context.status: wipe deleted/unknown/ignored fields when reversed It makes no sense to request reverse status (i.e. changes from the working copy to its parent) and then look at the deleted, unknown or ignored fields. If you do, you would get the result from the forward status (changes from parent to the working copy). Instead of giving a nonsensical answer to a nonsensical question, it seems a little saner to return empty lists. It might be best if we could prevent the caller accessing these lists, but it's doubtful it's worth the trouble.