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A hidden category "Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2013" currently appears for this article, but I can't find the source statements which generate it. It doesn't seem accurate to me. Bob Burkhardt (talk) 01:32, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The hidden category was automatically generated by Template:As of. Do not remove it, since this is just a flag that information current as of a certain date needs to be reviewed from time to time. It is not a "badge of shame", and appears in many highly-rated articles across Wikipedia.

However, this entire article originated in a near-verbatim copy of the 1911 Encyclopedia Brittanica article on the subject. I and other editors have worked to update both the writing style and the content, but more editing is still needed. The refs are still too heavily dependent on the century-old original article, and some of the claims (e.g. the sole trustee) need to be verified or updated with current information and sources. Your efforts (and those of other interested editors) are appreciated. Reify-tech (talk) 16:04, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]