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[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Well, yeah, that's why they updated the warning pop-up. It's still the case that the user didn't bother to find out what the warning meant before choosing the inherently destructive option.

Here's the revised pop-up, according to the linked ticket:

I haven't checked the current behavior (this whole incident was seven years ago).