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+mediawiki
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@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ hi! welcome to the wiki. it contains some helpful info about living life on sout
 
 *planned pages are shown in italics*
 
+oh, and we have a [mediawiki](../mediawiki/) now if that's more your speed. maybe we'll switch over one day. probably not.
+
 # a table of contents
 ## getting started
 - [logging in: a guide](./login.html)