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snot

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4. Good to know; but I aimed at something broader:

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 12, 2013, 05:53 PM

Apr 2013

Wikipedia's not the only host for important info. There are many other important sources whose content is frequently altered or deleted for questionable reasons.

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French "FBI" Confines & Coerces Wikipedia Volunteer Into Deleting Article [View all] snot Apr 2013 OP

The blogpost doesn't mention that the article is back online and has spread to other wikis. DetlefK Apr 2013 #1

Good! snot Apr 2013 #2

No need for an extra backup: Even wiki-sysops can't delete content forever and ever. DetlefK Apr 2013 #3

Good to know; but I aimed at something broader: snot Apr 2013 #4