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> Doesn't that use a different deletion mechanism?

Generally not. There is a separate process called "oversight" [1] which behaves the way you're describing, but it can only be invoked by a very small number of privileged users, and is only used in extreme cases.

[1]: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Oversight_policy



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