have the ability to "protect" pages or images so that they cannot be modified except by other admins (the link "" is replaced by a link "" when viewed by non-admins). This ability is only to be used in limited circumstances.
Admins protect pages they are actively engaged in editing, except in the case of .
# 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 ().
See for more detailed advice and the purpose of protected pages.
# Protect the page, supplying a reason.
# Add (or 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 ''''; if it is protected due to a conflict, you may want to list ''all'' user names/IPs involved in the conflict.
#: Please use 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 from the top of an unprotected page and make mention of the removal in the edit summary.
- - please list long-term protections here.
- - 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.
- - automated log of protections and unprotections
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- - please add pages subjected to repeated vandalism to this list
- - essay
- - semi-humorous essay about reverting warriors' perception of page protection
- - enables a streamline process to edit protected pages by quickly putting up requests
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If you protect a page, or find a protected page not listed here, please add it below, to the appropriate sections. Please also add a description of ten words or less indicating why you protected it. If you need to say more, discuss on the talk page of the page you protected. Also see the to the page, adding it to the Category's listing.
''Per due to complaints at Wikimedia's office. Please do not unprotect these without asking Danny first.''
''Please ensure that you add to the top of a move-locked page. New protections should be added at the of this list. Please use'' '' or to list pages here.''
- , just noticed this, not sure why else except for the obvious visibility. 01:21, July 27, 2005 (UTC)
- Protected way back due to reasons of visibility. 10:55, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
- Protected from moving to something abusive. 04:39, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
- – should not be moved without consensus on talk page. Sudden moving of widely used Wikipedia systems disrupts wikipedia. --) 21:54, September 9, 2005 (UTC)
- ) 02:42, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
- . Look at - ) 23:21, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
- . 23:29, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
- . keeps moving it to titles such as "Mr Ian Lee" (which is now a redirect) or even "Mr Ian 'the man' Lee" (which I've deleted twice now). These moves are done against the consensus of the other editors at that article, and without discussion. 13:35, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
- Controversy and multiple moves, plus a recent 06:30, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
- pages with long edit history. -- User:Docu
- - some editor has decided that he know a better name, contrary to naming convention of other Polish monarchs. Page protected from moves until discussion (between this user and rest of editors) is resolved on talk page.-- 03:54, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
- :---Request for unprotection posted at , see also 09:48, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
- Repeatedly moved without consensus. 19:19, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
- - move war. -- 07:37, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
- - constant move-warring from here to and back. () 12:49, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
- needs to settle the naming issue first 01:28, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- . Visibility and "no reason not to". It's been like that for awhile, I'm just reporting it.-- 20:34, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
- - naming dispute. 15:58, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
- - naming dispute. 15:58, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
- naming dispute 23:29, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
This list always needs pruning. Wikipedia works perfectly fine on a protection cycle of less than one week. Please examine older listings and unprotect if at all possible. If you add an article here, please remember to check the talk page frequently, and always consider removing protection as soon as possible.
- in front of you entry, without a space after it.''
Please ensure that you add one of the following templates at the top of a protected page: or in the case of vandalism.
Also, if you see a vandalised page, report it to an admin, or simply re-edit it back to what it was before.
- - Protected the redirect. AfD consensus was to merge and redirect, the original creator of the article refuses to abide by the consensus and insists on retaining the nn information in a separate article. 16:32, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
- Edit war · 03:38, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
- . Edit warring. ''' 08:35, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- Edit war 02:55, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Vandalism and blanking. 04:59, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
- . Long edit warring. ''' 23:12, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
- Edit warring, largely over external links but over other issues as well, by and . ) 05:17, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
- sockpuppet vandalism. 05:14, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- —a revert war has been going on for the past week over the caption of the article's image.—); 14:47, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
- Content dispute, requested by both sides. -- 12:38, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
- edit war unlikely to stop. .:. 07:53, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
- and - vandalism by registered users ''' 11:16, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
- . Edit warring. ''' 20:36, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
- . Edit warring. ''' 14:09, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
- . People "taking turns" reverting each other a few times for days back. ''' 14:12, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
- . Edit war. · 16:01, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
- . Editing warring . ''' 17:51, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
- . content dispute. -- 08:45, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
- . nasty edit war. · 03:08, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
- - edit war. 09:36, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
- Cool-off period. 04:32, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
- . Edit warring. ''' 06:04, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
- . Edit war. -- 16:48, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
- Edit war. --) 18:22, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
- . Edit war. 03:27, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
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