Administrators are able to protect a page to restrict editing or moving of that page, and remove such protection. Protection can be indefinite, or expire after a specified time.
- Full protection prevents editing by everyone except administrators. Fully protected media files cannot be overwritten by new uploads.
- Semi-protection prevents editing by unregistered contributors and contributors with accounts which are not autoconfirmed.
- Creation protection prevents a page (normally a previously deleted one) from being recreated.
- Move protection protects the page solely from moves.
- Upload protection protects the file from reupload, does not protect the file page from editing.
Any type of protection or unprotection may be requested at Requests for page protection. Changes to a fully protected page should be proposed on the corresponding talk page, and carried out if they are uncontroversial or if there is consensus for them.
Except in the case of office actions (see below), administrators may unprotect a page if the reason for its protection no longer applies, a reasonable period has elapsed, and there is no consensus that continued protection is necessary. Contacting the administrator who originally protected the page is advised in unclear circumstances.
Full protection[]
A fully protected page can be edited only by administrators. The protection may be for a specified time, or may be indefinite.
Modifications to a fully protected page can be proposed on its talk page, or in another appropriate forum for discussion. Administrators can make changes to the protected article reflecting consensus. Placing the {{editprotected}} template on the talk page will draw the attention of administrators for implementing uncontroversial changes.
Requests can be submitted at SelenaQuintanilla Wiki:Requests for page protection.
Semi-protection[]
Semi-protection prevents edits from unregistered users (IP addresses), as well as edits from any account that is not autoconfirmed (is at least four days old and has ten or more edits to Wikipedia) or confirmed. Such users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention.
Administrators may apply indefinite semi-protection to pages which are subject to heavy and persistent vandalism. Semi-protection should not be used as a pre-emptive measure against vandalism that has not yet occurred, nor should it be used solely to prevent editing by unregistered and newly registered users, nor to privilege registered users over unregistered users in content disputes.
Requests for protection[]
- Main article: WP:AN