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Velkomin öll. Spjallborðin í vefkerfinu eru ekki öll komin í gang en ef við erum líka með Facebook hóp. Endilega kíkið þangað. - Kv. Óli
Sæl verið þið, Við erum á fullu að koma kerfinu af stað. Við erum líka að þýða það sem við getum. Þið afsakið vonandi að sumar þýðingar eru klúðurslegar - það er vegna þess að við erum að þýða strengi úr ensku sem gera t.d. ekki ráð fyrir fallbeygingu. kv. Óli

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