Fred Bauder wrote:
before you come to the list, you can probably see some discussion, and the parts of MediaWiki it is included in, by googling for it. that will allow you to try to figure things out on your own.
And don't forget to look at the _Discussion_ page for any Mediawiki page on, say, an extension. Users of the stuff will often post problem and solution hints and advice on those pages. They also sometimes provide a more detailed explanation of the documentation (which, hopefully, someone will eventually migrate to the topic page).
Mike