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This is a wiki for the Laird group at Lancaster and our collaborators. It is maintained by Edward Laird.

Getting started

If you are at Lancaster and interested in becoming a user, email Edward. Being a user gives you permission to view and edit wiki pages. If you have expertise of wiki maintenance or running a cloud server and would like to help run the wiki, you are especially welcome.

Editing pages

Editing a page is easy - click on the 'edit' link at the top of the page. Wiki pages are written in a markup language similar to HTML or Latex (but simpler). It's easy to learn by diving into other people's pages, and you can also see For Editors and Editing. If you make a mistake it can easily be reverted (by you or any other user) at any time, so be bold!

Creating pages

The easiest way to create a new page is to search for the page title. Assuming it doesn't already exist, you will be presented with a link to create it. Don't feel obliged to make it a complete page right away -- you can flag a page as a draft by putting the text {{stub}} near the bottom to automatically add it to the Stub category. It is helpful to categorize your pages according to the available categories. For more information, see Starting a new page.

Password reset not working?

Google has changed policy, meaning that Password Reset no longer works. If you lock yourself out, talk to Edward.

Useful links

Updates

2023-06-01 Wiki was unstable, so restored from backup and restarted MySQL. Also upgraded to Debian v12.
2023-06-01 Wiki was unstable, so restored from backup. Unfortunately due to a mistake in backup handling, the latest version was 2022-07-14. Don't rely on the wiki for critical data!
2022-05-31 Upgraded to Debian 11.
2020-10-27 Wiki broke and was restored to version on 2 October. If you have major edits since then, talk to Edward.
2020-05-08 Upgraded to Debian 10 and MediaWiki 1.34. Increase upload limit to 256MB. Bad news: lost edits (if any) since 6 May. Good news: the backup works.
2019-10-19 Tested backup and restore.
2019-10-19 Lg-Wiki is online! Information about the server.