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==Use== |
==Use== |
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Revision deletion is used for many purposes, including: |
Revision deletion is used for many purposes, including, but not limited to: |
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*For testing |
*For testing |
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*To hide copyright infringements, where there is a clean revision to restore to |
*To hide copyright infringements, where there is a clean revision to restore to |
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*To hide purely disruptive material, with little or no testing value (such as phishing, scams, spam, etc.) |
*To hide purely disruptive material, with little or no testing value (such as phishing, scams, spam, etc.) |
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*To hide [[Special:MyLanguage/Test Wiki: Suppressors|suppressible]] material prior to suppression (use a discreet edit summary for this. If there is another reason you can use, like purely disruptive material, use that.) |
*To hide [[Special:MyLanguage/Test Wiki: Suppressors|suppressible]] material prior to suppression (use a discreet edit summary for this. If there is another reason you can use, like purely disruptive material, use that.) |
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*To make uncontroversial redactions that don't fit in the other categories |
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*In some logs, like the [[Special:Log/chat|chat log]], to hide the content or edit summary where they take up too much screen space (for instance, text with diacritical marks that stretch off the log entry) |
*In some logs, like the [[Special:Log/chat|chat log]], to hide the content or edit summary where they take up too much screen space (for instance, text with diacritical marks that stretch off the log entry) |
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In general, please only redact the part(s) of material that fit a non-test reason. If you are testing, redact as much as you want, and then revert. |
In general, please only redact the part(s) of material that fit a non-test reason. If you are testing, redact as much as you want, and then revert. |
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