diff --git a/doc/master-toc.mkd b/doc/master-toc.mkd
index 41a8d74..9e4672a 100644
--- a/doc/master-toc.mkd
+++ b/doc/master-toc.mkd
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 ## [WARNINGS][]
 
 
-## [trying][] out gitolite
+## [testing][] gitolite
+  * [trying][] out gitolite
 
 
 ## [quick][qi] install, setup, and clone
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@
 
 ## [special][] features/setups
 
+  * putting 'repositories' and '.gitolite' [somewhere else][elsewhere]
   * [disabling pushes][writable] to take backups
   * [personal][pers] branches
   * ([link][votes]: voting on commits)
@@ -119,14 +121,15 @@
 
 ## [customisation][cust]
 
+  * where do you put custom code?
   * types of non-core programs
-      * ([link][non-core]: non-core programs shipped with gitolite)
-  * [commands][]
-  * [hooks][]
-  * syntactic [sugar][]
-  * ([link][triggers]: triggers)
-  * ([link][vref]: VREFs)
-  * [developer notes][dev-notes]
+      * [commands][]
+      * [hooks][]
+      * syntactic [sugar][]
+      * ([link][triggers]: triggers)
+      * ([link][vref]: VREFs)
+  * ([link][non-core]: non-core programs shipped with gitolite)
+  * [developer notes][dev-notes] -- writing custom code
       * environment variables and other inputs
       * APIs
           * the shell API
diff --git a/doc/mirroring.mkd b/doc/mirroring.mkd
index 9689c7c..7b07882 100644
--- a/doc/mirroring.mkd
+++ b/doc/mirroring.mkd
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ On **each** server:
 
   * Run ssh-keygen if needed and get an ssh key pair for the server.  Copy the
     public key to a common area and name it after the host, but with 'server-'
-    prefixed.  So the pubkey for server 'mars' would be stored as
+    prefixed.  For example, the pubkey for server 'mars' must be stored as
     'server-mars.pub'.
 
   * Copy all keys to all the admin repo clones on your workstation and and add
diff --git a/doc/special.mkd b/doc/special.mkd
index 37cfe08..4ff6d75 100644
--- a/doc/special.mkd
+++ b/doc/special.mkd
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 
 ----
 
+## #elsewhere putting 'repositories' and '.gitolite' somewhere else
+
+Gitolite insists that the "repositories" and ".gitolite" directories be in
+`$HOME`.  If you want them somewhere else:
+
+  * do the install as normal,
+  * *then* move those directories to wherever you want and replace them with
+    symlinks pointing to the new location.
+
 ## #writable disabling pushes to take backups
 
 The `writable` command allows you to disable pushes to all repos or just the
@@ -68,3 +77,26 @@ Then write a script that
 
 Run this from cron or however you want.
 
+## #gh giving users their own repos
+
+(Please see [this][wild] for background on the ideas in this section).
+
+It's very easy to give users their own set of repos to create, with the
+username at the top level.  The simplest setup is:
+
+    repo CREATOR/..*
+        C   =   @all
+        RW+ =   CREATOR
+        RW  =   WRITERS
+        R   =   READERS
+
+Now users can create any repo under their own name simply by cloning it or
+pushing to it, then use the [perms][] command to add other users to their
+WRITERS and READERS lists.
+
+Of course you can get much more creative if you add a few more roles (see
+"roles" in [this][wild] page).
+
+<font color="gray">(I prefer using some prefix, say "u", as in `repo
+u/CREATOR/..*`.  This helps to keep user-created repos separate, and avoid
+name clashes in some far-fetched scenarios).</font>
diff --git a/doc/testing.mkd b/doc/testing.mkd
index b6f4cc7..bf3eb4d 100644
--- a/doc/testing.mkd
+++ b/doc/testing.mkd
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ so be sure to use a throwaway userid**.</font>
     cd gitolite
     prove
 
-(Make sure sshd allows incoming ssh to this userid at least from localhost.
-Out of scope for this document: sshd config, 'AllowUsers', etc...)
+Make sure:
+
+  * `$HOME/bin` is in `$PATH`
+  * sshd allows incoming ssh to this userid, at least from localhost
 
 Gitolite's test suite is mostly written using [tsh][] -- the "testing shell".
 Take a look at some of the scripts and you will see what it looks like.  It