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 <?php
 include 'head.php';
 ?>
+<?/*
 <h3>About</h3>
+*/?>
 
 <p>
 This service provides <a target="_blank" href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc">MySQL</a> databases to <a target="_blank" href="http://ca.mit.edu/">MIT certificate</a> holders.
 You must choose a MySQL password (which should be different from your Athena account password) when you <a href="do/signup">sign up</a>, and you can
 then use this interface to create and drop databases.  All subsequent SQL commands can be issued from any host, client, and/or script of your choice;
-simply connect to the MySQL server at <b>sql.mit.edu</b> using your new MySQL username and password.
-You may want to consider running scripts using the <a target="_blank" href="http://scripts.mit.edu/web">web script service</a> or
+simply connect to the MySQL server at <b>sql.mit.edu</b> using your username and your new MySQL password.
+You may find it convenient to run scripts using the <a target="_blank" href="http://scripts.mit.edu/web">web script service</a> or
 <a target="_blank" href="http://scripts.mit.edu/cron">shortjobs service</a>.
 </p>
 
 <p>
 All uses of this service must comply with the <a target="_blank" href="http://web.mit.edu/olh/Welcome/rules.html">MITnet rules of use</a>.
-The SIPB MySQL Service is part of the <a target="_blank" href="http://scripts.mit.edu/">scripts.mit.edu</a> project.
 </p>
 
+<?/*
 <h3>Backups</h3>
 
 <p>
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ The SIPB MySQL Service is part of the <a target="_blank" href="http://scripts.mi
 Although we use various technical means to try to ensure the availability of your data (including hardware-level redundancy and real-time replication), we can make no guarantees about the reliability of the service and access to your data.
 </p>
 
-<?/*
 <h3>Quotas</h3>
 
 <p>
@@ -41,9 +42,9 @@ Users should instead store these types of data in AFS and use SQL tables only to
 <strong>Always use this interface to create and drop databases.</strong>
 Although you can drop any of your databases outside this interface, doing so will not relinquish your rights to that database and will therefore still count against your quota.
 </p>
-*/?>
 
 <h3>Disclaimer</h3>
+*/?>
 
 <p>
 Although this service has been designed with reliability in mind, the SIPB MySQL service should not be used to host critical applications that cannot tolerate downtime.