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The term "destructive edit" refers to an [[Edit|edit]] that cannot easily be undone and that involves loss of (possibly good) data. |
The term "destructive edit" refers to an [[Edit|edit]] that cannot easily be undone and that involves loss of (possibly good) data. |
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While merges and deletions are both destructive, merges are considered ''less'' destructive. The general rule is [[ |
While [[Merge|merges]] and deletions are both destructive, merges are considered ''less'' destructive. The general rule is [[Merge Rather Than Delete]], because merges ''redirect'' [[MBID]]s rather than ''destroy'' them. |
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Revision as of 13:34, 26 January 2017
The term "destructive edit" refers to an edit that cannot easily be undone and that involves loss of (possibly good) data.
While merges and deletions are both destructive, merges are considered less destructive. The general rule is Merge Rather Than Delete, because merges redirect MBIDs rather than destroy them.
