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 '''Note:''' The Wiki moved to new hosting on 30-Oct-2022.  There may be issues discovered, so please use the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38 Cumulus forum]  to notify freddie about the issue. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!</div>
-<big>'''Welcome to the Cumulus Wiki'''</big>, this community Wiki is for sharing knowledge of the [[About Cumulus|Cumulus]] Weather Station software. [[CumulusWiki:About|This Wiki]] was originated to document the (original) Cumulus (1) software Steve Loft developed. ''The vast majority of the original content used Steve's own words, and he was a key contributor.''
+'''Welcome to the Cumulus Wiki''', this community Wiki is for sharing knowledge of the [[About Cumulus|Cumulus]] Weather Station software.
-Other contributors reviewed what Steve said in answers in the support forum, and collated that material into pages in this Wiki, so Steve's knowledge could be shared more systematically. When Steve Loft developed other flavours, the content here also covered those. This Wiki retains content for the legacy original Cumulus software that people still use, some of that legacy content has been locked against further editing. Steve Loft deleted the material on Cumulus 2 when he abandoned that development, but his [[Cumulus 3 (MX) beta documentation|MX 3.0.0 beta]] documentation remains.  This copy of the original Cumulus Wiki was cloned on 26-Oct-2018, just before Steve Loft ended his association with Cumulus, and all user credentials from the deleted original Wiki hosted by ''sandaysoft.com'' should be valid here.
+The current maintained and supported version of the software is known as Cumulus MX.  There is limited support available for the legacy Cumulus 1 software - any remaining users are encouraged to [[Migrating from Cumulus 1 to MX|migrate from Cumulus 1]] to Cumulus MX. A number of developers are contributing to MX, but the bulk of the development has been done by Mark Crossley.
-There is limited support available for the legacy software and any remaining legacy users are encouraged to [[Migrating from Cumulus 1 to MX|Migrate from Cumulus 1]] to the vastly different Cumulus MX. A number of developers are contributing to MX, but the big transformation (from Steve's original) has been almost entirely developed by Mark Crossley.
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-<big>'''''You do not need a userid to READ any of the content on this Wiki.''''' </big>
+If you are new to Wikis we suggest you spend a few minutes reading basic articles about them. Familiarise yourself with:
-If you are new to Wiki's we suggest you spend a few minutes reading basic articles about this Wiki. Familiarise yourself with:
 *Explaining [[Help:Contents/tabs|tabs]] at top of page
 *How to [[Help:Contents#Reading|read]]
 *How to [[Help:Contents#Searching|search]]
-Please see the bottom of this page for how ''you can contribute'' to this Wiki. If you plan on '''CONTRIBUTING''' to the Wiki, then you will need a account with userid.
+Please see the bottom of this page for how ''you can contribute'' to this Wiki. If you plan on contributing to the Wiki, then you will need a account with userid.
   The quickest way to get a new account is to put a request via the support forum (see pink background text there)
-  '''''When requesting a Wiki account, please quote the user name you use on the Cumulus support forum, or provide other evidence of you being a genuine Cumulus user.
+  'When requesting a Wiki account, please use the [[Special:RequestAccount|Request Account]] form to apply for a userid.  Use the biography box to explain how you will contribute if you are granted write access'''.  Note that the Wiki is currently undergoing restructuring and is largely locked for editing, but please apply for an account if you wish to contribute in the future.
- Otherwise use the [[Special:RequestAccount|Request Account]] form to apply for a userid, '''use the biography box to explain what you will contribute if you are granted write access''', not to describe your past  (you may have to wait some time for an administrator to have spare time to wade through loads of spam requests to find any real Cumulus user request).
-  Do be aware there are many spammers attempting to gain access, and any request that does not comply with above instruction makes it impossible for the admins to identify genuine account requests from spammers.'''''
- (Please note, the support forum and this Wiki are hosted by different people, on different web hosts, so do use a different password!)
-Brian Underdown (weather34) has allowed us to host his [[HomeWeatherStationTemplate|Home Weather Station template for Cumulus]] on the Wiki.
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-If you have any questions please raise them on either the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38 Cumulus forum] or [https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?board=105.0 Cumulus board at WXForum.net].
+If you have any questions please raise them on either the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38 Cumulus forum].
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