diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -11,13 +11,9 @@ The content, today, contains the definition of work planned by various projects,
 
 Each project is given as much autonomy as possible to work as they see fit, with a minimal reporting scheme that sits on top that allows for aggregation of information and project tracking. 
 
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 In a nutshell, projects give a definitions of their roadmap up-front, which includes the mapping of issues to epics, and epics to milestones. They also provide perceived risks and dependencies associated with their work. 
 
 The projects then report a weekly "diff" associated with the work they did each week, which is ostensibly a stand-up. The Insights team can work from there to do what they need. 
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-## Sponsors
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 ## Contribution
 The bulk of the content is added by the Insights team within the Logos Collective, which is a team that works to keep track of activity within the projects in order to provide analysis and insight based on that work to various stakeholders, including the projects themselves.
diff --git a/quartz.config.ts b/quartz.config.ts
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@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = {
     },
     baseUrl: "roadmap.logos.co",
     ignorePatterns: ["private", "templates"],
-    defaultDateType: "created",
     theme: {
       typography: {
         header: "sans-serif",