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 ==Description==
-Contains summaries of academic books and articles, especially those relevant to political science.
+Contains summaries of academic books and articles, especially those relevant to political science. Most of the original 500 summaries began as the site administrator's personal notes; as such, the site currently has a closed {{tag|copyright}}, though this may change if other editors begin making significant contributions to the wiki. Given the small base of users interested in updating a database of arcane scholarly works--mainly PhD students--potential contributors must email the administrator to request a username and password. There is no automated registration form.
-Interesting closed {{tag|copyright}} and modified MediaWiki without access to special pages or recent changes for unregistered users.  There doesn't seem to be an obvious way to register.
+The site employs a modified MediaWiki in which articles are viewed at a different URL from where they are edited. This modification has the incidental effect of preventing unregistered users from accessing special pages, as special pages are viewable only at the back-end URL. In time, the administrator hopes to make special pages viewable through the canonic URL.
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