[WikiEN-l] Database locking

[The Cunctator]

On 2/4/06, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/4/06, The Cunctator <cunctator at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 2/4/06, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 2/4/06, The Cunctator <cunctator at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I'm not avoiding your points, I don't buy your logic. Yes, guns are an
> > > > extreme comparison and, I think, a poor analogy. The thought of
> > > > holding a funeral for the loss of a Wikipedia image is pretty
> > > > entertaining, though.
> > > >
> > >
> > > How long a database lock do you view as acceptable?
> >
> > I'm not sure what you're talking about -- you're going to have to help me here..
>
> It is fairly trivial for an admin to trigger a database lock. Depending
> on what they do exactly it could be quite a long one.

Can you explain what you mean by "database lock"? Or point me to a
reference? I'm happy to RTFM.