Thank you both, concise and clear. :) Even though they are just quick ephemeral updates they are useful so I've copied them to * https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Auth_systems/status#2013-08-20 and * https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Site_performance_and_architecture/status#2013-08-20 which appear to be the (only) pages where they fit.
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