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Edit the text under the edit box.
kerim.mail at oxus
Jul 27, 2004, 5:54 PM
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How do I edit the text under the edit box? It says I'm using the GNU
license, even though I'm using CreativeCommons...

"Please note that all contributions to KerimWiki are considered to be
released under the GNU Free Documentation License (see
KerimWiki:Copyrights for details). If you don't want your writing to be
edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then don't submit it
here."

Thanks,

kerim
Re: Edit the text under the edit box. [ In reply to ]
brion at pobox
Jul 27, 2004, 7:08 PM
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P. Kerim friedman wrote:
> How do I edit the text under the edit box? It says I'm using the GNU
> license, even though I'm using CreativeCommons...

Please see http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_namespace

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)

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Re: Edit the text under the edit box. [ In reply to ]
kerim.mail at oxus
Jul 28, 2004, 8:24 AM
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Brion,

Thanks for the link. It took me a long time, but I think I figured out
that this text is the "copyrightwarning" message. However, I don't seem
to be able to find any associated web page on my wiki, such as
Special:copyrightwarning or KerimWiki:copyrightwarning. Am I missing
something?

kerim

On Jul 27, 2004, at 10:08 PM, Brion Vibber wrote:

> P. Kerim friedman wrote:
>> How do I edit the text under the edit box? It says I'm using the GNU
>> license, even though I'm using CreativeCommons...
>
> Please see http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_namespace
>
> -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
> _______________________________________________
> MediaWiki-l mailing list
> MediaWiki-l@Wikimedia.org
> http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
Re: Edit the text under the edit box. [ In reply to ]
rowan.collins at gmail
Jul 28, 2004, 9:09 AM
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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:24:16 -0400, P. Kerim friedman
<kerim.mail@oxus.net> wrote:
> Brion,
>
> Thanks for the link. It took me a long time, but I think I figured out
> that this text is the "copyrightwarning" message. However, I don't seem
> to be able to find any associated web page on my wiki, such as
> Special:copyrightwarning or KerimWiki:copyrightwarning. Am I missing
> something?
>
> kerim


It should be "MediaWiki:copyrightwarning". The name of that namespace
never changes, as far as I know. Unless you have the "database
messages" option turned off, in which case you need to find it
somewhere in your Language.php.

--
Rowan Collins BSc
[IMSoP]
Re: Edit the text under the edit box. [ In reply to ]
calum at callingthetune
Jul 28, 2004, 9:19 AM
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On Wednesday 28 July 2004 16:24, P. Kerim friedman wrote:
> Brion,
>
> Thanks for the link. It took me a long time, but I think I figured out
> that this text is the "copyrightwarning" message. However, I don't seem
> to be able to find any associated web page on my wiki, such as
> Special:copyrightwarning or KerimWiki:copyrightwarning. Am I missing
> something?

You're looking for Mediwiki:copyrightwarning

You also have to set $wgUseDatabaseMessages in LocalSettings, IIRC. This was
undomcumented when I tried to do it, and creates a nice banging the head
against the wall effect until you find it out.

Cheers,
Calum
Re: Edit the text under the edit box. [ In reply to ]
calum at callingthetune
Jul 28, 2004, 9:19 AM
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That is, of course, Mediawiki:copyrightwarning

Duh.
Re: Edit the text under the edit box. [ In reply to ]
kerim.mail at oxus
Jul 28, 2004, 9:54 AM
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Thanks. Mediawiki:copyrightwarning did the trick. I didn't have to
chage my LocalSettings (I'm using the latest build of MediaWiki.)

Cheers,

kerim


On Jul 28, 2004, at 12:19 PM, Calum Galleitch wrote:

> On Wednesday 28 July 2004 16:24, P. Kerim friedman wrote:
>> Brion,
>>
>> Thanks for the link. It took me a long time, but I think I figured out
>> that this text is the "copyrightwarning" message. However, I don't
>> seem
>> to be able to find any associated web page on my wiki, such as
>> Special:copyrightwarning or KerimWiki:copyrightwarning. Am I missing
>> something?
>
> You're looking for Mediwiki:copyrightwarning
>
> You also have to set $wgUseDatabaseMessages in LocalSettings, IIRC.
> This was
> undomcumented when I tried to do it, and creates a nice banging the
> head
> against the wall effect until you find it out.
>
> Cheers,
> Calum
> _______________________________________________
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> MediaWiki-l@Wikimedia.org
> http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
>
Re: Edit the text under the edit box. [ In reply to ]
brion at pobox
Jul 28, 2004, 12:36 PM
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Calum Galleitch wrote:
> You also have to set $wgUseDatabaseMessages in LocalSettings, IIRC. This was
> undomcumented when I tried to do it, and creates a nice banging the head
> against the wall effect until you find it out.

That's been on by default for some time.

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)

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