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One subpage name in particular is reserved to be an active page checked by Mediawiki (the name of the software program which runs Wikipedia). That subpage, called "vector.js", is used to customize your user account.

"JS" stands for ''[[JavaScript]]''. You can customize your Wikipedia account using [[Wikipedia:User scripts|JavaScript scripts]]. Whenever you log on, the MediaWiki software automatically accesses and runs any scripts found on your vectoruse Firefox, and you would like to upgrade your Wikipedia user account with a useful collection of scripts, add this into [{{fullurl:Special:MyPage/skin.js&action=edit}} your .js page]: <syntaxhighlight lang=javascript>importScript(if'User:The youTranshumanist/UPDC.js');</syntaxhighlight> haveAfter onesaving thatthe is)page, press {{keypress|Ctrl+R}}.

If you use Firefox, and you would like to upgrade your Wikipedia user account with a useful collection of scripts, add this into [{{fullurl:Special:MyPage/skin.js&action=edit}} your .js page]: <syntaxhighlight lang=javascript>importScript('User:The Transhumanist/UPDC.js');</syntaxhighlight> After saving the page, press {{keypress|Ctrl+R}}.

Doing so will add the following programs or changes to your account: