Yeah, you're right. I know about that wikis but...I guess it would be easier to recover corrupted backups/database than catch all computers from all users that made at least one edit which is needed to recover the original state.
Maybe something like http://deletionpedia.org/en/Main_Page would be useful to examine (yeah, it can catch only deletion that were proposed at Wikipedia of course). Martin út 2. 5. 2017 v 19:14 odesílatel Jean Valjean <[email protected]> napsal: > It depends on the wiki. Suppose, for instance, you're a RationalWiki user > editing Conservapedia, and then the Conservapedia sysops decide, "Hey wait, > this user is a troll, so let's block him and delete all this work." If he > asks for copies of his articles, they might say, "We don't want to help you > spread that nonsense any further." > > There also have been wikis whose databases got corrupted, and then they > found out that their backups weren't usable either. > > On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 12:52 AM, Martin Urbanec < > [email protected] > > wrote: > > > Mediawiki archives all revisions even they are deleted by a sysop. There > is > > no way to delete revs permanently by default (without an extra extension) > > and there is no need for it too. > > > > Sysops can view all deleted revisions. But when problem with wiki's HDD > is > > still a problem. > > > > Then backup, backup, backup is a solution. > > > > Yeah, this is from the administrator's point of view, not the user's one. > > But I can't see any reason why such extension would be useful still. > > > > As a sysop of cs.wiki I personally have no problem with sending the > content > > or restoring it when there is some reason for it. Yeah, you may say not > > everybody know that the content could be restored technically. But those > > who know they may use such extension would know the content can be > restored > > too. > > > > So instead of thinking about the extension itself I would rather talk > about > > the need for it. > > > > Best, > > Martin > > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > To unsubscribe, go to: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list To unsubscribe, go to: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
