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{{ | {{nutshell|Administrators can protect a page so that it cannot be edited. To make a change to a protected page, leave a message on the talk page.}} | ||
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As part of the MediaWiki software, pages on Bulbapedia can be '''protected''' from editing by users below a certain rank. Below are guidelines both for users and administrators for when a page is to be protected. | As part of the MediaWiki software, pages on Bulbapedia can be '''protected''' from editing by users below a certain rank. Below are guidelines both for users and administrators for when a page is to be protected. | ||
==For users== | ==For users== | ||
Protected pages ''cannot'' be edited in any way by normal users; however, the source wikicode of the page can be viewed. Pages that are protected from creation are ''always'' protected for a reason; do ''not'' try to find a different title to create the page under. Ask an administrator, preferably the one who protected the page, for the reason for the protection. | Protected pages ''cannot'' be edited in any way by normal users; however, the source wikicode of the page can be viewed. Pages that are protected from creation are ''always'' protected for a reason; do ''not'' try to find a different title to create the page under. Ask an administrator, preferably the one who protected the page, for the reason for the protection. | ||
If there is something on a protected page that should be added or changed, leave a message on the talk page. If nobody has replied to your message or made the change after several days, ask an active admin on their talk page. | |||
There are two levels of protection from editing of a page: pages can be protected from moving or editing by users who are not {{bp|autoconfirmed}}, as well as from all who are not on Bulbapedia's {{bp|staff}}. The protection from autoconfirmed users is mainly to keep users who have not been around long from editing a page and inserting information which will have to be cleaned up; usually this is not used due to the relatively short time between registration and becoming autoconfirmed. | There are two levels of protection from editing of a page: pages can be protected from moving or editing by users who are not {{bp|autoconfirmed}}, as well as from all who are not on Bulbapedia's {{bp|staff}}. The protection from autoconfirmed users is mainly to keep users who have not been around long from editing a page and inserting information which will have to be cleaned up; usually this is not used due to the relatively short time between registration and becoming autoconfirmed. | ||