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+I think I understand what is going on.
+I get the ''"did not find the text of a page that it should have"'' message a lot on another MediaWiki wiki I edit.
+This happens when:
+* (1) I obsessively check "Recent changes". I either leave that page open for hours, or I click on some "diff" or "history" link and leave *that* page open for hours.
+* (2) Meanwhile, some sysop (often myself) discovers that a spammer has created a new page (not merely added spam to a pre-existing page), so that sysop deletes the page and all its history (not merely edit the page and blank all the spam). Then
+* (3) I eventually return to that "Recent changes" page I had left open, and I click on the "history" or "diff" link for the deleted page. Or, I eventually return to the "diff" or "history" page that has long been deleted, and I hit "refresh" or click the "history" tab at the top.
+Since that page has been deleted, there is no "diff" or "history" to show, so MediaWiki throws up that (perhaps poorly-worded) message.
+Does that explain what you are seeing, or do you suspect a more serious problem?
+--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 10:04, 28 November 2007 (EST)
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