Page MenuHomePhabricator
Create Task
Maniphest T19378

RevisionDelete should have max age variable to hide content
Closed, DeclinedPublic
Actions

Description

To prevent possible misuse or abuse, RevisionDelete should have a variable that sets the maximum age a revision can be before it's no longer hide-able.

Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement

Details

Reference
bz17378

Event Timeline

• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Lowest.Nov 21 2014, 10:27 PM
• bzimport added a project: MediaWiki-Revision-deletion.
• bzimport set Reference to bz17378.
• MZMcBride created this task.Feb 6 2009, 3:49 AM
aaron added a comment.Feb 9 2009, 7:44 AM

This seems a bit paranoid

jayvdb added a comment.Feb 12 2009, 10:25 PM

There needs to be an expectation that oversight is performed within a given period.

See:

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2009-January/041205.html

Platonides added a comment.Feb 12 2009, 10:33 PM

That the data is available through other means after X time doesn't mean that it mustn't be hidden after X time if there's such need.

aaron added a comment.Feb 12 2009, 10:51 PM

This seems to be a wrong solution to the issue...may have to close

• bzimport added a comment.Mar 19 2009, 1:52 PM

mike.lifeguard+bugs wrote:

(In reply to comment #4)

This seems to be a wrong solution to the issue...may have to close

I agree this is a bad idea. But I'm not sure what a good way to address the issue might be, if any. Nevertheless, I'd suggest marking this WONTFIX.

aaron added a comment.Mar 19 2009, 7:30 PM

Closed

Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 unless otherwise noted; code licensed under GNU General Public License (GPL) 2.0 or later and other open source licenses. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Code of Conduct. · Wikimedia Foundation · Privacy Policy · Code of Conduct · Terms of Use · Disclaimer · CC-BY-SA · GPL