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#12 {main}</pre> [[User:GamingBerserkr|GamingBerserkr]] ([[User talk:GamingBerserkr|talk]]) 07:42, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Greetings! ==

<small>(Copying this post over from SkyWiki's CP now that the merger is official)</small>

Greetings! I'm a long-time supporter of MediaWiki with strong knowledge of the software in many aspects. I was previously self-managing a wiki hosted on a free virtual cloud server. Unfortunately, a few days ago the wiki completely crashed shortly after upgrading to 1.45 and appears to be largely unrecoverable (I do have a partial backup of the content pages, but all of the configuration has been lost). While I could theoretically start over on the same virtual server, the platform had several restrictions that limited the functionality of the service which could only be overcome by upgrading to a paid service, which I would rather not do. So I'm looking for a new host. Coincidentally, I noticed that SkyWiki appeared to be experiencing a major turnover and was likely looking for new volunteers. I assume that need will continue post-merger especially since one platform will now be hosting essentially double the content.

I already have fairly strong knowledge of PHP and the MediaWiki code, and I am also currently in school to become a network support technician/IT specialist, and have some experience in this area already. So I was wondering perhaps I'd be welcomed onto the sysadmin/steward/staff team in some capacity? I don't currently have the means to be financially responsible for any infrastructure, but if another entity handles the financial aspects I am more than willing to help with the maintenance and upkeep, and also participate in community oversight roles as well. I would also be looking to restart my personal wiki here - the reason I haven't done so yet is because under my previous host I did have full unrestricted access to the entire MW interface, including full user rights access. I didn't have shell access but the host partnered with cPanel and Softaculous to provide a web-based interface for editing <code>LocalSettings.php</code>, installing extensions, etc. It appears that by default, most wiki farms restrict some of the technologically advanced or privacy-sensitive features only to staff members. Thus I would only want to host here if I was also a team member in some form, in order to maintain the same level of access to my own personal site as I previously had, and to avoid essentially having a downgrade in experience. Of course I would be more than willing to properly balance global roles/responsibilities with my personal site. Please let me know if you'd be willing to consider this. Please also note that I will need to decide what to do with my existing virtual cloud server sooner rather than later, as it is technically a violation of the host's ToS to be holding onto an "empty" server that you're not actively doing anything with (seldom enforced, but still).

Thank you for your consideration. [[User:United States Railfan|United States Railfan]] ([[User talk:United States Railfan|talk]]) 15:34, 20 January 2026 (UTC)