[Mediawiki-l] Q: I have sysop but I can't edit stuff

[Huib Laurens]

Hi,

By the first edit you should "create" the page. Thats for all the
mediawiki pages. After that you have a edit button.

Huib

2010/4/16, Tom Medhurst <tom.medhurst at googlemail.com>:
> Thanks Lucas,
> Sorry, I forgot to mention that I do not have an edit button on
> the MediaWiki:Sidebar page either, just: Message, Discussion, Create, and
> Watch.
> :(
>
> -Tom
>
> 2010/4/16 Łukasz Garczewski <tor at wikia-inc.com>
>
>> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Tom Medhurst
>> <tom.medhurst at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> > The problem is, when I go to Special:SpecialPages and scroll down; I
>> can't
>> > see anything under Restricted special pages. Also when I goto my
>> > preferences, I only have the permissions: Administrators, Autoconfirmed
>> > users, Bereaucrats, and Users.
>> >
>> > How do I get to the Restricted special pages? I want to
>> > edit MediaWiki:Sidebar and this is how I believe I do it.
>>
>> No.
>>
>> To edit MediaWiki:Sidebar and other MediaWiki message just type the
>> name of the article into your address bar, as if it were a normal page
>> on the wiki (which, in fact, it is). You should then be able to click
>> the edit tab and go to the normal wiki edit interface, as usual.
>>
>> The "Restricted pages" section on Special:Specialpages lists
>> restricted *special* pages, i.e. those with the Special: prefix.
>> Anything with MediaWiki: in front is not a restricted special page,
>> but rather an interface message, which is protected, of course, but in
>> a different way.
>>
>> --
>> Lucas 'TOR' Garczewski
>> Wikia Tech Team
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