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prj@po.cwru.edu (Paul Jarc) writes:

>> I thought the force parameter indicated immediate deletion.  Isn't the
>> docs clear?
>
> It's unclear because it doesn't really mention the difference between
> deletion and expiration at all, so the mere juxtaposition of "force"
> with "deleted" isn't as suggestive as it might be.  If that is what
> it's supposed to mean, then great - let's make the docs more explicit
> and fix the backends accordingly.

I have always interpreted it like that, but I may be wrong.  Opinions?
I'm not sure how it would be possible to express "really delete this
article NOW" using the backend interface if FORCE didn't have this
meaning though.