When I edit a page in MediaWiki, the form contains these hidden
variables:
<input type='hidden' value="20051008140830"
name="wpStarttime" />
<input type='hidden' value="20051008140830"
name="wpEdittime" />
<input type='hidden' value="106c45867969e6679906ec3acc5b7c2e"
name="wpEditToken" />
I guess they are used to detect and resolve edit conflicts.
Are these values necessary when I (or a robot) create a new page?
I guess the timestamps could be set to 1970 or blank, to ensure
that the robot doesn't overwrite any existing pages?
In
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Bulk_Page_Creator
the script retrieves the edit page only to extract the token.
What's the point in this? What is the function of wpEditToken?
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