User blog comment:Meighan/New Tools to Start & Grow Your Wiki/@comment-2022446-20110805174040/@comment-4713673-20110805211814

Jazzi for the squished issue click on the vertical drawer - the long grey line with an arrow in it that runs down the length of the special page. The will minimize the sidebar and show you full width Special Pages again. The sidebar will stay minimized until you either open it again, or your log in session ends (you log out).