Erwin Dokter wrote:
On 10-08-2014 15:35, svetlana wrote:
This change solves a problem that does not exist. We either trust sysops, or we don't.
I concur. There are enough admins available to revert bad code additions. Also, this measure is completely without effect.
*Suppose* I were a rogue admin wanting to add some bad code to common.js that disables some WMF feature; I will be reverted by staff and common.js is superprotected.
Oh well, I'll just create a hidden default gadget... Happy hunting!
Page protection doesn't persist if you delete and restore the page, as a German Wikipedia admin has now pointed out with "MediaWiki:Common.js".
I agree with svetlana as well: the security of the entire MediaWiki infrastructure, which in turn is the security of a large portion of Wikimedia wikis, relies on the idea that local administrators can be trusted. Erik has now personally re-super-protected "MediaWiki:Common.js" and he continues to stoke the fires of war with the German Wikipedia.
MZMcBride