From: Joey Hess Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:16:27 +0000 (-0400) Subject: response X-Git-Tag: 2.68~192 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ef4b9b54206bec2930d387b57ebbb5d7b2a5dce2;p=ikiwiki.git response --- diff --git a/doc/todo/clear_page_to_delete.mdwn b/doc/todo/clear_page_to_delete.mdwn index 243b9f55e..1a0d3f008 100644 --- a/doc/todo/clear_page_to_delete.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/clear_page_to_delete.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,16 @@ Would it make sense to automatically delete a page if it's edited and -cleared to be entirely empty (or only have whitespace)? Discuss. +cleared to be entirely empty (or only have whitespace)? Discuss. --[[Joey]] - I'd say so; yes. A method of deleting pages via the web would be great; I can't think of a use of keeping blank pages around. What about vandalism -- if someone blanks a page and deletes it and someone else wishes to restore it; or is undoing edits via the web a bigger issue? -- [[JonDowland]] + I'd say so; yes. A method of deleting pages via the web would be great; I +can't think of a use of keeping blank pages around. What about vandalism -- +if someone blanks a page and deletes it and someone else wishes to restore +it; or is undoing edits via the web a bigger issue? -- [[JonDowland]] + +Of course there's already a way to delete pages (remove plugin). So the +question is really: + +* Does it make sense to have a second way to do it, by clearing the page? +* Should it be enabled even if the full remove plugin isn't? + +Re vandalism in general, I am generally happy using git-revert to kill the +offending change. --[[Joey]]