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    Thank you for this information. Accidentally posted my last name as part of an error in Terminal on my Mac once. Commented Jun 7, 2016 at 17:40
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    Who can see redacted revisions? Any mod? Commented Aug 24, 2022 at 9:52
  • @ShadowTheKidWizard Nope - after a redaction is complete - mods can see that a redaction happened but not what the redacted content was. I believe you have to be a CM to be able to see the actual content. Commented Aug 24, 2022 at 14:46
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    Redacted revisions aren't accessible to any non-staff member, @ShadowTheKidWizard. And it's not easy for staff members to get access to them either — the revisions are purged from the DB, so we'd only be able to access them if that revision made its way to an old back-up. Commented Aug 24, 2022 at 15:12
  • @JNat so it's hard deletion (that's exactly the definition for purged from the DB), just getting a catchy short name. :) Commented Aug 24, 2022 at 16:41
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    guess the distinction I was trying to make at the time was that the way we purge the content is different: before, the whole revision would be gone, and now we redact only part of it. Feel free to edit to make it more technically correct if you will, @ShadowTheKidWizard ;) Commented Aug 24, 2022 at 17:34
  • The answer is fine. Thanks! :) Commented Aug 24, 2022 at 17:57