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Protection does '''not''' mean that you can't edit an article. It means only that you have to be logged in to edit the article. That said, if your account is less than a month old, you probably will '''not''' be able to edit protected pages directly. | Protection does '''not''' mean that you can't edit an article. It means only that you have to be logged in to edit the article. That said, if your account is less than a month old, you probably will '''not''' be able to edit protected pages directly. | ||
Also, a protected article is ''not necessarily'' obviously protected. The "protected" tag (as seen to the left) is the result of using the template, {{tl|protect}}. It is not the result of ''actually'' protecting an article. It is possible to have articles which ''aren't'' protected showing that tag, and articles which ''are'' protected '''not''' showing it. It would be great if the MediaWiki software which powers this wiki ''automatically'' placed a visible sign on a page when an admin protected it. But it doesn't. Our admin ''try'' to make sure that each protected page has a clear sign of its protected status showing, but they're busy people prone to mistakes, just like you. | Also, a protected article is ''not necessarily'' obviously protected. The "protected" tag (as seen to the left) is the result of using the template, {{tl|protect}} (or its redirect {{tl|semi-protect}}). It is not the result of ''actually'' protecting an article. It is possible to have articles which ''aren't'' protected showing that tag, and articles which ''are'' protected '''not''' showing it. It would be great if the MediaWiki software which powers this wiki ''automatically'' placed a visible sign on a page when an admin protected it. But it doesn't. Our admin ''try'' to make sure that each protected page has a clear sign of its protected status showing, but they're busy people prone to mistakes, just like you. | ||
===Locked articles=== | ===Locked articles=== | ||