[WikiEN-l] Oh shit, Slashdot is an attack site!

[K P]

On 8/8/07, Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org> wrote:
> On 8/7/07, Bryan Derksen <bryan.derksen at shaw.ca> wrote:
> > Casey Brown wrote:
> > > Perhaps you are thinking about her many archives?  It would be crazy to
> > > remove that much of someone's contribution history for any reason.  The devs
> > > would absolutely throw a fit! :-P
> >
> > It would probably involve a lot of GFDL violation, too. Removing the
> > edit history of a prolific long-time editor would potentially make
> > thousands of articles into copyvios.
> >
> Whose copyright would be violated?  If the long-time editor gives you
> permission, then I don't see how it could constitute a copyright
> violation.
>
> I actually think it'd be a good idea to oversight all but the last 500
> edits of any user upon request.  But only if it's a service available
> to everyone equally.  I feel similar about all this courtesy-blanking
> stuff.  The top google hit for my name still contains an undeserved
> hate-fest by various Wikipedians from over 3 years ago.  I've talked
> to OTRS, I've talked to arb com members, I've talked to some of the
> people making the malicious statements, and what courtesy do I get?
> So far none.
>
Become an admin, then you can oversight your user page at will.

KP