C.Syde's Wiki:Protected page

Administrators on C.Syde's Test 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 C.Syde's Test Wiki are protected or semi-protected. Pages may, however, be temporarily or permanently unprotected for various reasons.

Uses of full protection

 * 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

 * 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
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 administrators' noticeboard.