Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of WikiDeletePage
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- 2013-12-24T20:28:30+01:00 (10 years ago)
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v2 v3 5 5 '''Note:''' Deleting a wiki page is an irreversible operation. 6 6 7 In general, it is recommended to create redirection pages instead of completely deleting an old page, as to not frustrate the visitor with broken links when coming to the site from a search engine. A redirection page is a short page that contains a link such as “See !SomeOtherPage”. However, deleting specific versions or even complete pages can make sense to remove spam or other abusive submissions. 7 If you want to delete a page because you actually re-created a new page with the same content but a different name, it is recommended to keep the page and use it as a redirection page instead of completely deleting it, as to not frustrate the visitor with broken links when coming to the site from a search engine. 8 9 In this situation, chances are that you actually wanted to [[WikiNewPage#renaming|rename]] the page instead of doing a copy + delete. 10 The ''Rename'' operation also offers you the possibility to create a redirection page. 11 A redirection page is a short page that contains a link such as “See !SomeOtherPage”. 12 13 However, deleting specific versions or even complete pages can make sense to remove spam or other abusive submissions. 8 14 9 15 ----