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 # 53 — Phase: the board stops fighting you
 
-**Status:** Backlog
+**Status:** To Do
+**Assignee:** istos
 **Priority:** Medium — neither member is urgent alone; together they are
 the difference between watching a busy board and wrestling one
 **Type:** Phase