User:Dubiousjim/Special
Dubiousjim added a JavaScript to MediaWiki:Common.js that removes the Special:SpecialPages link from the Toolbox section of the Sidebar, and replaces it with a link to Project:Wiki_maintenance in the Wiki section of the Sidebar. The latter is a curated/organized/annotated selection of SpecialPages links. It also has a link to the whole ugly set of SpecialPages, in case something extra is needed.
This page is just a note to explain what I've done. I think you'll find the Maintenance link more useful. But if these modifications to the Sidebar prove to be problematic, an administrator can delete the page MediaWiki:Common.js and (once MediaWiki has refreshed its caches) the site will revert to the old behavior.
I've leave this page here for a while, but plan to eventually delete it.