ugh apparently my old mediawiki install was old enough that when I try to load it into the new version of mediawiki, it says it's too old to upgrade

so I guess I'm upgrading to 1.38.7 first

a version so old that wikimedia doesn't show it on the download page anymore, just tells you to upgrade

I'M TRYING

okay it's working now. I just need to remember how I fucked mediawiki into not allowing registrations, so I can re-enable it and then make my new user an admin

ahh:

$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false;

oh no my wiki has a photo of my resume on a floppy disk, complete with Old Name.

here I thought I was gonna be able to upgrade my identity without needing floppy disks, but obviously I was mistaken

@foone A floppy disk in 2018?
@Tapi I'm a bit about the floppies, as you may have noticed
@foone im trying to picture the look a prospective employer would have on their face as they accept a floppy disk 😂
@Tapi exactly why I did it. I brought it to interviews!