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@@ -4,32 +4,22 @@ This website hosts my personal [[http://codewiz.org/ | wiki]], my [[pictures | p
 
 === About this wiki ===
 
-You're invited to edit these pages! Make practice in the WikiSandBox.
-You may want to read the EditingTips to get started.
-Editing requires authentication.  If you don't have a real account, you can
-login as **Anonymous****Coward** with empty password.
+You're welcome to edit these pages! Practice in the [[WikiSandBox]] and read the [[EditingTips]] to get started.
+Editing requires authentication.  If you don't have an account, you can login as **Anonymous****Coward**
+with empty password.  Your IP will be logged in the edit history.
 
-=== About the software powering this website ===
+=== About self-hosting your identity ===
 
-This web site is powered by my own minimalistic wiki engine called [[GeekiGeeki]].
-
-Why would someone self-host a wiki, blog and photo sharing when there are dozens of
-free-beer alternatives online?
-
-It's a matter of being reasonably [[http://autonomo.us/about/ | autonomous]] from online services. 
-Relying on services whose terms of use are changed unilaterally makes me uncomfortable.
+This site is powered by my minimalist wiki engine, [[GeekiGeeki]].
 
 The [[http://opendefinition.org/ | definition of open knowledge]] is still a subject of
-debate. At this time, I avoid web services that disallow
-bulk access to data created collaboratively by their users.
-Examples of such badly behaving sites are [[http://www.imdb.com | IMDB]] and
-[[http://flickr.com | Flickr]]: both have been created by us users, but try downloading
-substantial portions of their data... On the other end of the spectrum,
-[[http://wikipedia.org | Wikipedia]] provides an interface to dump the
-entire database, including the edit history. This is what we should demand
-from any online resource built collaboratively.
-
-My current personal policy is to use those non-reciprocal services in read-only
-mode, thus avoiding to grow their information base with my help.
-
-Promoting users' autonomy is in the long-term interest of a free Internet.
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+debate. At this time, I avoid web services that disallow bulk access to data created
+collaboratively by their users. An examples of such badly behaved site is
+[[http://www.imdb.com | IMDB]] and [[http://flickr.com | Flickr]]: both have been
+created with data provided by users, but access to this data is only possible through
+the service, and bulk downloading is not allowed. On the other end of the spectrum,
+[[http://wikipedia.org | Wikipedia]] provides an interface to dump the entire database,
+including the edit history. This is what we should demand from any online resource
+built collaboratively.
+
+When choosing where to host your data, take into account this important freedom.
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