At 03:38 PM 5/19/02 -0400, you wrote:
On 5/19/02 3:25 PM, "Axel Boldt"
<axel(a)uni-paderborn.de> wrote:
I propose that we completely forbid the
overwriting of existing
uploaded files.
But that's annoying if you want to update a file with a
corrected version.
There should be a better way.
It would be nice if uploaded files had a "history" like articles do. That
way a vandalism like overwriting with junk could be easily undone.
Also, while I'm thinking about it, a "trash bin" where deleted files and
articles go for a while before being truly and permanently deleted would be
a nice safety feature; someone was just recently asking about possible ways
to recover an article he'd deleted, and I myself am often reduced to a
quivvering mass of indecision and fear when I'm about to click on "delete
this page" even if I've spent considerable effort convincing myself it's
the right thing to do.
Oh, and an "articles that link here" feature for the files in uploads would
be great, too! Would make it easier to spot the files which are actually
used by articles and the ones put there by jerks just using Wikipedia for
free hosting space.
I think I'm done wishing for now. :)
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