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diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.24 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.24
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+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.24
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-Security reminder: If you have PHP's register_globals option set, you should
-turn it off. Although MediaWiki will work with it enabled, it exposes your
-server to potential security vulnerabilities.
+Security reminder: If you have PHP's register_globals option set, you must
+turn it off. MediaWiki will no longer work with it enabled.
 
 == MediaWiki 1.24 ==
 
@@ -10,6 +9,9 @@ MediaWiki 1.24 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
 production.
 
 === Configuration changes in 1.24 ===
+* MediaWiki will no longer run if register_globals is enabled. It has been
+  deprecated for 5 years now, and was removed in PHP 5.4. For more information
+  about why, see <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/register_globals>.
 * The server's canonical hostname is available as $wgServerName, which is
   exposed in both mw.config and ApiQuerySiteInfo.
 * Introduced $wgPagePropsHaveSortkey as a backwards-compatibility switch,
@@ -30,6 +32,11 @@ production.
 * $wgCountTotalSearchHits has been removed. If you're concerned about efficiency
   of search, you should use something like CirrusSearch instead of built in
   search.
+* Users in the 'sysop' group have access to Special:MergeHistory by default.
+* $wgFileStore was removed after having been deprecated in 1.17. Alternative
+  configurations are $wgDeletedDirectory and $wgHashedUploadDirectory.
+* The deprecated $wgUseCommaCount variable has been removed.
+* $wgEnableSorbs and $wgSorbsUrl have been removed.
 
 === New features in 1.24 ===
 * Added a new hook, "WhatLinksHereProps", to allow extensions to annotate
@@ -106,6 +113,9 @@ production.
   permission needs to be set for 'pagelang'.
 * Upgrade Moment.js to v2.7.0.
 * (bug 67042) Added support for the HTML5 <rtc> tag for East Asian typography.
+* Upgrade Sinon.JS to 1.10.3.
+* Added the es5-shim polyfill for older or non-compliant javascript engines.
+* Upgrade jQuery Cookie to v1.2.0.
 
 === Bug fixes in 1.24 ===
 * (bug 49116) Footer copyright notice is now always displayed in user language
@@ -215,6 +225,29 @@ changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
   set of hooks has been removed and replaced by a single new hook
   SpecialPageBeforeFormDisplay.
 * (bug 65781) Removed block warning on included {{Special:Contributions}}
+* Removed Skin::makeGlobalVariablesScript. (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed MWNamespace::isMain(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed Preferences::loadOldSearchNs(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed OutputPage::getStatusMessage(). (deprecated since 1.18)
+* Removed OutputPage::isUserJsAllowed(). (deprecated since 1.18)
+* Removed Title::updateTitleProtection(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed ParserOptions::setSkin(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed Title::escapeCanonicalURL(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed Title::escapeLocalURL(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed Title::escapeFullURL(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed User::isValidEmailAddr(). (deprecated since 1.18)
+* Removed Title::getEscapedText(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed Language::getFallbackLanguageCode(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed WikiPage::isBigDeletion(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed MWInit class which contained functions related to a now discontinued
+  PHP compiler called hphpc. (deprecated since 1.22)
+* ApiResult::enableSizeCheck() and disableSizeCheck() are now obsolete.
+* Removed ResourceLoaderGetStartupModules hook. (deprecated since 1.23)
+* Removed getFormFields(), onSubmit() and onSuccess() from FormlessAction, as
+  these were meant specifically for FormAction instead.
+* Removed Action::execute().
+* Removed AjaxAddScript which has been obsolete since ResourceLoader and
+  is unused by any modern extension.
 
 ==== Renamed classes ====
 * CLDRPluralRuleConverter_Expression to CLDRPluralRuleConverterExpression
@@ -258,6 +291,7 @@ changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
 * IPBlockForm - Use SpecialBlock directly
 * WatchlistEditor - Use SpecialEditWatchlist directly
 * FormatExif - Use FormatMetadata directly
+* RevertFileAction - Use RevertAction directly
 
 == Compatibility ==