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 ## Standards
 
-- [WeKan and Standard for Public Code](https://wekan.github.io/standard-for-public-code/) assessment made at 2023-11.
+- [WeKan and Standard for Public Code](https://wekan.github.io/standard-for-public-code/) assessment was made at 2023-11.
   Currently Wekan meets 8 out of 16 criteria out of the box.
   Some others could be met with small changes.