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(Added notes on how-to get an account at the wiki and a tip for administrators on how they can create a new user account.)
 
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My modified version of the extension that understands dataflex syntax is available here: https://github.com/wilva/SyntaxHighlighter
My modified version of the extension that understands dataflex syntax is available here: https://github.com/wilva/SyntaxHighlighter
* Added a https certificate via Let's Encrypt
* Added a https certificate via Let's Encrypt
=== 2020 ===
For mobile support we now added this solution: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MobileFrontend
Both the MobileFrontEnd extension as well as the automatic change of the theme to MinervaNeue when browsing to our site using a mobile browser.
So this means that we also installed the MinervaNeue theme.
Fix syntaxHighlighter extension plugin to also correctly highlight compiler directives. (change checked into the github repo [https://github.com/wilva/SyntaxHighlighter SyntaxHighlighter])


=== On hold ===
=== On hold ===
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Due to spam problems, anonymous account creation was disabled a long time ago.
Due to spam problems, anonymous account creation was disabled a long time ago.


It isn't too hard to get an account though. If you know one of the existing administrators then you can contact them and ask you to create an account on your behalf. They only need a username and an email address and (optionally) your name.
It isn't too hard to get an account though. If you know one of the existing [https://dataflex.wiki/index.php?username=&group=sysop&wpsubmit=&wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form&title=Special%3AListUsers&limit=50 administrators] then you can contact them and ask you to create an account on your behalf. They only need a username and an email address and (optionally) your name.


If you don't know an administrator then my suggestion is to drop into the [https://discord.gg/abyersd discord chat] and ask there for somebody to create an account for you at the DataFlex.wiki
If you don't know an administrator then my suggestion is to drop into the [https://discord.gg/abyersd discord chat] and ask there for somebody to create an account for you at the DataFlex.wiki
The discord chat is a tad silent nowadays, you can also email info@antwise.com if none of the above works for you.


=== Steps for an administrator to create an account ===
=== Steps for an administrator to create an account ===


Go to the [[Special:CreateAccount account creation]] page.
Go to the [[Special:CreateAccount|account creation]] page.
* Enter the requested user name
* Enter the requested user name
* Check the checkbox on "Use a temporary random password and send it to the specified email address". We don't want to know the user's password at any time.
* Check the checkbox on "Use a temporary random password and send it to the specified email address". We don't want to know the user's password at any time.
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*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Administrator%27s_Handbook/Page_Protection#Page_Protection_in_MediaWiki_1.5_and_later page protection]
*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Administrator%27s_Handbook/Page_Protection#Page_Protection_in_MediaWiki_1.5_and_later page protection]
*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Administrator%27s_Handbook  MediaWiki administrators handbook]
*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Administrator%27s_Handbook  MediaWiki administrators handbook]
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