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+<h1>Friend/Connection Request</h1>
+
+<p id="dfrn-request-intro">
+Please enter your profile address from one of the following supported social networks:<br />
+<ul id="dfrn-request-networks">
+<li><a href="http://dfrn.org">Mistpark/DFRN</a> (fully supported)</li>
+<li><a href="http://ostatus.org">Federation/OStatus/Diaspora/GNU-social</a> (limited - experimental)</li>
+</ul>
+</p>
+
+<form action="dfrn_request/$nickname" method="post" />
+
+<div id="dfrn-request-url-wrapper" >
+	<label id="dfrn-url-label" for="dfrn-url" >Your profile address:</label>
+	<input type="text" name="dfrn_url" id="dfrn-url" size="32" />
+	<div id="dfrn-request-url-end"></div>
+</div>
+
+
+<div id="dfrn-request-info-wrapper" >
+
+</div>
+
+	<div id="dfrn-request-submit-wrapper">
+		<input type="submit" name="submit" id="dfrn-request-submit-button" value="Submit Request" />
+		<input type="submit" name="cancel" id="dfrn-request-cancel-button" value="Cancel" />
+	</div>
+</form>