Thread:SpikeToronto/@comment-5358994-20121227233514/@comment-3388044-20121229095322

No. Not really. The page can be viewed at any time by those with sufficient user rights (e.g., Administrators). Also, by its always being available, it permits a sysop to undelete and userfy a page, upon request. Suppose a page was deleted because it fell short of the wiki’s new article creation requirements (e.g., manual of style (MoS)). Further suppose that the page’s creator would like to work on the article to make it publishable. S/he could ask an Administrator to undelete the page, and then move it to a sub-page in that user’s userspace (i.e., “userfy” it). Hope that helps! :)