User talk:Whitehorse1/X2


 * Timeline

May 24 2006 Extension:Oversight extension created, as a temporary situation prior to core functionality development. Developers (sysadmins) can reverse in event of mistakes using the tool. All admins at this time still have DB read query access.

May 25 2006 Logging enabled for transparency.

June 13 2006 A private log of oversights was implemented, replacing the publicly viewable system.

April 16 2008 HideRevision aka Extension:Oversight permitted grounds for use text laid out at MediaWiki namespace's MediaWiki:Hiderevision-text, to be displayed in relevant places in the web interface. Main en:Oversight Policy page and that Hiderevision-text page had, alongside Potentially libelous information and Copyright infringement on advice of WMF counsel, broadly same grounds on Non-public personal information i.e., home addresses & phone numbers.

December 16 2008 en-wikip Oversight Policy page was updated with "→Policy: this is what is done today) " by Thatcher to add IP addresses content, under Non-public personal information. Background to that edit given in report–essay "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes", date as even.

January 29 2009 Brion (dev) enabled the RevisionDelete system, for oversighters only.

August 13 2009 MediaWiki:Hiderevision-text page has final update, to date. Cosmetic changes. Non-public personal information and other grounds listed unchanged from April 16 2008.

May 18 2010 Werdna (dev) enabled RevisionDelete on enwiki-p for all admins, in its 'vanilla' version.

July 19 2010 The Oversight Policy page trailed behind May 18 rollout a little, until updated to reflect the change.


 * Nomenclature
 * HideRevision aka Extension:Oversight
 * RevisionDelete
 * codebitz: 'hiderevision' permission allows use of revision hiding; 'oversight' permission required to view previously-hidden revisions
 * User access levels
 * hiderevision - permanently hide revisions from public view
 * oversight - view revisions that have been permanently hidden
 * Users who are given the oversight flag ('oversight' user group) have access to Special:HideRevision, through which they can permanently hide revisions of pages from all users, and Special:Oversight, where they can view a log of such actions and the content of the hidden revisions
 * See Special:ListUsers/suppress for a list of users in this group.


 * other bits