Log entry comment deletion through RevisionDelete doesn't affect CentralAuth and API
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	Dec 11 2020, 11:53 AM

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Ruwiki admin Wanderer blocked himself, insulting ruwiki community in "explanation" log field [1]. This explanation was hidden [2] by other admin, but it still visible on CentralAuth special page [3] and API query "list=blocks" [4] used by ruwiki script [5] that strikes nicknames of blocked users on talk pages and displays a tooltip with block parameters on hover on that nickname.

Hiding an action comment should hide it from CentralAuth and API too.

[1]: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Wanderer777
[2]: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=delete&user=&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype=event
[3]: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Wanderer777
[4]: https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=xml&list=blocks&bkusers=Wanderer777&bkprop=user%7Ctimestamp%7Cexpiry%7Creason%7Cflags%7Cby
[5]: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-markblocked.js

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MBH created this task.Dec 11 2020, 11:53 AM

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Ammarpad edited projects, added MediaWiki-Action-API; removed API-Portal.Dec 11 2020, 12:45 PM

It's not only the comment actually, even the username (when it's hidden)

DannyS712 subscribed.Dec 11 2020, 1:53 PM

The log is only the protocol of the action. Hiding the log comment does not hide the reason on the action. See T19053 for similar issues.

When the block is a suppression block than CentralAuth, Api and the special page reflects that:

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F:%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BA?wpTarget=Wanderer777&blockType=&limit=50&wpFormIdentifier=blocklist

Remove the block and add a new one or just reblock and try to change the reason.

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Log entry comment deletion through RevisionDelete doesn't affect CentralAuth and API
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