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+++ b/basewiki/globlist.mdwn
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 When the wiki stores lists of pages, such as pages that are locked or pages
-that you want to be emailed if changed, it uses a GlobList.
+whose commit emails you want subscribe to, it uses a GlobList.
 
 This is a list of page names, separated by white space. The "glob" bit is
 that as well as full page names, it can contain glob patterns. "`*`" stands
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ name. So if you wanted to list all the pages about tea, and any
 
 	*tea* SandBox/*
 
-You can also prefix an item in the list with "!" to skip matching any
+You can also prefix an item in the list with "`!`" to skip matching any
 pages that match it. So if you want to specify all pages except for
-Discussion pages:
+Discussion pages and the SandBox:
 
-	!*/Discussion
+	* !SandBox !*/Discussion
+
+It's also possible to match pages that link to a given page, by writing
+"link(page)" in a globlist. Or, match pages that a given page links to, by
+writing "backlink(page)".