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Pages that are '''semi-protected''' cannot be edited by unregistered users or accounts less than four days old. |
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A page can be semi-protected by an ] in response to vandalism from multiple anonymous or newly-created accounts, where blocking them individually is not a solution. It can also be used to stop banned or blocked users who are using multiple IPs or accounts from editing an article. Semi-protection is usually a temporary measure, and lifted once the problem is likely to have passed, but some articles with a history of vandalism, such as ] or ], may be semi-protected on a continuous basis.<ref name=Jimbo>, Jimmy Wales, WikiEN-l, May 19, 2006</ref> |
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Semi-protected pages<ref>includes articles, but not ]s</ref> are indicated with {{]}} and listed at ] and ]. To request that semi-protection be lifted, leave a note on the protecting admin's talk page, on the attached discussion page, an ''existing'' thread on ], or ]. |
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==When to use semi-protection== |
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Semi-protection should be considered if it is the only reasonable option left to deal with vandalism on a page or to stop a banned or blocked user from editing it. |
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Like full protection, it is usually not a pre-emptive measure. However, ] has suggested semi-protection may be used in cases of "minor bios of slightly well known but controversial individuals" which are not widely watchlisted, if they are "subject to POV pushing, trolling vandalism." In such cases, semi-protection "would at least eliminate the drive-by nonsense that we see so often."<ref name=Jimbo/> |
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==When not to use semi-protection== |
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Semi-protection should '''not''' be used: |
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*As a pre-emptive measure against vandalism before any vandalism has occurred; |
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*As a response to regular content disputes, since it may restrict some editors and not others (see ] for how to deal with this); |
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*In the case of a static IP vandal hitting a page (blocking is preferable to semi-protection); |
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*On the day's ], which should almost never be protected, in the interests of ]. Other pages linked from the ] may be protected if under attack; |
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*To prohibit anonymous editing in general. |
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==Talk pages== |
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Article talk pages are not protected as a rule. User talk pages subject to persistent vandalism, harassment, or trolling may be semi-protected or protected on request. Those of users engaging with new and/or unregistered editors should be protected sparingly to permit communication. |
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==How== |
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Semi-protection can be requested at ], the article's talk page or, if a fast response is required, ]. |
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Administrators: |
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#In the protection interface, choose "Block new and unregistered users". |
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#The tag '''{{]}}''' may be added to the top of the page, <ref name=Jimbo/> which automatically adds the article to ], but the tag need not be added to pages that are protected continuously. |
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#List the page at ]. Remember to remove the listing when you unprotect. |
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#When protecting a user or user talk page, '''{{]}}''' may be used instead. |
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==Unprotecting pages== |
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Requests for a page to be unprotected can be found here: ] |
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==Tools== |
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* While the recent history of an article should be checked before semi-protecting, is useful for tracking vandalism on a particular page over a longer period. It can be misleading, however; for instance, it will show a high vandalism rate if a low-traffic page gets just one instance of vandalism per day. |
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==See also== |
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*], which deals principally with full-protection, but contains much of Misplaced Pages's philosophy regarding protection. |
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*]. |
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*], process for protected edit requests applicable to protected pages of any level. |
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==Notes== |
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