diff --git a/emergencies.mkd b/emergencies.mkd
index 13b0546..e6b30e7 100644
--- a/emergencies.mkd
+++ b/emergencies.mkd
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ the answer, but here's a list of files you should blow away.
 
   * having the home directory in a partition that is mounted noexec.
 
+  * having the default shell be something like /bin/false, and/or not having
+    the default shell be part of /etc/shells.
+
 ## #ngp things that are not gitolite problems
 
 There are several things that appear to be gitolite problems but are not.  I
diff --git a/g2migr.mkd b/g2migr.mkd
index c6f52c2..c5a2378 100644
--- a/g2migr.mkd
+++ b/g2migr.mkd
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ Some of them have links where there is more detail than I want to put here.
 
   * `GIT_PATH` **dropped**, **requires presetting**.
 
-    If you need its functionality, add these lines to the end of the rc file:
+    If you need this, manipulate the PATH environment variable directly.  Just
+    put something like this at the end of the rc file:
 
-        $ENV{PATH}="...whatever you want...";
+        $ENV{PATH} = "/some/non-standard/path:$ENV{PATH}";
         1;
 
 ### medium impact
diff --git a/git-config.mkd b/git-config.mkd
index 94487e1..83d816c 100644
--- a/git-config.mkd
+++ b/git-config.mkd
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ examples).  Other forms of the `git config` command (`--add`, the
 
 >   ----
 
-You can also use the special value `%GL_REPO` in the string to save typing:
+You can also use the special values `%GL_REPO` and `%GL_CREATOR` in the
+string.  The former is available to all repos, while the latter is only
+available to [wild][] repos.
 
     repo foo bar baz
         config hooks.mailinglist = %GL_REPO-commits@example.tld
diff --git a/index.mkd b/index.mkd
index 0e0a30a..0cd451d 100644
--- a/index.mkd
+++ b/index.mkd
@@ -51,12 +51,19 @@ most people see:
 
 ## #contact contact
 
+**NOTE** Unless you have very good reasons, please use the mailing list below
+instead of mailing me personally.  If you have to mail me, use the gmail
+address instead of my work address.
+
   * author: sitaramc@gmail.com, sitaram@atc.tcs.com
 
-  * general discussion list: gitolite@googlegroups.com
-      * list subscribe address: gitolite+subscribe@googlegroups.com
-  * announcements and notices list: gitolite-announce@googlegroups.com
-      * list subscribe address: gitolite-announce+subscribe@googlegroups.com
+  * mailing list for questions and general discussion:
+      * gitolite@googlegroups.com
+      * subscribe address: gitolite+subscribe@googlegroups.com
+
+  * mailing list for announcements and notices:
+      * gitolite-announce@googlegroups.com
+      * subscribe address: gitolite-announce+subscribe@googlegroups.com
 
   * IRC: #git and #gitolite on freenode.  Note that I live in India (UTC+0530
     time zone).
diff --git a/ips.mkd b/ips.mkd
index dcbff02..4ac0678 100644
--- a/ips.mkd
+++ b/ips.mkd
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ a detailed log of every command you typed, and the complete response you got.
 I do not ask for this information to help you -- that's only a front.  I
 *know* these instructions work (at least on any Linux that already has git
 installed), so the real reason is to find where you mistyped something and
-mock you for that,
+mock you for that.
 
 ### Assumptions
 
diff --git a/master-toc.mkd b/master-toc.mkd
index 35a7734..8c04c99 100644
--- a/master-toc.mkd
+++ b/master-toc.mkd
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
   * ([link][partial-copy]: faking selective READ control)
   * using pubkeys obtained [from elsewhere][keysonly]
   * ([link][pushcode]: updating code via the admin repo)
+  * giving users [their own repos][gh]
 
 ## interfacing with [external][] tools
 
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@
           * commands
           * trigger programs
           * sugar
+      * (appendix 1) notes on the INPUT trigger
 
 ## [non-core][] programs shipped with gitolite
 
diff --git a/rules.mkd b/rules.mkd
index 39cabe9..bc53e46 100644
--- a/rules.mkd
+++ b/rules.mkd
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ There are also other, less commonly used, [types of permissions][write-types].
 A refex is an expression that matches the ref (i.e., branch or tag) being
 pushed.  See [this][refex] for more info.
 
+You can also use [virtual refs][vref] to perform extra checks and controls
+that you can't do with just the normal ref (like refs/heads/master) being
+pushed.  The most common example is restricting pushes by dir/file name, but
+there are lots of other possibilities.
+
 ### when are the rules checked?
 
 There are 2 places where access rules are checked.