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'''Revision deletion''' is a feature of the MediaWiki software allowing [[Test Wiki:Administrators|administrators]] to hide a revision from non-administrators, and place it behind an interstitial for any administrators who wish to check the revision. [[Test Wiki:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]] can also do the same for entries in [[Special:Log|the log]]. | '''Revision deletion''' is a feature of the MediaWiki software allowing [[Test Wiki:Administrators|administrators]] to hide a revision from non-administrators, and place it behind an interstitial for any administrators who wish to check the revision. [[Test Wiki:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]] can also do the same for entries in [[Special:Log|the log]]. | ||
Revision deletion can hide content, summaries, and usernames of edits and log entries. It removes content from the eyes of non-[[Test Wiki:Administrators|administrators]] and places it behind a few pages for administrators. On Test Wiki, it is used for tests or non-test reasons. | |||
==Use== | |||
Revision deletion is used for many purposes, including: | |||
*For testing | |||
*To hide grossly insulting, degrading, or offensive material | |||
*To hide purely disruptive material, with little or no testing value (such as phishing, scams, spam, etc.) | |||
*To hide [[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.) | |||
*In some logs, like the [[Special:Log/chat|chat log]], to hide the content or edit summary where they take up take up too much space | |||
In general, please only redact the part(s) of material that fit a non-test reason. | |||
