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Fileexporter should warn while exporting a file that was previously deleted
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Description

I noticed that files imported with the full history (and logs) might sometimes mislead users and even lead to ping-pong scenario:

  • transfer to Commons
  • delete by a Commons admin
  • transfer to Commons
  • delete by a Commons admin

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The reason is that "raw" exported file often does not contain all information (source/author/license) required in Wikimedia Commons and the exporting user should review the information manually.

So I suggest that Fileexporter should warn the exporting user when the exported file has already been deleted from Commons (maybe presenting the deletion log entry to the user)