Here are the large list of preferences that exist in VARS, that need to get moved eventually to the nodeparam system. I've cut the list at everything with two or more entries. Below that is just corruption, and boy is there a lot of corruption:
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powersChatter: 2210 edn_hidecgiparam: 2177 wuhead: 2168 nogradlinks: 2053 sortmyinbox: 1913 powersMsg: 1911 cools: 1762 punched: 1732 ekw_textcolor: 1670 ekw_bgcolor: 1648 numborged: 1606 coolsspent: 1599 ekw_oddrowcolor: 1594 nodetrail: 1593 ekw_alinkcolor: 1586 ekw_vlinkcolor: 1582 ekw_linkcolor: 1577 squawk_talk: 1560 squawk_rooms: 1560 localTimeDST: 1543 ekw_logobackground: 1506 ekw_logoborder: 1504 ekw_logomaintext: 1504 hintXHTML: 1492 ekw_logoaccenttext: 1490 tokens: 1428 textareaSize: 1306 _ekw_undo: 1278 lastborg: 1246 awwyeah: 1224 localTime12hr: 1224 mitextarea: 1191 easter_eggs: 1159 topicCbox: 1152 ekw_textfont: 1086 ekw_textfontsize: 1085 ekw_logofont: 1084 ekw_logofontsize: 1084 ekw_headingfont: 1080 emailNostats: 1021 emailNocools: 972 wufoot: 972 emailNoeditorcools: 958 getofflinemsgs: 932 emailNonews: 929 showRawPrivateMsg: 893 NewbieBlab: 890 noadinheader: 881 ekw_monofontsize: 835 noScratchHints: 794 collapsedNodelets: 787 msginboxUnArc: 754 hidemsgme: 744 borged: 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207 noteletKeepComments: 206 customstyle: 193 repThreshold: 192 treats: 184 hideskratchlink: 184 edn_hideedev: 179 edn_hideglobals: 177 nodeletusergroup: 177 ebu_showmerit: 170 edn_hidedocuments: 167 rtn_hideedc: 161 ListNodesOfType_Sort: 158 chingbought: 157 showrecentwucount: 157 group: 154 unfavoriteusers: 146 no_socialbookmarkinformer: 142 costume: 137 tokens_bought: 131 info_authorsince_off: 128 publicchatteroff: 121 nosocialbookmarking: 117 ListNodesOfType_Type: 108 nohintSpelling: 108 skratch: 108 thewar: 106 ebu_showdevotion: 106 nodelet_tabs: 104 edn_hidepatches: 104 hideauthore2node: 102 favorite_noders: 99 ebu_showaddiction: 89 wantsreport: 86 settings_useEpicenterZen: 84 EDD_Sort: 81 edn_hideutil: 81 no_socialbookmarknotification: 80 nogradekw: 73 ekw_monofont: 70 lockedin: 69 GPoptout: 68 stat_hidepersonal: 67 ebu_newusers: 67 no_discussionreplynotify: 65 infravision: 60 youtube_link: 57 hidelastseen: 57 kill_defaultmercy: 56 killfloor_showlinks: 55 infected: 55 votesafety: 55 noreplacevotebuttons: 55 ekw_doccolor: 54 hide_weblog_838015: 50 fxDuration: 50 nw_nojunk: 47 hideTopic: 46 chatmacro_newbie: 46 Bounty: 45 BountyNumber: 44 ce_hidenewwu: 43 ce_hidecelogs: 43 no_editnotification: 42 hide_weblog_1233079: 42 hide_weblog_1199641: 40 hide_weblog_1326100: 39 hide_weblog_1402260: 39 hide_weblog_1328284: 39 hide_weblog_1676086: 39 hide_weblog_1376889: 38 chatmacro_html: 37 hide_weblog_1532935: 36 hide_weblog_1546117: 35 anonymousvote: 35 epi_hideadmins: 35 hide_weblog_1393053: 34 hide_weblog_923653: 34 epi_hideces: 34 hide_weblog_1358106: 34 hidehomenodeUC: 33 chatterbox_msgs_ascend: 33 ce_hidevoting: 33 listcode_smaller: 33 hide_weblog_1518778: 32 hide_weblog_1237120: 32 hide_weblog_1516990: 32 hide_weblog_1689600: 32 hide_weblog_1547812: 32 hide_weblog_1688687: 31 hide_weblog_1736101: 29 showtoolsinadminbar: 29 nodebucket: 29 hide_nodelet_262: 29 hide_weblog_1434789: 28 hide_weblog_1511125: 28 noquickvote: 28 hide_weblog_1877752: 27 homenode: 27 hide_weblog_1802688: 27 hidenodeshells: 27 hide_weblog_1707759: 27 hide_nodelet_170070: 27 hide_nodelet_91: 26 killfloor_nonAnonKill: 26 noSoftLinks: 25 hide_weblog_1678976: 25 chatmacro_nv: 24 hide_weblog_1737076: 23 episection_classic: 23 hide_weblog_1882128: 23 hide_weblog_1800596: 22 hide_weblog_1900820: 22 hide_nodelet_263: 22 devpoints: 22 hide_weblog_1124784: 22 chatmacro_misc1: 20 hide_chatterbox: 20 lastupdated: 20 ce_hidenukeedit: 20 chatmacro_wukill: 20 emailOn: 19 hide_nodelet_165437: 19 hide_nodelet_1868940: 18 hide_newwriteups: 17 hide_weblog_1337451: 17 stat_hidefun: 17 hide_weblog_1399625: 17 hide_weblog_114: 17 hide_nodelet_1689202: 16 numberwriteups: 16 hide_weblog_1524127: 16 ce_hideofnodes: 16 hide_nodelet_174581: 16 hide_notifications: 15 hide_nodelet_1930708: 15 chatmacro_misc2: 15 : 14 RecentNotes_MineOnly: 14 chatmacro_room: 14 defaultpostwriteup: 14 hide_nodelet_838296: 14 hide_weblog_1966072: 13 hide_nodelet_1290534: 13 hide_nodelet_1687135: 12 hide_nodelet_836984: 12 hide_weblog_1940916: 12 nonodeletcollapser: 12 displayfull: 11 hide_vitals: 11 hide_nodelet_1322699: 10 hide_nodelet_457857: 10 hide_otherusers: 10 hide_weblog_165580: 9 1278018700: 9 sqlprompt_wrap: 9 fools_errand: 8 current_nodelet: 8 1: 8 emailNoreps: 8 hide_readthis: 8 hide_weblog_1973401: 7 nodelet_headerclr: 7 ListNodesOfType_Sort2: 7 %20: 7 off: 7 hide_nodelet_1923735: 7 hide_nodelet_1876005: 7 nameifyweblogs: 7 nodelet_textclr: 7 theme_container: 6 hide_epicenter: 6 hide_currentuserpoll: 6 sqlprompt_nocount: 6 hide_nodelet_1855429: 6 hide_statistics: 5 supercloak: 5 hide_notelet: 5 hide_personallinks: 5 hide_everythingdeveloper: 5 nodelet_align: 5 nodelets_off: 5 hide_nodelet_1157024: 5 showmessages_onlyme: 5 hide_nodelet_1919557: 5 hide_nodelet_1924754: 4 alphabetizer_case: 4 starttime: 4 chatmacro: 4 hide_categories: 4 hide_nodelet_1685943: 4 262%2c170070%2c91%2c457857%2c263%2c165437%2c174581: 3 preferredolor: 3 scf_nohtmlcode: 3 alphabetizer_format: 3 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