On 5 February 2015 at 15:43, This, that and the other <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I would suggest that the potential "danger" of such a right is mitigated
> by the following:
>
> * It is not possible to delete change tags defined by an extension unless
> the extension specifically allows it (which none currently do). That means
> that active AbuseFilter tags, tags like `visualeditor`, etc. cannot be
> deleted. The exception to this is OAuth, which should really be fixed not
> to allow its tags to be deleted.
>
Fair.
> * The feature is currently limited to deleting tags used by <= 5,000
> revisions. (This may change in the future.)
> On enwiki, this would allow old, inactive AbuseFilter tags to be cleaned
> up (like "michael jackson"). These tags are in most cases applied to old
> revisions, and seeing as the intention of tags is to help patrolling of
> recent edits,
{{cn}}
I know for one that they're frequently used for analytical purposes to
track behaviour and performance. The AF ones aren't, but AbuseFilter's use
of tags is (numerically) niche. Maybe we should first have a conversation
about what we want tags to be, before rushing around making potentially
regrettable changes?
J.
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James D. Forrester
Product Manager, Editing
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
[email protected] | @jdforrester
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