Author: FT2.wiki

Description:
When a RevisionDelete action takes place, it is often important that other users can review it later. RevisionDelete comprises 3 possible actions. The log notes that actions were processed and the diffs concerned but does not store what the actions were. Later review is therefore not always possible since details are permanently lost if further actions have taken place.

Example case in point:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:RevisionDelete&target=A+Christmas+Carol+%28Doctor+Who%29&type=revision&ids=396587389

In this revision an admin used RevDelete to perform redaction of some fields in the revision. This was reversed by another admin. 6 months later the first admin's handling of admin tools is up for review. It is not clear from the log which fields were redacted. The optional "reason" gives a hint in this case, but the details of what fields were redacted or unredacted in these two actions is not saved in the logs. It probably should be stated.

An example of one way to show this succinctly might be: "(S+ T. U-)" to show the summary was redacted, the username had redaction removed, and the revision text was left unchanged.

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