Xenharmonic Wiki:Protection policy: Difference between revisions

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In some circumstances, pages may need to be '''protected''' from modification by certain groups of editors. Pages are protected when there is disruption that cannot be prevented through other means, such as blocks. The [[Xenharmonic Wiki]] is built on the principle that anyone can edit, and therefore aims to have as many pages open for public editing as possible so that anyone can add material and correct issues. This policy states the protection types and procedures for page protection and unprotection, and when each protection should and should not be applied.

In some circumstances, pages may need to be '''protected''' from modification by certain groups of editors. Pages are protected when there is disruption that cannot be prevented through other means, such as blocks. Wikipedia is built on the principle that anyone can edit, and therefore aims to have as many pages open for public editing as possible so that anyone can add material and correct issues. This policy states the protection types and procedures for page protection and unprotection, and when each protection should and should not be applied.

Protection is a technical restriction applied only by [[administrators]], although any user may request protection. Protection can be indefinite or expire after a specified time. The various levels of protection can be applied to the page edit, page move, page create, and file upload actions. Even when a page is protected from editing, the source wikitext of the page can still be viewed and copied by anyone.

Protection is a technical restriction applied only by administrators, although any user may request protection. Protection can be indefinite or expire after a specified time. The various levels of protection can be applied to the page edit, page move, page create, and file upload actions. Even when a page is protected from editing, the source wikitext of the page can still be viewed and copied by anyone.

== Levels of page protection ==

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=== Semi-protection ===

Semi-protection is useful when there is a significant amount of disruption or vandalism from new ~~or unregistered~~ users, or to prevent sockpuppets of blocked or banned users from editing, especially when it occurs on biographies of living persons who have had a recent high level of media interest.

Semi-protection is useful when there is a significant amount of disruption or vandalism from new users, or to prevent sockpuppets of blocked or banned users from editing, especially when it occurs on biographies of living persons who have had a recent high level of media interest.

New ~~or unregistered~~ users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using <nowiki>[[Category:Todo:feedback request]]</nowiki> if necessary to gain attention. If the page in question and its talk page are both protected, the edit request should be made at [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Cross-platform dialogue]] instead.

New users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using <code><nowiki>[[Category:Todo:feedback request]]</nowiki></code> if necessary to gain attention. If the page in question and its talk page are both protected, the edit request should be made at [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Cross-platform dialogue]] instead.

Administrators may apply temporary semi-protection on pages that are:

* Subject to significant but temporary vandalism or disruption (for example, due to media attention) if blocking individual users is not a feasible option.

* Subject to edit warring if all parties involved are ~~unregistered or~~ new editors. This does not apply when autoconfirmed users are involved.

* Subject to edit warring if all parties involved are new editors. This does not apply when autoconfirmed users are involved.

* Subject to vandalism or edit warring where ~~unregistered~~ editors are engaging in IP hopping by using different computers, obtaining new addresses by using dynamic IP allocation, or other address-changing schemes.

* Subject to vandalism or edit warring where editors are engaging in IP hopping by using different computers, obtaining new addresses by using dynamic IP allocation, or other address-changing schemes.

* Article discussion pages, if they have been subject to persistent disruption. Such protection should be used sparingly because it prevents ~~unregistered and~~ newly registered users from participating in discussions.

* Article discussion pages, if they have been subject to persistent disruption. Such protection should be used sparingly because it prevents newly registered users from participating in discussions.

* Protection should be used sparingly on the talk pages of blocked users, including IP addresses. Instead the user should be re-blocked with talk page editing disallowed. When required, or when re-blocking without talk page editing allowed is unsuccessful, protection should be implemented for only a brief period not exceeding the duration of the block.

In addition, administrators may apply indefinite semi-protection to pages that are subject to heavy and persistent vandalism or violations of content policy (such as biographies of living persons, neutral point of view).

In addition, administrators may apply indefinite semi-protection to pages that are subject to heavy and persistent vandalism or violations of content policy (such as biographies of living persons, [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Five pillars|neutral point of view]]).

A page and its talk page should not normally be protected at the same time. In exceptional cases, if a page and its talk page are both protected, the talk page should direct affected editors to [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Cross-platform dialogue]], to ensure that no editor is entirely prevented from contributing.

Semi-protection should not be used as a preemptive measure against vandalism that has not yet occurred or to privilege ~~registered~~ users over ~~unregistered~~ users in (valid) content disputes.

Semi-protection should not be used as a preemptive measure against vandalism that has not yet occurred or to privilege confirmed users over new users in (valid) content disputes.

The following pages and templates are usually semi-protected for an indefinite period of time:

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=== Full protection ===

Modifications to a fully protected page can be proposed on its talk page (or at another appropriate forum) for discussion. Administrators can make changes to the protected article reflecting consensus. Placing <nowiki>[[Category:Todo:feedback request]]</nowiki> on the talk page will draw the attention of administrators for implementing uncontroversial changes.

Modifications to a fully protected page can be proposed on its talk page (or at another appropriate forum) for discussion. Administrators can make changes to the protected article reflecting consensus. Placing <code><nowiki>[[Category:Todo:feedback request]]</nowiki></code> on the talk page will draw the attention of administrators for implementing uncontroversial changes.

While content disputes and edit warring can be addressed with user blocks issued by uninvolved administrators, allowing normal page editing by other editors at the same time, the protection policy provides an alternative approach as administrators have the discretion to temporarily fully protect an article to end an ongoing edit war. This approach may better suit multi-party disputes and contentious content, as it makes talk page consensus a requirement for implementation of requested edits.

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The following pages and templates are usually fully protected for an indefinite period of time:

* The Main Page.

* The [[Main Page]].

== Protection by ~~name space~~ ==

== Protection by namespace ==

=== Article talk pages ===

Talk pages are not usually protected, and are semi-protected only for a limited duration in the most severe cases of disruption.

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=== Templates ===

Highly visible templates – those used on a large number of pages or frequently substituted – are often protected based on the degree of visibility, type of use, content, and other considerations.

Protected templates should normally have the ~~'''documentation'''~~ template. It loads the unprotected /doc page, so that non-admins and IP-users can edit the documentation, categories and interwiki links.

Protected templates should normally have the {{((}}[[Template:Documentation|Documentation]]{{))}} template. It loads the unprotected /doc page, so that non-admins and IP-users can edit the documentation, categories and interwiki links.

=== Sandboxes ===

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=== User talk pages ===

User talk pages are rarely protected. However, protection can be applied if there is severe vandalism or abuse. Users whose talk pages are protected may wish to have an unprotected user talk subpage linked conspicuously from their main talk page to allow good-faith comments from users that the protection restricts editing from.

A user's request to have their own talk page protected is not a sufficient rationale by itself to protect the page, although requests can be considered if a reason is provided.

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-{{Editable user page}}
+In some circumstances, pages may need to be '''protected''' from modification by certain groups of editors. Pages are protected when there is disruption that cannot be prevented through other means, such as blocks. The [[Xenharmonic Wiki]] is built on the principle that anyone can edit, and therefore aims to have as many pages open for public editing as possible so that anyone can add material and correct issues. This policy states the protection types and procedures for page protection and unprotection, and when each protection should and should not be applied.
-In some circumstances, pages may need to be '''protected''' from modification by certain groups of editors. Pages are protected when there is disruption that cannot be prevented through other means, such as blocks. Wikipedia is built on the principle that anyone can edit, and therefore aims to have as many pages open for public editing as possible so that anyone can add material and correct issues. This policy states the protection types and procedures for page protection and unprotection, and when each protection should and should not be applied.
+Protection is a technical restriction applied only by [[administrators]], although any user may request protection. Protection can be indefinite or expire after a specified time. The various levels of protection can be applied to the page edit, page move, page create, and file upload actions. Even when a page is protected from editing, the source wikitext of the page can still be viewed and copied by anyone.
-Protection is a technical restriction applied only by administrators, although any user may request protection. Protection can be indefinite or expire after a specified time. The various levels of protection can be applied to the page edit, page move, page create, and file upload actions. Even when a page is protected from editing, the source wikitext of the page can still be viewed and copied by anyone.
 == Levels of page protection ==
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 === Semi-protection ===
-Semi-protection is useful when there is a significant amount of disruption or vandalism from new or unregistered users, or to prevent sockpuppets of blocked or banned users from editing, especially when it occurs on biographies of living persons who have had a recent high level of media interest.
+Semi-protection is useful when there is a significant amount of disruption or vandalism from new users, or to prevent sockpuppets of blocked or banned users from editing, especially when it occurs on biographies of living persons who have had a recent high level of media interest.
-New or unregistered users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using <nowiki>[[Category:Todo:feedback request]]</nowiki> if necessary to gain attention. If the page in question and its talk page are both protected, the edit request should be made at [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Cross-platform dialogue]] instead.
+New users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using <code><nowiki>[[Category:Todo:feedback request]]</nowiki></code> if necessary to gain attention. If the page in question and its talk page are both protected, the edit request should be made at [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Cross-platform dialogue]] instead.
 Administrators may apply temporary semi-protection on pages that are:
 * Subject to significant but temporary vandalism or disruption (for example, due to media attention) if blocking individual users is not a feasible option.
-* Subject to edit warring if all parties involved are unregistered or new editors. This does not apply when autoconfirmed users are involved.
+* Subject to edit warring if all parties involved are new editors. This does not apply when autoconfirmed users are involved.
-* Subject to vandalism or edit warring where unregistered editors are engaging in IP hopping by using different computers, obtaining new addresses by using dynamic IP allocation, or other address-changing schemes.
+* Subject to vandalism or edit warring where editors are engaging in IP hopping by using different computers, obtaining new addresses by using dynamic IP allocation, or other address-changing schemes.
-* Article discussion pages, if they have been subject to persistent disruption. Such protection should be used sparingly because it prevents unregistered and newly registered users from participating in discussions.
+* Article discussion pages, if they have been subject to persistent disruption. Such protection should be used sparingly because it prevents newly registered users from participating in discussions.
 * Protection should be used sparingly on the talk pages of blocked users, including IP addresses. Instead the user should be re-blocked with talk page editing disallowed. When required, or when re-blocking without talk page editing allowed is unsuccessful, protection should be implemented for only a brief period not exceeding the duration of the block.
-In addition, administrators may apply indefinite semi-protection to pages that are subject to heavy and persistent vandalism or violations of content policy (such as biographies of living persons, neutral point of view).
+In addition, administrators may apply indefinite semi-protection to pages that are subject to heavy and persistent vandalism or violations of content policy (such as biographies of living persons, [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Five pillars|neutral point of view]]).
 A page and its talk page should not normally be protected at the same time. In exceptional cases, if a page and its talk page are both protected, the talk page should direct affected editors to [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Cross-platform dialogue]], to ensure that no editor is entirely prevented from contributing.
-Semi-protection should not be used as a preemptive measure against vandalism that has not yet occurred or to privilege registered users over unregistered users in (valid) content disputes.
+Semi-protection should not be used as a preemptive measure against vandalism that has not yet occurred or to privilege confirmed users over new users in (valid) content disputes.
 The following pages and templates are usually semi-protected for an indefinite period of time:
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 === Full protection ===
-Modifications to a fully protected page can be proposed on its talk page (or at another appropriate forum) for discussion. Administrators can make changes to the protected article reflecting consensus. Placing <nowiki>[[Category:Todo:feedback request]]</nowiki> on the talk page will draw the attention of administrators for implementing uncontroversial changes.
+Modifications to a fully protected page can be proposed on its talk page (or at another appropriate forum) for discussion. Administrators can make changes to the protected article reflecting consensus. Placing <code><nowiki>[[Category:Todo:feedback request]]</nowiki></code> on the talk page will draw the attention of administrators for implementing uncontroversial changes.
 While content disputes and edit warring can be addressed with user blocks issued by uninvolved administrators, allowing normal page editing by other editors at the same time, the protection policy provides an alternative approach as administrators have the discretion to temporarily fully protect an article to end an ongoing edit war. This approach may better suit multi-party disputes and contentious content, as it makes talk page consensus a requirement for implementation of requested edits.
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 The following pages and templates are usually fully protected for an indefinite period of time:
-* The Main Page.
+* The [[Main Page]].
-== Protection by name space ==
+== Protection by namespace ==
 === Article talk pages ===
 Talk pages are not usually protected, and are semi-protected only for a limited duration in the most severe cases of disruption.
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 === Templates ===
 Highly visible templates – those used on a large number of pages or frequently substituted – are often protected based on the degree of visibility, type of use, content, and other considerations.
-Protected templates should normally have the '''documentation''' template. It loads the unprotected /doc page, so that non-admins and IP-users can edit the documentation, categories and interwiki links.
+Protected templates should normally have the {{((}}[[Template:Documentation|Documentation]]{{))}} template. It loads the unprotected /doc page, so that non-admins and IP-users can edit the documentation, categories and interwiki links.
 === Sandboxes ===
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 === User talk pages ===
 User talk pages are rarely protected. However, protection can be applied if there is severe vandalism or abuse. Users whose talk pages are protected may wish to have an unprotected user talk subpage linked conspicuously from their main talk page to allow good-faith comments from users that the protection restricts editing from.
 A user's request to have their own talk page protected is not a sufficient rationale by itself to protect the page, although requests can be considered if a reason is provided.