[Minimalist]] and [[Eagle 95]]
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}}

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Graphic Masters

2017-06-21T14:02:39Z

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| GroupName = Graphic Masters
| GroupBanner = Graphic Masters (Banner).png
| GroupUserbar = Graphic Masters (Userbar).gif
| Userbar2 = Graphic Masters 2 (Userbar).png
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| GroupDesc = Graphic Masters are a group of art fanatics, experienced & new. Engage in GFX battles, share your artwork and discuss the methods & software used to create it.
| Status = Defunct
| Type = Free
| DateFounded = March 2011
| Owner = Sai
| Leaders =
| PastLeaders = pins222 {{o}} Barneyyz™ {{o}} Unreputed {{o}} Sasori {{o}} [[iBruteforce]] {{o}} Flashy {{o}} [[Buzz Lightyear]] {{o}} [[Jack Daniel]] {{o}} [[Notorious Mental]] {{o}} [[Kantus]] {{o}} [[Etheryte]] {{o}} Rhythm
| PreviousIteration = -
| NextIteration = Fly By Night
| Introduction = The Graphics Masters were a group of art fanatics.
They strived to help out beginners with the basics of graphics and assist more experienced users with improving their skill. They engaged in GFX battles and (digital) art discussion.
| History = The Graphic Masters were for beginners and experienced dedicated artists who were looking to learn and to help spread their knowledge on creating graphics. The Graphic Masters was originally a free group. During March 2011, the group paid the $500 fee to become an official paid group. [[Sai]] was then promoted to the owner of the Graphic Masters because he spent some of the $500 fees and was also seen as an ideal user to run the group. To join the group one had to apply to its current recruitment thread, be knowledgeable in the art of creating graphics, willing to learn, and meet all of the requirements.
Requirements for acceptance included the following:
* Potential and great character.
* A desire to learn more about graphic design & better your skills.
* A willingness to teach others, by either posting high-quality ratings or tutorials.
* A passion for taking part in the GFX Battles.
* An eagerness to share your graphic designs.
* Activity
* Acceptable grammar.
| CurrentStatus = The group was changed under the same ownership to [[Fly By Night]] while still maintaining a focus on graphics and arts.
}}

Writers

2017-05-11T07:28:53Z

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| GroupName = Writers
| GroupBanner = Writers (Banner).png
| GroupUserbar = Writers (Userbar).png
| Userbar2 = Writers 2 (Userbar).png
| Userbar3 =
| GroupDesc = This is the official group for HF Writers that work on HF News, HF Wiki, and HF Docs.
| Status = Active
| Type = Site
| DateFounded =
| Owner = Omniscient
| Leaders = [[iHydra]] {{o}} [[neeuQ]] {{o}} [[Viral Dragon]]
| PastLeaders = [[itylernallen]] {{o}} [[D3xus]] {{o}} [[Sir]] {{o}} [[Ethereal]]
| PreviousIteration =
| NextIteration =
| Introduction =
The [[Hack Forums]] Writ3rs usergroup currently consists of 2 subforums hosting the Wiki team and the News team. The News team is lead by [[iHydra]] while the Wiki team is lead by [[neeuQ]] and [[Viral Dragon]].
| History =
Before the group was even brought to the public's attention, there was discussion on the idea for an official [[Hack Forums]] Wiki, between the owner [[Omniscient]] and the user [[itylernallen]] over various instant messaging platforms, as Omniscient did not have enough time to work on the Wiki himself. In early 2011, Omniscient posted a thread asking members about their opinion on having an official Hack Forums Wiki, which was greeted largely with positive feedback. This resulted in itylernallen being granted leadership of the Hack Forums Wiki Team.

Around this time, the incident known as the Hostile Takeover of the News (which can be found [https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1660053 here]), resulted in Omniscient adding [[Sir]] to the Writ3rs team as the third and final member, in order to draft and publish the weekly HF News articles. Soon after, itylerallen received permission to officially add the Wiki team to the Writ3rs usergroup on the 9th of November 2011, as there had been relatively no progress made on the Wiki in this time period. The News team was added shortly after.

The Wiki team initially faced hosting issues regarding the Wiki, which temporarily delayed the publishing of articles. Soon after, itylernallen left his position as leader of Writ3rs, and the group in general, leaving the Wiki team without official leadership. [[Viral Dragon]] appointed himself as the temporary leader of the Wiki team so that articles could continue to be created and ended up hosting the Wiki on his own servers to avoid any potential issues. He was formerly added as a leader on the 12th of March, 2012.

On the 7th of March 2012, Omniscient produced a new rule which demanded that all members of the Writ3rs are at least a part of the [[Ub3r]] group and not regular or [[L33t]] members, in order to preserve the quality and representation of the group.

The two groups initially shared a single subforum, with discrepancies made by prefixes in the thread titles. This resulted in clutter and difficulty finding Wiki articles or News segments.To alleviate the strain on the single section, two sub-sections were created for each respective team on the 9th of July, 2013. The two sections of the group currently run independently of each other, with one section focusing on articles being written for the Wiki and the other for the weekly news articles, which are produced to inform users of the happenings around the forum.

In early December 2012, Viral Dragon took a break from the group due to hospitalization, leaving [[Ethereal]] and [[D3xus]] in charge of the Wiki team in his absence. He returned to the group unofficially in mid June 2013 and took control of the Wiki team again officially in July of that same year. His health interfered in his activity throughout 2014, and in December he formally passed leadership of the Wiki Team to Ethereal, after announcing that most of the work on the Wiki was complete. The Wiki saw its official launch on the 10th of March 2015.

Shortly following the release of the Wiki, after increased tension between the News and Wiki Teams in the Writ3rs group, Sir and others within the News Team released an unofficial Hack Forums W1K1 to counter the official Wiki. They cited the lack of content and what they considered overall failure of the Wiki project as their reason to launch the W1K1. As a result, Sir lost leadership of the News Team and his account was closed. His permanent closure left the future of the News Team uncertain, until [[iHydra]] was appointed leadership by Omniscient on the 19th March 2015.

| CurrentStatus = The Wiki Team continues to maintain the Hack Forums Wiki, while the News Team publishes the HF News weekly.
}}

3p1c

2017-04-24T20:13:44Z

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| GroupName = 3p1c
| GroupUserbar = 3p1c (Userbar).png
| Userbar2 = 3p1c (Userbar) 3.png
| GroupDesc = This is the HF Epic group.
| DateFounded = 05/01/2015
| Type = Upgrade
| Leaders = [[Omniscient]]
| Introduction = 3p1c is [[Hack Forums]]' third upgrade group along with [[Ub3r]] and [[L33t]]. The idea originally started with the name "P0w3r", but later changed to "3p1c" because [[Omniscient]] thought it suited the other two better. It is a secondary group which means a user will not lose his/her L33t or Ub3r status when upgrading.

The benefits of upgrading to 3p1c are:

*Private Message box increased to 10000
*Search flood limit set to 5 seconds
*Max Post Length setting is 24,000 characters
*Post flood limit set to 1 second (*additionally requires Ub3r)
*Private Message flood limit set to 1 second (*additionally requires Ub3r)
*Can invoke a Self Ban
*Ignored members cannot view your profile
*3p1c userbar image on profile
*Access to [[Trust Scan]]
*Access to [[Country Lock]]
| History = 3p1c was initially meant to support Hack Forum's official cryptocurrency, Omnicoin. As Omnicoin began to lose value, [[Omniscient]] decided to remove Omnicoin from 3p1c's list of accepted payment.
| CurrentStatus = 3p1c is still available and can be purchased as a secondary upgrade group, meaning a user's L33t/Ub3r group won't get replaced with 3p1c. It comes with some extra privileges such as increased message box size and access to the Trust Scan. If a user has ub3r and 3p1c at the same time, they can enjoy additional privileges such as 1-second post and PM flood limits. Users without the two upgrades would not get such other features. The upgrade currently costs $12 and can be purchased with a range of cryptocurrencies.

Administrators

2017-04-18T18:13:56Z

Elitas: Updated the page with a more accurate description. Updated to new userbar too.

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| GroupName = Administrators
| GroupUserbar = Administrators 2 (Userbar).png
| Userbar2 = Administrators (Userbar).png
| Userbar3 = Administrators 3 (Userbar).png
| GroupDesc = The default user group for all Hack Forums Administrators.
| Status =
| Type = Executive
| Parent = None
| DateFounded = 07/08/2007
| Leaders = [[Omniscient]]
| PastLeaders = [[iBruteforce]] {{o}} [[Guru]] {{o}} [[Crow]] {{o}} [[Judge Dredd]] {{o}} [[Xch4ng3]] {{o}} [[Factor8]]
| Introduction =
It is the user group all Administrators belong. They perform essential tasks such as approving users for UB3R, moderating the forums, creating new forums and several other functions which are critical in keeping Hack Forums running.
| History = Oldest (Executive) group in Hack Forums, considering that it was created right after the forum's creation.
| Current Status =
}}

L33t

2017-03-21T21:15:47Z

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| GroupName = L33t
| GroupUserbar = L33t (Userbar).png
| Userbar2 = L33t (Userbar) 2.png
| Userbar3 = L33t (Userbar) 3.jpg
| GroupDesc = N/A
| Type = Upgrade
| Parent = -
| DateFounded =
| Introduction = This upgrade was added to the site on May 17th, 2008 under the name ‘Subscriber’ and was a $5 fee annually, which expires and had to be renewed. However, it is now a one-time fee of $18 USD. This can be paid via Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Dashcoin, Ethereum or Monero.
| History = The benefits of upgrading to the L33t status are as follows:

*Ability to change username
*Ability to create custom usertitle
*Ability to give positive and neutral reputations
*Ability to add an image to your signature
*Ability to upload your avatar
*Access to all member forums
*An HF IM XMPP (hackforums.im) account
*Removal of Lounge post limit restriction
*Can edit/delete your own posts without time limits
*Can self-close your own threads
*Max Post Length setting is 12,000 characters
*Can view a members Post Activity statistics
*Ignored members cannot view your profile
*Private message box of 1500
*Removal of advertisements
*Ability to post in the Science, Religion, Philosophy, and Politics forum
*Special l33t member group icon
*Gauth 2-Factor Authentication account security

| CurrentStatus = Users who wish to upgrade an account must go to the ‘Upgrade’ link in the navigation bar and fill in the ID of the member to be upgraded. If a member wishes to upgrade themselves, then they leave this blank. The user then clicks on the L33T upgrade icon and is redirected to coinpayments to complete the payment. They have to wait up to 24 hours to be upgraded. If that time passes and they have not been upgraded, then they have to PM [[Omniscient]] with the transaction details.

==Conditions of Upgrading==
*All payments are subject to manual inspection.
*Abuse of your account or failure to follow site policies can result in the closing of your account.
*There are no refunds.
*Site accounts are not transferable and cannot be shared.
*We reserve the right to close any account for any reason without notice.
*Upgrade abilities, features, and access are subject to change without notice.
*You must read all site policies.
*After payment please notify the Admin if you are not upgraded within 24 hours.
*You are not to abuse the reputation feature.
}}

493614

2017-02-03T17:58:49Z

Elitas: Page created automatically by parser function on page Impurity

#REDIRECT [[Impurity]]

Impurity

2017-02-03T17:58:49Z

Elitas:

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| Username = Impurity
| UserID = 493614
| JoinDate = 09-29
| JoinYear = 2010
| CloseYear = 2012
| Status = Closed
| IsStaff = False
| IsModerator = False
| IsMentor = False
| IsWriter = False
| Biography = Impurity joined Hack Forums on the 29th of September 2010. He was a very active user for the 2 years in which he was active, getting a total of 3,500 posts and leading 2 group; [[Reverence]] and [[Eminence]] before he last logged in late 2012. He was repkilled and had his account closed by an administrator.

| History = *Former leader of [[Reverence]]
*Former leader of [[Eminence]]
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15943

2017-01-25T08:03:23Z

Elitas: Page created automatically by parser function on page InfamousBytes

#REDIRECT [[InfamousBytes]]

InfamousBytes

2017-01-25T08:03:23Z

Elitas:

{{MemberBox
| Username = InfamousBytes
| UserID = 15943
| JoinDate = 07-23
| JoinYear = 2008
| Status = Closed
| IsStaff = True
| Biography = InfamousBytes joined HackForums in July of 2008.
InfamousBytes joined Hack Forums in July of 2008. He was an active contributor to the Hacking section, creating many guides regarding hacking and whatnot. Due to his activity and knowledge, he got promoted to Staff by [[Omniscient]]. InfamousBytes last logged in June of 2010, almost 2 years after registering. His account was closed shortly after.
| History = * Former Staff member
| PersonComm =
}}

Malvager

2017-01-23T16:05:28Z

Elitas: Undo revision 3815 by D3xus (talk)

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| GroupName = Malvager
| GroupBanner = Malvager (Banner).png
| GroupUserbar = Malvager (Userbar).png
| Userbar2 = Malvager 2 (Userbar).png
| Userbar3 =
| GroupDesc = This is the Malvager crew.
| Status = Defunct
| Type = Free
| DateFounded =
| Owner = Fallen
| Leaders = bsdpunk {{o}} Fallen {{o}} Psycho
| PastLeaders =
| PreviousIteration = -
| NextIteration = -
| Introduction = Malvager was well known for its IRC chat.
| History =
| CurrentStatus = The group was deleted for unknown reasons.
}}

The Order

2017-01-20T17:41:14Z

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| GroupName = The Order
| GroupBanner =
| GroupUserbar = The Order (Userbar).png
| Userbar2 = The_Order_(Userbar)_Old.png
| GroupDesc = What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.
| Status = Active
| DateFounded = 02-29-2016
| Type = Paid
| Owner = Krave
| Parent = The Empire
| Leaders = [[Cara Delevingne]]
| PastLeaders =
| PreviousIteration = DARK
| NextIteration =
| Introduction = The Order is an active general discussion group. It has an extremely active group sub-forum and their community is tight-knit and they treat one another like family. Members of The Order are open with each other and stick together.
| History = The group was purchased from [[beslim]] by [[Krave]]
| CurrentStatus = Active
}}