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

[Gwern Branwen]

On  0, K P <kpbotany at gmail.com> scribbled:
> 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

Stock admins don't get the Oversight power. (And for good reason!)

Are you guys saying 'oversight' where you really mean 'delete'?

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gwern
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