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'''Oversight''', also known as '''suppression''' is a form of enhanced page deletion on a [[wiki]] powered by {{tag|MediaWiki}} software. Unlike normal page deletion, which can usually be performed <u>and</u> reversed by wiki [[administrator]]s, oversight expunges and removed the deleted material / data from being viewed by anyone, including administrators and [[bureaucrat]]s. The only [[user]]s who can view or restore data that was deleted with Oversight are users with the <code>suppressrevision</code> user right, which is by default granted to the 'Oversight' {{tag|user group}} (the group is known as 'Suppress' on wiki's running MediaWiki version 1.25 and earlier). | {{Stub}} | ||
'''Oversight''', also known as '''suppression''' is a form of enhanced page deletion on a [[wiki]] powered by {{tag|MediaWiki}} software. Unlike normal page deletion, which can usually be performed <u>and</u> reversed (restored) by wiki [[administrator]]s, oversight expunges and removed the deleted material / data from being viewed by anyone, including administrators and [[bureaucrat]]s. The only [[user]]s who can view or restore data that was deleted with Oversight are users with the <code>suppressrevision</code> user right, which is by default granted to the 'Oversight' {{tag|user group}} (the group is known as 'Suppress' on wiki's running MediaWiki version 1.25 and earlier). | |||
Oversight is generally only used to remove serious [[vandal]]ism or [[:Category:Copyright|copyright]] infringement, personally identifiable information, or other grossly inappropriate content that should not be viewed by administrators. Oversight can be applied when deleting an entire page, or when deleting revisions/log entries using RevisionDeletion (in MediaWiki version 1.16+). Before version 1.16, which is when RevisionDeletion was introduced, the [[mw:Extension:Oversight|Oversight extension]] was used to accomplish the same purpose, however this was inefficient because the data could only be restored by a sysadmin via the database if there was a mistake. Now, even oversighted revisions and pages can be restored by a user with oversight access. | Oversight is generally only used to remove serious [[vandal]]ism or [[:Category:Copyright|copyright]] infringement, personally identifiable information, or other grossly inappropriate content that should not be viewed by administrators. Oversight can be applied when deleting an entire page, or when deleting revisions/log entries using RevisionDeletion (in MediaWiki version 1.16+). Before version 1.16, which is when RevisionDeletion was introduced, the [[mw:Extension:Oversight|Oversight extension]] was used to accomplish the same purpose, however this was inefficient because the data could only be restored by a sysadmin via the database if there was a mistake. Now, even oversighted revisions and pages can be restored by a user with oversight access. | ||