On 5/7/07, Stephen Bain stephen.bain@gmail.com wrote:
One option we might consider would be to display some basic default content if the page is not present or blank, in the same way that MediaWiki messages work. This would make deleting or blanking the main page not so much of a problem.
-- Stephen Bain
Stephen,
It would be easy to make some backup wikitext (basically a copy of the templates used on the main page), but if somebody is able to vandalize/delete the main page they would be able to vandalize/delete the backup too.
The only way the disruption could be avoided is if:the hacker using an admin account to attack the main page: 1. Does not know ahead of time that a backup display exists, and... 2. Is not able to find the backup display quickly enough to also attack it before the account is blocked/desysopped.
Other than changing the mediawiki software, obscuring the way we use it would be the only hope.
CW