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==Welcome to FinnegansWiki==
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FinnegansWiki is a Wiki launched in February 2005 (yes, it's brand new) to aid travelers who have stumbled upon Finnegans Wake, by James Joyce, and either become trapped inside or outside it.
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Go on to the '''[[TOC|Table of Contents]]''' if you feel you're ready.
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'''2016-May-27''': Due to some serious issues over the past couple of days, the MediaWiki software which runs this site was upgraded from 1.21.something to 1.26.3. The theme which matched the Wordpress site is no longer maintained and no longer works with the site, so we're stuck with a generic theme for now. I'll try to update it soon, but I believe it's just cosmetic. PLEASE let me know if you have issues with the site (email [email protected]).
  
==About Finnegans Wake==
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'''2015-Feb-01''': For the first time in a while, account creation is working. New users are welcome again. Please tell your friends, and please report any problems.
  
Finnegans Wake is considered by many to be James Joyce's masterpiece, having taken seventeen years of his life to write.
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'''2013-Oct-21''': Moved to new hosting provider, upgraded MediaWiki, upgraded PHP, etc.  Let me know if any weirdness arises.  I still have backups.
  
==Other (external) Finnegans Wake pages==
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'''2012-Jan-13''': Edits not saving -- problem has been corrected.  It was a bug introduced by upgrading PHP during a recent server migration.  My apologies, and carry on.
  
*[http://www.robotwisdom.com/jaj/fwake/ Finnegans Wake Overview]
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'''2008-Sep-05''': Message for ALL USERS on the [[http://www.finnegansweb.com/ Entry page for the site]]
*[http://www.trentu.ca/jjoyce/ A webified version of Finnegans Wake]
 
*[http://www.trentu.ca/jjoyce/mummeries/troybook.htm Mummeries of Resurrection - Mark Troy's Study of Egyptology in FW]
 
*[http://www.caitlain.com/fw/ Index to Finnegans Wake]
 
*More links are available at our [http://www.finnegansweb.com Main page (web links section)]
 
==Other (external) James Joyce pages==
 
  
Coming soon.
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'''2008-Feb-05''': Increased font size a bit, should be more readable now.  Traffic has been slower than normal, have we lost our core audience?
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'''2007-May-13''': Happy Mother's Day, folks.  Account creation is turned back on after enabling some protections, including Captcha.
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'''2007-Apr-19''': NOTE: We have taken steps to prevent spamming and other vandalism to this valuable resource.  To those of you who have painstakingly rolled back countless spams and vandalisms, thank you, your work does not go unnoticed. 
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Now: No anon edits, no account creation.  If you want to play here, you have to ask me nicely.  Email me at [email protected] and state your interest.
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For the spammers: I hope you get the flesh-eating virus and die.  Slowly.

Revision as of 18:59, 27 May 2016

Go to Table of Contents

OR start reading and/or annotating

2016-May-27: Due to some serious issues over the past couple of days, the MediaWiki software which runs this site was upgraded from 1.21.something to 1.26.3. The theme which matched the Wordpress site is no longer maintained and no longer works with the site, so we're stuck with a generic theme for now. I'll try to update it soon, but I believe it's just cosmetic. PLEASE let me know if you have issues with the site (email [email protected]).

2015-Feb-01: For the first time in a while, account creation is working. New users are welcome again. Please tell your friends, and please report any problems.

2013-Oct-21: Moved to new hosting provider, upgraded MediaWiki, upgraded PHP, etc. Let me know if any weirdness arises. I still have backups.

2012-Jan-13: Edits not saving -- problem has been corrected. It was a bug introduced by upgrading PHP during a recent server migration. My apologies, and carry on.

2008-Sep-05: Message for ALL USERS on the [Entry page for the site]

2008-Feb-05: Increased font size a bit, should be more readable now. Traffic has been slower than normal, have we lost our core audience?

2007-May-13: Happy Mother's Day, folks. Account creation is turned back on after enabling some protections, including Captcha.

2007-Apr-19: NOTE: We have taken steps to prevent spamming and other vandalism to this valuable resource. To those of you who have painstakingly rolled back countless spams and vandalisms, thank you, your work does not go unnoticed.

Now: No anon edits, no account creation. If you want to play here, you have to ask me nicely. Email me at [email protected] and state your interest.

For the spammers: I hope you get the flesh-eating virus and die. Slowly.