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[[Project:Administrators|Administrators]] can '''protect''' and unprotect pages. Protection of a page or image means that a non-admin cannot modify it. |
[[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. |
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Almost all pages on The Sims Wiki are ''not protected''. Pages may, however, be temporarily or permanently protected for various reasons. |
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==Uses== |
==Uses of full protection== |
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*Protecting the wiki's [[The Sims Wiki:Policy|policy pages]] from vandalism. |
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*Preventing vandalism to templates used on a significant number of pages. |
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*Protecting highly vandalised pages, such as the [[Main Page]] on large wikis. |
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*Maintaining the integrity of the site's logo and favicon. |
*Maintaining the integrity of the site's logo and favicon. |
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*Maintaining the integrity of key [[Project:copyrights|copyright]] and license pages. |
*Maintaining the integrity of key [[Project:copyrights|copyright]] and license pages. |
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*Protecting the interface and system messages in the MediaWiki namespace (these are protected automatically) |
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==Uses of semi-protection== |
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*Protecting the [[The Sims Wiki|main page]] and templates used on the main page. |
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*Enforcing a "cool down" period to stop an "edit war", upon request. |
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*Protecting complex or widely-used templates from edits by inexperienced users. |
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*Protecting a page or image that has been a recent target of ''persistent'' vandalism or ''persistent'' edits by a banned user. |
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*Protecting individual pages that have been repeatedly or severely vandalized by numerous unregistered users. |
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==Cases when protection is not used== |
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There is no need to protect personal .css and .js pages like user/monobook.css or user/cologneblue.js. Only the accounts associated with these pages (and admins) are able to edit them. (For more information on using these pages, see the [[Wikia:Help:User style|help page on Central]] |
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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: |
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*Prevent edits to talk pages. Talk pages should remain open to all edits, especially if the parent article is locked. |
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*Protect user pages, especially user pages of administrators. |
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*Preserve a particular version of a page that an administrator prefers or feels is valid, over other possibly valid versions. |
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*Protect pages that do not have a history of vandalism. |
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==What to do if a page is protected?== |
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==Rules== |
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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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#Do not make the common mistake of protecting pages unnecessarily. For example, do not protect a page simply because it is the Main Page. |
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#Do not [[Help:Editing|edit]] a temporarily protected page except to add a notice explaining the page is protected. |
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#Do not protect a page you are involved in an edit dispute over. Admin powers are not editor privileges - admins should only act as servants to the user community at large. |
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#Avoid favoring one version of the article over another, unless one version is vandalism. |
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#Temporarily protected pages should not be left protected for very long. |
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#Talk pages and user talk pages are not protected except in extreme circumstances. |
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#The protection of a page on any particular version is not meant to express support for that version and requests should therefore not be made that the protected version be reverted to a different one. |
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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.