While doing routine software upgrades on both MYSTcommunity and MYSTlore, I figured it was time to change the “branding” to be more similar. Previously, the skin had been an largely unchanged variant of MediaWiki’s “Monobook”. It’s still a derivative, but now far more reminiscent of the one Tay¹ made for MYSTcommunity. I hope you like the changes, because for simplicity’s sake, I’m no longer allowing you to pick a different skin.

Now I’m wondering what to do about the international versions. The English version, while low-traffic, has a steady stream of both readers and contributors, and has developed into the vast resource of information I had hoped it would become. The localized versions, however, are still far too unpopular. Unfortunately, MediaWiki requires a separate installation for each language², so the maintenance effort is absurdly high. If you enjoy the Dutch or German version of MYSTlore, or if you’d like to start off another language version (French, anyone?), please find more readers and contributors!

1. Who hasn’t blogged in almost a year! Tsk-tsk. ↩
2. Or at least it used to — perhaps they have fixed this? ↩