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diff --git a/doc/tips/distributed_wikis.mdwn b/doc/tips/distributed_wikis.mdwn
index 3d9f31986..cf9c2e338 100644
--- a/doc/tips/distributed_wikis.mdwn
+++ b/doc/tips/distributed_wikis.mdwn
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ And if someone edits a page on your mirror, it will "git push origin",
 committing the changes back to the origin git repository, and updating the
 origin mirror. Assuming you can push to that git repository. If you can't,
 and you want a mirror, and not a branch, you should disable web edits on
-your mirror.
+your mirror. (You could also point the cgiurl for your mirror at the origin
+wiki.)
 
 ## branching a wiki
 
diff --git a/doc/tips/distributed_wikis/discussion.mdwn b/doc/tips/distributed_wikis/discussion.mdwn
index d2fad816b..994c493f9 100644
--- a/doc/tips/distributed_wikis/discussion.mdwn
+++ b/doc/tips/distributed_wikis/discussion.mdwn
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 Would it work if the mirrored wiki was configured with cgiurl set to the cgiurl of the origin wiki - so that users were seamlessly redirected to the origin for edits? --[[Jamie]]
+
+> Yes, if the origin wiki is set up to ping the mirrored wiki when
+> updated, the mirror is free to use its cgi setup. (Note that the cgi will
+> leave the user on a page on the origin wiki when they save the edit.)
+> I've put a mention of this option in the page.
+> --[[Joey]]