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Re:Wikipedia admin unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin... by cthor on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:53AM (#38161358)
This is already possible if you look through the revision history and talk page. Outside of very rare circumstances, contributions don't get redacted.
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Re:Wikipedia admin unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin... by throw932490 on Monday November 06, 2023 @08:26AM (#38162285)
Not really. Imagine some "branch" that got banned 10 years ago. By now it would have many edits and several sub-branches.
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