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-# marinebon.org re-build
+## :warning: deprecated.
+
+### Most of this site has been abandoned in favor of a wordpress site.
+### Information about the wordpress site is in [marinebon/marinebon_wordpress_website](https://github.com/marinebon/marinebon_wordpress_website).
 
-## ⚠️ deprecated ⚠️
-This version of marinebon.org was replaced by a a wowchemy website (see [www_marinebon](https://github.com/marinebon/www_marinebon), [www_marinebon2](https://github.com/marinebon/www_marinebon2), and [www_marinebon3](https://github.com/marinebon/www_marinebon3])) but then migrated to the latest form a wordpress website (details [here](https://github.com/marinebon/marinebon_wordpress_website)).
+# marinebon.org re-build
 
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 This is a rebuild of the marinebon.org website using jekyll based on the Jekyll theme for IOOS github pages.