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[[Project:Administrators|Administrators]] on The Sims Wiki can '''protect''' and unprotect pages. Protection of a page or image means that a non-admin cannot modify it. Administrators can also '''semi-protect''' a page, which prevents unregistered users and new users from editing it, but allows longer-term users to edit it.
==Uses of full protection==
*Protecting the wiki's [[The Sims Wiki:Policy|policy pages]] from vandalism.
*Preventing vandalism to templates used on a significant number of pages.
*Maintaining the integrity of the site's logo and favicon.
*Maintaining the integrity of key [[Project:copyrights|copyright]] and license pages.
*Protecting the [[The Sims Wiki|main page]] and templates used on the main page.
*Protecting complex or widely-used templates from edits by inexperienced users.
*Protecting individual pages that have been repeatedly or severely vandalized by numerous unregistered users.
==Cases when protection is not used==
The application of page protection or semi-protection typically falls to the administrators. However, there are some instances where page protection should not be used. Page protection should not generally be used to:
*Prevent edits to talk pages. Talk pages should remain open to all edits, especially if the parent article is locked.
*Protect user pages, especially user pages of administrators.
*Preserve a particular version of a page that an administrator prefers or feels is valid, over other possibly valid versions.
*Protect pages that do not have a history of vandalism.
==What to do if a page is protected?==
Editors wishing to edit a protected page may suggest edits through that page's talk page. If an editor is unsure of why a particular article is protected, they may ask a member of the administrative team, preferably the person who issued the protection in the first place. If an editor cannot determine the reason why a page was protected or believes a page should be unprotected, they can propose page unprotection on the [[The Sims Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard|administrators' noticeboard]].
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Latest revision as of 01:23, 31 July 2014
Administrators on The Sims Wiki can protect and unprotect pages. Protection of a page or image means that a non-admin cannot modify it. Administrators can also semi-protect a page, which prevents unregistered users and new users from editing it, but allows longer-term users to edit it.
Almost all pages on The Sims Wiki are not protected. Pages may, however, be temporarily or permanently protected for various reasons.
Uses of full protection[edit source]
- Protecting the wiki's policy pages from vandalism.
- Preventing vandalism to templates used on a significant number of pages.
- Maintaining the integrity of the site's logo and favicon.
- Maintaining the integrity of key copyright and license pages.
Uses of semi-protection[edit source]
- Protecting the main page and templates used on the main page.
- Protecting complex or widely-used templates from edits by inexperienced users.
- Protecting individual pages that have been repeatedly or severely vandalized by numerous unregistered users.
Cases when protection is not used[edit source]
The application of page protection or semi-protection typically falls to the administrators. However, there are some instances where page protection should not be used. Page protection should not generally be used to:
- Prevent edits to talk pages. Talk pages should remain open to all edits, especially if the parent article is locked.
- Protect user pages, especially user pages of administrators.
- Preserve a particular version of a page that an administrator prefers or feels is valid, over other possibly valid versions.
- Protect pages that do not have a history of vandalism.
What to do if a page is protected?[edit source]
Editors wishing to edit a protected page may suggest edits through that page's talk page. If an editor is unsure of why a particular article is protected, they may ask a member of the administrative team, preferably the person who issued the protection in the first place. If an editor cannot determine the reason why a page was protected or believes a page should be unprotected, they can propose page unprotection on the administrators' noticeboard.