MediaWiki 1.17.0

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 skin.txt
 
-MediaWiki's default skin is called Monobook, after the black-and-white photo of
-a book, in the page background. This skin has been the default since MediaWiki 
-1.3 (2004). It is used on Wikipedia, and is popular on other sites.
+MediaWiki's default skin is called Vector. This has been the case since
+the 1.17 release (2011). This replaces the popular skin, Monobook which
+had been been the default since MediaWiki 1.3 (2004). It is now the
+default skin on Wikimedia Projects.
 
 There are three legacy skins which were introduced before MediaWiki 1.3:
 
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 * Cologne Blue: A nicer-looking alternative to Standard.
 
+The other skin that is widely used (and is the MediaWiki default before 1.17)
+is Monobook.
+
+* Monobook: Named after the black-and-white photo of a book, in the page background.
+This was introduced in the 2004 release of 1.3
 
 And there are four Monobook-derived skins which have been introduced since 1.3:
 
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 * Modern: An attractive blue/grey theme with sidebar and top bar.
 
-
 == Custom CSS/JS ==
 
 It is possible to customise the site CSS and JavaScript without editing any