Suppression



For requests, please e-mail  .  You will only draw more attention to what you want suppressed.

Oversight (also known as suppression) is a special MediaWiki function that allows Special:MyLanguage/Stewards and Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety to delete and suppress pages, revisions, log entries, and files from the view of users and administrators.

Unlike normal deletion or revision deletion where pages, log entries and revisions are hidden from users but not local wiki administrators, oversight completely suppresses these and removes it from local administrators view too, thus suppressing it from the view of almost everyone. This is used in cases such as where non-public personal information is shared.

Requesting
Please email stewards@undefinedmiraheze.org or privately contact a Special:MyLanguage/Stewards. Please do not request this on-wiki, that may only draw further attention to what you want suppressed.

Usage
Oversight is used primarily for the removal of non-public personal information, such as phone numbers, home addresses, workplaces or identities of pseudonymous or anonymous individuals who have not made their identity public. This includes hiding the IP data of editors who accidentally logged out and thus inadvertently revealed their own IP addresses as well as the IP data of editors without an account on request. Suppression is a tool of first resort in removing this information.

This may include other potentially identifying or otherwise sensitive information, subject to Oversighter discretion.

It may also be used in the following circumstances, subject to Oversighter discretion:


 * 1) Removal of potentially libelous information, either: a) when requested to Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety ; or b) when the case is clear, and there is no editorial reason to keep the revision.
 * 2) Removal of copyright infringement, when requested to Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety.
 * 1) Hiding of blatant attack names on automated lists and logs, where this does not disrupt edit histories. A blatant attack is one obviously intended to denigrate, threaten, libel, insult, or harass someone.
 * This should only be done on accounts that are also worthy of a lock.
 * 1) Removal of vandalism. Suppression may be occasionally used to remove vandalism for which removal by normal administrative measures is insufficient. Cases of vandalism should be discussed internally before being suppressed, unless they are particularly extreme or time-sensitive, in which cases they can be discussed after.
 * 2) Oversight may be used for other reasons. We are not likely to make other exceptions, but reserve the right to do so.