diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 151dba2..9e8477d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pages := $(patsubst %.pg, %.html, \
 pages_md := $(patsubst %.md, %.html, \
             $(shell find docs/ -name '*.md'))
 articles := $(patsubst %.txt, %.html, \
-	$(shell find docs/ -maxdepth 2 -name '*.txt'))
+	$(shell find docs/ -maxdepth 2 -name '*.txt' | grep -Fv /gh/))
 # articles in TeX with an inappropriate var name
 texticles=$(patsubst %/, %.html, $(dir $(shell find docs/ -name 'Makefile')))
 www_root := www-root/
diff --git a/docs/about/githubbub.md b/docs/about/githubbub.md
index be19f3e..eceac1d 100644
--- a/docs/about/githubbub.md
+++ b/docs/about/githubbub.md
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ The original correspondence is provided here:
 [chris]: https://github.com/defunkt
 [pj]: https://github.com/pjhyett
 
-[gh-request]: /docs/gh/email-request
-[gh-request-reply]: /docs/gh/email-request-reply
-[gh-request2]: /docs/gh/email-request2
-[gh-request3]: /docs/gh/email-request3
-[gh-request3-reply]: /docs/gh/email-request3-reply
+[gh-request]: /docs/gh/email-request.txt
+[gh-request-reply]: /docs/gh/email-request-reply.txt
+[gh-request2]: /docs/gh/email-request2.txt
+[gh-request3]: /docs/gh/email-request3.txt
+[gh-request3-reply]: /docs/gh/email-request3-reply.txt
diff --git a/docs/gh/email-request-reply b/docs/gh/email-request-reply.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/gh/email-request-reply
rename to docs/gh/email-request-reply.txt
diff --git a/docs/gh/email-request b/docs/gh/email-request.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/gh/email-request
rename to docs/gh/email-request.txt
diff --git a/docs/gh/email-request2 b/docs/gh/email-request2.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/gh/email-request2
rename to docs/gh/email-request2.txt
diff --git a/docs/gh/email-request3-reply b/docs/gh/email-request3-reply.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/gh/email-request3-reply
rename to docs/gh/email-request3-reply.txt
diff --git a/docs/gh/email-request3 b/docs/gh/email-request3.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/gh/email-request3
rename to docs/gh/email-request3.txt