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{{ | {{Shortcut|[[WP:PP]] or [[WP:PROT]]}} | ||
[[Wikipedia:Administrators|Administrators]] have the ability to "protect" pages or images so that they cannot be modified except by other admins (the link "{{MediaWiki:Editthispage}}" is replaced by a link "{{MediaWiki:Viewsource}}" when viewed by non-admins). This ability is only to be used in limited circumstances. | |||
Admins '''must not''' protect pages they are actively engaged in editing, except in the case of [[Wikipedia:simple vandalism|simple vandalism]]. | |||
==Policy== | |||
# Do not edit a temporarily protected page except to add a protected page notice. | |||
# Do not protect a page on which you are involved in an [[Wikipedia:edit war|edit dispute]] ([[:m:Category:Conflicts|Category:Conflicts]]). | |||
See [[Wikipedia:Protection policy]] for more detailed advice and the purpose of protected pages. | |||
==Procedure== | |||
# Protect the page, supplying a reason. | |||
# Add <nowiki>{{protected}}</nowiki> (or <nowiki>{{vprotected}}</nowiki> for vandalism) to the top of the temporarily protected page and make mention of the protection in the edit summary. | |||
# List pages you protect on ''Wikipedia:Protected page''; if it is protected due to a conflict, you may want to list ''all'' user names/IPs involved in the conflict. | |||
#: Please use '''<nowiki>{{article|ARTICLE NAME}}</nowiki>''' when listing a page at ''Wikipedia:Protected page'', where '''ARTICLE NAME''' is the article or page you wish to protect. | |||
# Consider encouraging a resolution between the disputing parties. | |||
# Remove the protection (while supplying a reason) once the conflict has been resolved. | |||
# Remove <nowiki>{{protected}}</nowiki> from the top of an unprotected page and make mention of the removal in the edit summary. | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection|Requests for page protection]] - place to request protection; use when your involvement in editing a page precludes protecting it yourself. Also used by non-administrators who wish for a page to be protected. Also for unprotection requests. | |||
* [[Special:Log/protect|Protection log]] - automated log of protections and unprotections | |||
* [[Wikipedia:This page is protected|This page is protected]] | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_maintenance#Protected_pages|Wikipedia maintenance section on maintaining this page]] | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Most vandalized pages]] - please add pages subjected to repeated vandalism to this list | |||
* [[m:Protected pages considered harmful]] - essay | |||
* [[m:The Wrong Version]] - semi-humorous essay about reverting warriors' perception of page protection | |||
== Rationale == | |||
See [[meta:Protected pages considered harmful]], [[meta:edit wars]] | |||
Revision as of 21:02, 26 December 2005
Administrators have the ability to "protect" pages or images so that they cannot be modified except by other admins (the link "MediaWiki:Editthispage" is replaced by a link "View source" when viewed by non-admins). This ability is only to be used in limited circumstances.
Admins must not protect pages they are actively engaged in editing, except in the case of simple vandalism.
Policy
- Do not edit a temporarily protected page except to add a protected page notice.
- Do not protect a page on which you are involved in an edit dispute (Category:Conflicts).
See Wikipedia:Protection policy for more detailed advice and the purpose of protected pages.
Procedure
- Protect the page, supplying a reason.
- Add {{protected}} (or {{vprotected}} for vandalism) to the top of the temporarily protected page and make mention of the protection in the edit summary.
- List pages you protect on Wikipedia:Protected page; if it is protected due to a conflict, you may want to list all user names/IPs involved in the conflict.
- Please use {{article|ARTICLE NAME}} when listing a page at Wikipedia:Protected page, where ARTICLE NAME is the article or page you wish to protect.
- Consider encouraging a resolution between the disputing parties.
- Remove the protection (while supplying a reason) once the conflict has been resolved.
- Remove {{protected}} from the top of an unprotected page and make mention of the removal in the edit summary.
See also
- Requests for page protection - place to request protection; use when your involvement in editing a page precludes protecting it yourself. Also used by non-administrators who wish for a page to be protected. Also for unprotection requests.
- Protection log - automated log of protections and unprotections
- This page is protected
- Wikipedia maintenance section on maintaining this page
- Wikipedia:Most vandalized pages - please add pages subjected to repeated vandalism to this list
- m:Protected pages considered harmful - essay
- m:The Wrong Version - semi-humorous essay about reverting warriors' perception of page protection