skin.txt
-MediaWiki's default skin is called Monobook, after the black-and-white photo of
-a book, in the page background. This skin has been the default since MediaWiki
-1.3 (2004). It is used on Wikipedia, and is popular on other sites.
+MediaWiki's default skin is called Vector. This has been the case since
+the 1.17 release (2011). This replaces the popular skin, Monobook which
+had been been the default since MediaWiki 1.3 (2004). It is now the
+default skin on Wikimedia Projects.
There are three legacy skins which were introduced before MediaWiki 1.3:
* Cologne Blue: A nicer-looking alternative to Standard.
+* Monobook: after the black-and-white photo of a book, in the page background.
+This was introduced in the 2004 release of 1.3
And there are four Monobook-derived skins which have been introduced since 1.3: