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 # www
 Transaction portion of wikimedia.ca
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+## Overview
+This repository is the transaction portion of the [Wikimedia Canada](http://www.wikimedia.ca) website.
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+Wikimedia Canada is a not-for-profit organization that acts as a chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation.
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+The purpose of this website is to provide an area outside the [www.wikimedia.ca](http://www.wikimedia.ca) wiki for Paypal transactions such as joining the organization or making a donation.
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+**This repository has the following branches:**
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+1. **master** - the main branch containing the current design
+2. **2016** - a rewrite of the original website
+3. **oldsite** - the original pre-2016 site
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+## History
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+> **Note:** Dates are specified in [ISO 8601 ordinal date format](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html).
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+### 2017-07-04
+* Complete site rewrite.
+* Responsive redesign. Now works on phones:
+  * All layout tables removed.
+  * [Flexbox](https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/) based design.
+  * Content reflowed with Join / Donate sections more prominent.
+* Join form rewritten to convert dropdown to radio buttons.
+* Join options updated to remove multiple years.
+* Updated content and corrected translations.
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+### 2017-07-04
+* Repository creation
+* **Upload of all code.**
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