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 * A traditional [https://forum.feministwiki.org/ web forum], where members can hold discussions about all sorts of topics.  If you're familiar with the British website Mumsnet, this one's a bit like that.
 * A messaging/chat system that can be used [https://chat.feministwiki.org through the website] or via smartphone apps.  Kinda like WhatsApp, but accessible for FeministWiki members only.  (And it doesn't need your mobile number!)
-* A [https://blog.feministwiki.org/ blog], where members who wish to publish articles can become blog authors.
+* A [https://blogs.feministwiki.org/ blog network], where members who wish to publish articles can become authors on the shared blog or get their own dedicated sub-blog.
 * A [https://files.feministwiki.org file-storage platform] where you can upload files you want to save, and optionally share them with others.  Just like DropBox.
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 Further, every member automatically owns an e-mail address like ''janedoe@feministwiki.org'' which they can use to send and receive e-mails.  This might be useful, for example, if you don't want to use your personal e-mail address for political purposes.
-See the [[FW:Services|services]] page for a more detailed list of each service.
 === What sort of feminism is it for? ===
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 === What happens if I lose my password? ===
-''Main help page: [[Help:Password recovery]]''
+''Main help page: [[Help:Password]]''
 If you want to have safety against lost passwords, you can set an e-mail address in your [[Special:Preferences|user preferences]] page that can be used to reset your password at any time.  This e-mail address should '''not''' be your FeministWiki e-mail address, since you need your FeministWiki password to use that one.  (Chicken and egg problem!)  The e-mail address you set in your user preferences will be invisible to all but the FeministWiki technician.
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 ''Main help page: [[Help:Blog]]''
-''Blog front-page: https://blog.feministwiki.org/''
+''Blog front-page: https://blogs.feministwiki.org/''
-If you want to publish articles on the FeministWiki blog, ask the technician by sending an e-mail to admin@feministwiki.org, or by contacting [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki @FeministWiki] on Twitter, and your FeministWiki account will be granted the ability to publish on the blog.
+If you want to publish articles on the FeministWiki blog, ask the technician by sending an e-mail to admin@feministwiki.org, or by contacting [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki @FeministWiki] on Twitter, and your FeministWiki account will be granted the ability to publish on the blog.  You can also get a personalized blog that you have full control over.
 The blog uses a self-hosted installation of the well-known blogging software [https://wordpress.com/features/ WordPress].  While the WordPress organization controls blogs that are hosted on their own servers, they also release the software behind their blogging system under a [https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software free software] license, which anyone can install on their own servers.  The FeministWiki has such a local installation of that software, meaning that the WordPress organization has no control over what's published on the FeministWiki blog.  As such, you don't need to fear censorship.
-For further information on how to use the FeministWiki blog, visit the [[Help:Blog|blog help page]].
+For further information on how to use the FeministWiki blog, see the main help page linked above.
 === How do I use the file storage? ===
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 For further details, see the help page linked above.
+=== Wait what?  You have an IRC server? ===
+''Main help page: [[Help:IRC]]''
+The FeministWiki offers an ''Internet Relay Chat'' server for those who have been using computers for a long time and feel especially nostalgic, or those among the younger generations who have re-discovered IRC.
+The server is only open to members.  It rejects connections from those who can't authenticate with a valid FeministWiki username and password.  The hostname is '''irc.feministwiki.org''' and only encrypted connections are accepted, on port 6697.  To establish a connection, configure your IRC client so that your IRC nick is your FeministWiki username, and make your client use the rudimentary <code>PASS</code> authentication method with your FeministWiki password.  (In most IRC clients this will simply correspond to a "password" text field that you fill out while configuring the connection.)
+=== I have a friend who wants to become a member! ===
+''Main help page: [[Help:AddMember]]''
+''Interface: [https://add-member.feministwiki.org/ Add a member]''
+Every member of the FeministWiki can add further members.  Currently the above-linked basic web interface is the way to do so.  Simply fill out your own FeministWiki username and password, and then enter a username for the member you want to add.  After you click the "Add member" button, the page will show some text saying that the operation was successful and show you an auto-generated password.  Send the username and auto-generated password to the new member and inform them that they can change their password after logging in.