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Some of the pages on the TARDIS Index File - Doctor Who Wiki have been protected by Admins to restrict editing or movement of the page. | |||
These levels of protection fall into three categories: | These levels of protection fall into three categories: | ||
*'''Semi-protection''' | *'''Semi-protection''' | ||
:*Semi-protection disables editing | :*Semi-protection disables editing by anonymous (IP) editors and registered users who are not logged in. Only logged-in users may edit articles with a [[Template:Semi-protect]] banner. | ||
*'''Full protection''' | *'''Full protection''' | ||
:*Full protection prevents all users from editing an article or page | :*Full protection prevents all users from editing an article or page. | ||
*'''Creation protection''' | *'''Creation protection''' | ||
:*This | :*This prevents a previously deleted article from being re-created. | ||
==Why does X page have protection on it?== | ==Why does X page have protection on it?== | ||
Certain pages may be protected to prevent [[Tardis:Vandalism policy|vandalism or unhelpful content]] being added to the page. | Certain pages may be semi-protected to prevent [[Tardis:Vandalism policy|vandalism or unhelpful content]] being added to the page. | ||
Pages may also be semi-protected to maintain | Pages may also be semi-protected to maintain the consistent quality of a page. This usually applies to pages that attract a high number of rumours. Semi-protection ensures that random rumours are not added without proper citation. | ||
==Editing information | Full protection is usually only added to some base-level elements of the wiki to prevent modification of aspects that are integral to the smooth running of the wiki. However, it may also be added to pages with disputed edits. | ||
If you wish to add information to a protected article but are prevented from doing so you may add a request | |||
==Editing information on protected pages== | |||
If you wish to add information to a protected article but are prevented from doing so, you may add a request to the talk page of the article. If the information is valid, another user who is not prevented from editing the page may add the information for you. However, the information will be reviewed to be in keeping with our various policies, and therefore we cannot guarantee that all requested information will be added. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 21:40, 24 December 2009
Some of the pages on the TARDIS Index File - Doctor Who Wiki have been protected by Admins to restrict editing or movement of the page.
These levels of protection fall into three categories:
- Semi-protection
- Semi-protection disables editing by anonymous (IP) editors and registered users who are not logged in. Only logged-in users may edit articles with a Template:Semi-protect banner.
- Full protection
- Full protection prevents all users from editing an article or page.
- Creation protection
- This prevents a previously deleted article from being re-created.
Why does X page have protection on it?
Certain pages may be semi-protected to prevent vandalism or unhelpful content being added to the page.
Pages may also be semi-protected to maintain the consistent quality of a page. This usually applies to pages that attract a high number of rumours. Semi-protection ensures that random rumours are not added without proper citation.
Full protection is usually only added to some base-level elements of the wiki to prevent modification of aspects that are integral to the smooth running of the wiki. However, it may also be added to pages with disputed edits.
Editing information on protected pages
If you wish to add information to a protected article but are prevented from doing so, you may add a request to the talk page of the article. If the information is valid, another user who is not prevented from editing the page may add the information for you. However, the information will be reviewed to be in keeping with our various policies, and therefore we cannot guarantee that all requested information will be added.
