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* '''After some strange malware problems - presumably owing to our hosting provider being compromised, the site is once again free of worry.''' All reports of problems go to me, with my gratitude. -- [[User:Toresbe|Tore]] ([[User talk:Toresbe|talk]]) 00:50, 10 June 2012 (PDT)
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* '''Orphans''' - If you look at the list of [[Special:LonelyPages|orphaned pages]], we have quite a few - and I have just done a ''lot'' of work reducing the number. If you create a page, ''you'' will know it is there - but others probably will not, unless it is linked to by something else. Please make doing that a part of your routine! [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 22:56, 14 January 2024 (CET)
  
* '''To get some measure of control over spam, user creation has been temporarily disabled.''' Please send [[User:Toresbe|Toresbe]] a mail if you wish for him to set up an account. This should be a short-term, temporary measure. -- [[User:Toresbe|Tore]] ([[User talk:Toresbe|talk]]) 21:32, 10 February 2011 (PST)
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* '''Expandable navigation boxes''' - For navigation boxes which have gotten too large, there is now a way to hide part of them behind an 'Expand/Collapse' button; see [[Help:Introduction to Templates]], which now contains instructions for both kinds. An example of an expandable one may be seen [[Template:Nav_PDP-11|here]]. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 21:39, 29 December 2023 (CET)
  
* Phew. The spam has really been hitting this wiki pretty hard lately. I've had to enable user account verification in order for this wiki to at all be able to survive. Thanks for everyones' efforts in curtailing the spam. -- [[User:Toresbe|Tore]] ([[User talk:Toresbe|talk]]) 14:52, 8 February 2011 (PST)
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''Older news is [[Computer History Wiki:Older News|here]].''
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:06, 15 March 2024

  • Orphans - If you look at the list of orphaned pages, we have quite a few - and I have just done a lot of work reducing the number. If you create a page, you will know it is there - but others probably will not, unless it is linked to by something else. Please make doing that a part of your routine! Jnc (talk) 22:56, 14 January 2024 (CET)
  • Expandable navigation boxes - For navigation boxes which have gotten too large, there is now a way to hide part of them behind an 'Expand/Collapse' button; see Help:Introduction to Templates, which now contains instructions for both kinds. An example of an expandable one may be seen here. Jnc (talk) 21:39, 29 December 2023 (CET)

Older news is here.