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Bug 21914 - Non-admins can edit the Commons Main Page
Non-admins can edit the Commons Main Page
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Product: Wikimedia
Classification: Unclassified
General/Unknown (Other open bugs)
unspecified
All All
: Normal enhancement (vote)
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Assigned To: Nobody - You can work on this!
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Reported: 2009-12-21 13:33 UTC by The Evil IP address
Modified: 2009-12-21 19:43 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Assignee Huggle Beta Tester: ---


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Description The Evil IP address 2009-12-21 13:33:08 UTC
On Commons, the Main Page ([[commons:Main Page]]) is protected edit:sysop, mopve:sysop and cascading, but today someone who isn't an admin added this bullshit to the Main Page (http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=historysubmit&diff=33299797&oldid=32769943). As you can see at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListUsers/Mdale the user doesn't belong to any usergroup. Fortunately the guy immediately reverted it, but I find it very worrying that non-admins can edit the Main Page. I mean, the Main Page isn't protected for no reason, but to avoid such bullshit edits. I'd be happy if you could fix this problem within a short timeframe, because I don't want more bullshit on the Main Page.
Comment 1 Ryan (Rjd0060) 2009-12-21 13:36:35 UTC
Mdale is a staff member.  See http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:GlobalUsers&offset=Mdanahy&limit=1&username=Mdale .

Obviously something is very wrong here, whether it be that his account has been accessed by somebody else or a SUL issue or ... ?
Comment 2 Ryan (Rjd0060) 2009-12-21 13:37:39 UTC
Wrong link in my post above - http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalUsers&username=Mdale&group=&limit=50 is the correct one
Comment 3 Chad H. 2009-12-21 13:40:24 UTC
CCing Michael so he can explain the edit :)
Comment 4 Roan Kattouw 2009-12-21 18:19:07 UTC
It seems likely that Michael made a mistake, as he reverted his edit immediately.
Comment 5 The Evil IP address 2009-12-21 19:36:48 UTC
Ah, he's a staff member, that explains it. Thanks.
(In reply to comment #4)
> It seems likely that Michael made a mistake, as he reverted his edit
> immediately.
> 

I think so, too. 
Comment 6 Michael Dale 2009-12-21 19:43:44 UTC
Yea sorry ... was 3:30 in the morning was testing the add-media-wizard and made a mistake. Won't happen again. 

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