Difference between revisions of "Valve Developer Community:Protected page"
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| − | {{Shortcut|[[ | + | {{Shortcut|[[VDC:PP]] or [[VDC:PROT]]}} |
| − | [[ | + | [[Special:Listadmins|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: | + | Admins '''must not''' protect pages they are actively engaged in editing, except in the case of [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Vandalism|simple vandalism]]. |
==Policy== | ==Policy== | ||
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# Protect the page, supplying a reason. | # 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. | # 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 '' | + | # List pages you protect on ''Valve Developer Community: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. | #: 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. | # Consider encouraging a resolution between the disputing parties. | ||
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== See also == | == 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. |
* [[Special:Log/protect|Protection log]] - automated log of protections and unprotections | * [[Special:Log/protect|Protection log]] - automated log of protections and unprotections | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Valve Developer Community:This page is protected|This page is protected]] |
| − | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_maintenance#Protected_pages|Wikipedia maintenance section on maintaining this page]] | + | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_maintenance#Protected_pages|Wikipedia maintenance section on maintaining this page]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Valve Developer Community:Most vandalized pages]] - please add pages subjected to repeated vandalism to this list |
| − | + | [[Category:Page protection]] | |
| − | + | [[Category:Wiki]] | |
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 6 March 2011
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 Valve Developer Community: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
- Valve Developer Community:Most vandalized pages - please add pages subjected to repeated vandalism to this list
