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This is a list of resources available that list pages that are ''']''', ''']''' or '''].
] have the ability to "protect" pages or images such that they cannot be modified except by other admins. This ability is only to be used in limited circumstances.


To request that a page be protected or unprotected, see ].
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* ''']''' - automatic list
==Policy==
*:Also see ] - indefinitely or permanently protected pages, specifically maintenance templates and high-exposure Misplaced Pages pages
# 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.


* ''']''' - automatic list of pages protected against creation.
See ] for more detailed advice and the purpose of protected pages.
*:Also see ] which uses cascading protection and ] which protects by mask.


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==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 ''Misplaced Pages:Protected page''; if it is protected due to a conflict, you may want to list ''all'' user names/IPs involved in the conflict.
# 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.


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== See also ==
* ] - 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.
* ] - 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 revert warriors' perception of page protection

== Rationale ==
See ], ]

== Viewing the source of a protected page ==
To view the source of e.g. ], use one of the following:

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The latter also gives ] (see ]) about the last edit. It is an ] file; tags are coded in its source, and plainly shown when rendered by the browser. However, blank lines in the wikisource are shown in the xml-source, but not in the rendering.

== List of protected pages ==
If you protect a page, or find a protected page not listed here, please add it to this list. Please also add a '''short''' 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 ] for recent unprotections, which replaces the manual list of recently unprotected pages. The <nowiki>{{protected}}</nowiki> header automatically adds ] to the page, adding it to the Category's listing.

===Pages protected due to edit wars or vandalism===
''latest at bottom'' <!-- yes, Ta bu shi da yu, that means you too :) oops -->
*] - ] and ] seem to be at an edit war. --] ] 07:38, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*] - Edit war, and prior edit wars. Protected by ] --] ] 10:48, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
**This is the fourth time this page has been protected in the past month, please review before unprotecting. ] 19:38, Jan 30, 2005 (UTC)
*] - Edit war, and prior edit wars. Protected by ] --] ] 10:48, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
**This is the fourth time this page has been protected in the past month, please review before unprotecting. ] 19:38, Jan 30, 2005 (UTC)
* ] - Exploding boy asked me for advice on how to deal with this article, which he considers highly POV and in need of a rewrite. I told him that I would revert to the last stable version, link to a /temp subpage where he could rewrite it, and protect. ] 18:57, Jan 28, 2005 (UTC)
* ] - Same as the above. ] 18:57, Jan 28, 2005 (UTC)
* ] protected by ] due to revert war.
* ] - revert war, requested on WP:RFPP. ] 19:37, Jan 30, 2005 (UTC)
* ] - Revert war -- ] ] 04:42, Feb 2, 2005 (UTC)
*]&mdash;more ]-related silliness. &#8212;]]] 05:48, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
**Compromise still evolving, please keep protection for a few more days -- ] ] 00:56, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)
*] Revert war with anon user (multiple IP adresses). requested on WP:RFPP -- ] ] 05:53, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)
*] - Vandalism protection, requested at ]. --] ] 06:15, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
*] - Vandalism protection, requested at ]. Should definitely be unprotected before the ceremony on Feb 27, but according to the request, a few days should suffice. -- ] ] 07:20, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)
*] protected by ] based on a request.
*<s>] - revert war between several anon IPs (same edit... same person?) and various logged-in users. Has been going on since January 28 at low intensity, heated up considerably in last few hours. -- ] 06:09, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)</s>
*] - multiple vandalisms. ]] 06:33, Feb 5, 2005 (UTC)
*] - placed at bottom of the list :-) there is a revert war ongoing, but I refuse to block over this one. - ] 05:09, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)
*], vandalism - ] ] 14:51, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)

====Protected against article re-creation vandalism====
*] and ] - protected against constant recreation vandalism (was VfD'd). ] 01:44, Jan 8, 2005 (UTC)
*] - Protected against constant recreation vandalism (was VfD'd, has been deleted 15 times) ] 17:49, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
**Now also ], protected. -- ] 02:33, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
*] - constant recreation vandalism by dynamic ip. -- ] | ] 02:17, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
*] - Protected against constant re-creation vandalism. Multiple anon IPs creating different patent-nonsense versions of this page over and over again. -- ] 12:38, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)
*] -- by User:Rdsmith4

===Images protected while on the ]===
Images on the main page often become the target of vandalism, particularly being overwritten with ] images, which harms the credibility of the project due to that page's extreme visibility. Also, it takes some time for sysops to determine what caused a main page change. As such, images have begun to be protected during their time there, and this has become a ] policy since the second or third week of November 2004.

In order to keep track of these images, please add <nowiki>{{</nowiki>]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> to them. This will add the image to ]. There are typically 4 to 5 images on the main page, although some of them may be from the ].

===Permanently/semi-permanently protected pages and images===
====Visibility reasons====
*] (protect from vandalism). Discuss any changes to the Main Page at ]
*] and ] (Misplaced Pages logo)
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* The template for the current featured article blurb - ]
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====Legal reasons====
*], ] (copyright and license pages)
*] (redirect to the above)
*Press releases: ], ], ] (should remain static indefinitely)
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*] (It should not be possible to falsify donation addresses.)
*]: Should be a link to the Foundation site, should not be changed, should not be possible to have donations going elsewhere. (This was linked from the sidebar and might still be in some skins.)
*] (linked from every article. It also needs to keep its precise wording in order to protect us and warn our readers.)
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====System administration reasons====
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*] (to prevent page move vandalism of large history)

The following pages are automatically generated and are usually protected for system administration reasons:
*Auto-generated logs: ], ], ], ], ] and their archives
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*All pages in the ] except for the ] ones.

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===User pages===
User pages sometimes become targets for ], and may be protected upon request of the user associated with the page if this is a serious problem. Clear evidence can be seen from a user's history of the page, and their history from their discussion page.
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====Subpages and boilerplates====
Some users have created boilerplate pages in their user namespace and protected them from editing. The appropriateness of doing this is disputed.

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====User talk pages====
User talk pages should only be protected in cases of persistent ], and then only for as brief a period as possible.

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Latest revision as of 03:21, 19 August 2021

This is a list of resources available that list pages that are protected, semi-protected or move protected.

To request that a page be protected or unprotected, see Misplaced Pages:Requests for page protection.

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