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-Please post support requests and questions in the DataTables forums at https://datatables.net/forums. Support requests posted here will be closed. The intention of this request is to allow all questions to be located in a single, searchable, location.
+<!--
+Please post support requests and questions in the DataTables forums at https://datatables.net/forums.
+Support requests posted here will be closed. The intention of this request is to allow all questions to be located in a single, searchable, location.
 
 When you post your question in the DataTables forums, please ensure that you include a link to the page showing the issue so it can be debugged.
+-->