[QA] [Cloud-admin] Delete button on gerrit

[Bryan Davis]

On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 1:00 PM, Jaime Crespo <jcrespo at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> I just been told there is now a delete button, DON'T USE IT- I just pressed
> it by mistake after entering in edit mode thinking it was a "discard patch
> started on web interface" (but it is very easy to pres it by mistake), and
> apparently it removes the entire CR. I was told by Paladox this is a new
> feature on gerrit, and I do not like it already. I managed to delete the
> work of a workmate. :-(
>
> I could restore everthing from the database backups, but as it also deletes
> the git files content, it doesn't work without it -it cannot be reverted-
> only text can be recover from the database in not the nicest formatting.
>
> Apologies for the damages caused. Should I file a ticket to propose to
> disable such a button from the UI?

That does seem like a horrible feature to have readily accessible in
the gerrit UI. I'd +1 work to disable/hide it.

Bryan
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