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Add new user right to view deleted files
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Why is there no userright to let a user access deleted files? Makes no sense.

There are only these user rights:

"deletedhistory" allows viewing deleted history entries, but not seeing or restoring revisions

"deletedtext" allows viewing deleted revisions, but not restoring


Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement

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bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Low.Nov 22 2014, 12:09 AM
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(In reply to comment #0)

Why is there no userright to let a user access deleted files? Makes no sense.

There are only these user rights:

"deletedhistory" allows viewing deleted history entries, but not seeing or
restoring revisions

"deletedtext" allows viewing deleted revisions, but not restoring

Personally I think it would make sense to throw this in with deletedtext. (and change the description [but keep right name the same] on special:listgrouprights )

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The right exists now. There's a viewdeletedfile right now which is suposed to allow holders to view files and pages in the File and File talk namespaces that are deleted. Best regards.

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"viewdeletedfile" is a Wikimedia-specific hack, this bug is about MediaWiki.

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The generic way to solve all sorts of problems with file revisions would be T96384.

Aklapper changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Feature Request".Feb 4 2022, 11:14 AM
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