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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:MyLanguage/Special:Log|the log]]. | ||
Revision deletion can hide content, summaries, and usernames of edits and log entries. On Test Wiki, it is used for tests or non-test reasons. | Revision deletion can hide content, summaries, and usernames of edits and log entries. On Test Wiki, it is used for tests or non-test reasons. | ||
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Revision deletion is used for many purposes, including: | Revision deletion is used for many purposes, including: | ||
*For testing | *For testing | ||
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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.) | ||
*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.) | *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 too much screen space (for instance, text with diacritical marks that stretch off the log entry) | *In some logs, like the [[Special:MyLanguage/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 general, please only redact the part(s) of material that fit a non-test reason. | In general, please only redact the part(s) of material that fit a non-test reason. | ||
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