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 =Synopsis=
-[[Cosmos]] is a collection of interface modifications to the standard [[World of Warcraft]] user interface (UI).
+[[Cosmos]] is a collection of interface modifications (a collection of "[[AddOns]]") to the standard [[World of Warcraft]] user interface (UI).
 =How does Cosmos work?=
-Blizzard have provided a very flexible, yet safe system using [[Lua]] and XML to allow users to provide their own [[Interface Customization]]. See the [[Introduction]] for a brief summary on how this works.
+Blizzard has provided a very flexible, yet safe, system that allows users to provide their own [[Interface Customization]]. This system uses XML and the [[Lua]] scripting language. See the [[Introduction]] for a brief summary on how this works.
-Cosmos takes advantage of this to create a set of [[AddOns]] folders, including a few common libraries to make writing these AddOns a little easier. These all sit in your Interface/AddOns folder under your WoW directory - they are simple text files, which are read in by the WoW program. As such, they are totally benign.
+Cosmos takes advantage of this system by providing a set of AddOns, and a few common libraries to make writing other AddOns a little easier. These all sit in your &lt;game&gt;\Interface\AddOns folder (located in the WoW game directory on your computer) - they are simple text files, which are read in by the WoW program. As such, they are totally benign.
-In addition to this, Cosmos also provides an optional .exe file you can use. This is used to update the files in your AddOns folder, and also to upload information to Thottbot if you explicitly chose to enable this AddOn in the Cosmos in-game menu. If you don't explicitly enable Thottbot, this won't happen. You should only run .exe files which you trust. If you don't trust the Cosmos developers, or you want more direct control, you can install all the files manually from the zip file.
+INSTALLATION:<br>
+Cosmos comes with an optional executable (.exe) file you can use. This .exe file is used to update the files in your AddOns folder, and also to upload information to [[Thottbot]] if you explicitly chose to enable this AddOn in the Cosmos in-game menu. If you don't explicitly enable Thottbot, this won't happen. You should only run .exe files which you trust. <br>
+If you don't trust the Cosmos developers, or you want more direct control, you can install all the files manually from the zip file instead of using the Cosmos.exe file.
 =What does Cosmos do?=
 Cosmos itself is just a library and collection of individual AddOns. The specific functionality depends on which AddOns are included at any time. Please see the [[Cosmos AddOns]] page for a list of what's included, and further details on what each of these AddOns does.
-Popular examples are the various toolbar addons which provide additional toolbars to use (along with keybindings for them), [[QuestMinion]] to show more info on your current quests and progress with them, and [[DPSPLUS]] which provides a detailed breakdown of your [[DPS]], but there are many many more.
+Popular examples are the various toolbar AddOns, which provide additional toolbars to use (along with keybindings for them), [[QuestMinion]] to show more info on your current quests and progress with them, and [[DPSPLUS]] which provides a detailed breakdown of your [[DPS]], but there are many many more.
 =What does Cosmos look like?=