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 <p>If the version control commit fails, your edits will be saved and you will see them on the 
 website but <em>they will be lost later</em> if you do not get a nerd to fix the version control
-<a href="../computing/repos.html">repository</a> properly. To properly finish the job you need to get a nerd to
+<a href="../computing/repos.html">repository</a> properly. 
+
+<p>To properly finish the job you need to get a nerd to
 <ul>
+<li>Look at the current git log and status on the server, i.e. at 
+<a href="/repositories/expoweb/.git/log/">expoweb repo</a>
 <li>
 ssh into expo@expo.survex.com from a machine already configured to do this 
 <li>cd to the directory containing the repo you want, i.e.  "cd expoweb" for the handbook, which takes you to /home/expo/expoweb