[04:49:59] <sparr>	 is there a way to say "pages in this namespace should not have a Namespace: prefix when linked to" about a namespace other than Main?
[04:50:56] <sparr>	 the prefix shouldn't be rendered, that is
[05:30:12] <Skizzerz>	 sparr: you can use displaytitle for that on a per-page basis (with $wgRestrictDisplayTitle = false), but that's the only thing built into mw I can think of
[05:30:21] <Skizzerz>	 should be doable with an extension pretty easily though
[05:30:41] <Skizzerz>	 er wait, for the links
[05:30:46] <Skizzerz>	 just make a templae
[05:30:48] <Skizzerz>	 *template
[05:33:28] <Skizzerz>	 {{link|Namespace:Somepage}} -> [[{{{1}}}|{{{2|{{PAGENAME:{{{1}}}}}}}}]]
[05:33:57] <Skizzerz>	 links to a page and strips the namespace prefix from the link automatically
[05:34:14] <Skizzerz>	 ofc you'd need to call the template instead of doing a [[link]] normally, which might not be ideal
[05:59:38] <aismallard>	 thanks Skizzerz 
[06:33:03] <sparr>	 Extension:HideNamespace and Extension:HidePrefix each do a separate half of what I need, in a way that doesn't combine :(
[07:50:04] <khalella>	 i want to use Extension:ConfirmAccount with a custom message in place of the "Biography"... for example "Tell us why you are interested in X"
[07:50:23] <khalella>	 and I also don't want to automatically create user pages with the data from this verification form
[07:51:22] <khalella>	 is this possible? or am i stuck with a pre-programmed $wgConfirmAccountRequestFormItems['Biography'] 
[07:52:12] <p858snake|L>	 khalella: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmAccount#Optional_configuration covers how to disable biography and to enable custom sections
[07:52:13] <khalella>	 under "Minimal settings" I can see some custom fields, but I don't see how I would set the text for the fielsd
[07:52:39] <khalella>	 for example  	'AreasOfInterest' => array( 'enabled' => true ),
[07:53:07] <khalella>	 how do i configure the 'AreasOfInterest' field ?
[07:54:45] <khalella>	 i want to show a short sentence like "Tell us why you are interested in X" and then a text field
[08:12:18] <Skizzerz>	 khalella: all of those are messages in the mediawiki namespace
[08:12:34] <Skizzerz>	 look in Special:AllMessages for the phrase you want to edit, then create the page with your desired phrase
[08:13:36] <Skizzerz>	 (this applies to pretty much every bit of text in mediawiki, not just the ConfirmAccount extension -- if you create pages in the MediaWiki namespace you can customize almost everything)
[08:15:38] <khalella>	 Skizzerz: excellent
[08:15:39] <khalella>	 thank you
[08:15:56] <Skizzerz>	 np :)
[08:20:14] <Skizzerz>	 khalella: for your other thing, try $wgMakeUserPageFromBio = false;
[08:20:25] <Skizzerz>	 that should disable user page creation from the form
[08:25:20] <khalella>	 yeah. sweet
[17:29:56] <curdievin>	 Hi, just setup IRC for the first time and would like to confirm it is working? Haven’t seen any conversation so don’t know if it’s working!
[17:31:31] <sparr>	 curdievin: I see you
[17:31:43] <sparr>	 it's just a very slow day, and this isn't the most active channel
[17:35:44] <curdievin>	 Ok, thank you for confirming!
[17:36:22] <curdievin>	 What is the best channel to ask questions about setting up a mediawiki install as an amateur?
[23:56:51] <Haley>	 This channel is fine.