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This risk is mitigated by [[mw:Help:Redirects|redirects]], but that's entering a "not-getting started guide" level of detail.

== Hiding unwanted / sensitive content ==

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It is possible that, at some point, content is fully published to a page that should not be public. This may be a link to a Google form or spreadsheet ([[Template:AbuseFilterGoogle|and you somehow missed the warning designed to appear specifically to mitigate this risk]]), or you accidentally copy-and-pasted your password in a change you made, or your little brother decided it would be funny to add your full name or other personal information to an edit while you weren't looking.

Regardless, '''it is <u>not sufficient</u> to simply edit the undesirable information out'''. This is because, as detailed in the previous section, every version of a page after an edit is logged. These logs are visible to the entire internet since this website is publicly accessible. For example, [[Special:PermaLink/13|'''this edit''']] is how the main page looked on October 16, 2024.

As a result, if the above happens, you '''should still remove it by editing it out''', but then you must alert a site administrator (Sirdog is a safe bet) '''''immediately''''' so they may delete the edit from public visibility. For more details on how this is done mechanically, check out [[mw:Manual:RevisionDelete|Manual:RevisionDelete]] from the MediaWiki website which lays out how the tool works.

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 This risk is mitigated by [[mw:Help:Redirects|redirects]], but that's entering a "not-getting started guide" level of detail.
+== Hiding unwanted / sensitive content ==
+{{Ambox
+| type      = speedy
+| image     =
+| text      = The information in this section is crucial to understanding how to avoid undesirable or sensitive information remaining public if accidentally published. '''Do not skip this section'''!
+}}
+It is possible that, at some point, content is fully published to a page that should not be public. This may be a link to a Google form or spreadsheet ([[Template:AbuseFilterGoogle|and you somehow missed the warning designed to appear specifically to mitigate this risk]]), or you accidentally copy-and-pasted your password in a change you made, or your little brother decided it would be funny to add your full name or other personal information to an edit while you weren't looking.
+Regardless, '''it is <u>not sufficient</u> to simply edit the undesirable information out'''. This is because, as detailed in the previous section, every version of a page after an edit is logged. These logs are visible to the entire internet since this website is publicly accessible. For example, [[Special:PermaLink/13|'''this edit''']] is how the main page looked on October 16, 2024.
+As a result, if the above happens, you '''should still remove it by editing it out''', but then you must alert a site administrator (Sirdog is a safe bet) '''''immediately''''' so they may delete the edit from public visibility. For more details on how this is done mechanically, check out [[mw:Manual:RevisionDelete|Manual:RevisionDelete]] from the MediaWiki website which lays out how the tool works.
 == Categories ==