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Sounds like one of the people at a former employer of mine had a time machine to come forward in time to read this article and take it by heart. He deleted mor

Sounds like one of the people at a former employer of mine had a time machine to come forward in time to read this article and take it by heart. He deleted more than 800 articles I had written on the company wiki, which were never recovered, and then when he eventually left the company it was realized that those articles were important reference points which were never replaced in the transition. It turns out deleting 800 articles is easier than writing 800 articles when the original author with the domain knowledge had moved on into another role. In short, this is a terrible idea, don't do this. Even old and outdated articles serve as a historical record which can breadcrumbs for your mental processes as you troubleshoot an issue or understand the mindset that went into creating the system you're working on. "Outdated" just means that it's not an accurate representation of the current state, but it doesn't mean it isn't an accurate representation of historical state.

elmolino89 6y ago
I have problem comprehending how a company which requires hundreds of wiki pages to function somehow does not have if not versioning system then at least a weekly backup of essential documentation.
- tristor 6y ago
  Having a backup is one thing. Restoring from that backup in a way which is piecemeal is another thing entirely.
  - elmolino89 6y ago
    Point taken. Selective restore of a subset of the deleted wiki pages looki non-trivial indeed
searchableguy 6y ago
> Sounds like one of the people at a former employer of mine had a time machine to come forward in time to read this article and take it by heart. He deleted more than 800 articles I had written on the company wiki, which were never recovered, and then when he eventually left the company it was realized that those articles were important reference points which were never replaced in the transition. It turns out deleting 800 articles is easier than writing 800 articles when the original author with the domain knowledge had moved on into another role. What did the company do after realizing it?

elmolino89 6y ago

I have problem comprehending how a company which requires hundreds of wiki pages to function somehow does not have if not versioning system then at least a weekly backup of essential documentation.

tristor 6y ago
Having a backup is one thing. Restoring from that backup in a way which is piecemeal is another thing entirely.
- elmolino89 6y ago
  Point taken. Selective restore of a subset of the deleted wiki pages looki non-trivial indeed

searchableguy 6y ago

> Sounds like one of the people at a former employer of mine had a time machine to come forward in time to read this article and take it by heart. He deleted more than 800 articles I had written on the company wiki, which were never recovered, and then when he eventually left the company it was realized that those articles were important reference points which were never replaced in the transition. It turns out deleting 800 articles is easier than writing 800 articles when the original author with the domain knowledge had moved on into another role. What did the company do after realizing it?