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Note, though, that move locks don't curb editing at all. It is possible, and sometimes advantageous, to prevent a page from being moved, while still allowing general editing. For instance, during the Jo Grant/Jones "war", general editing of the article was never restricted. | Note, though, that move locks don't curb editing at all. It is possible, and sometimes advantageous, to prevent a page from being moved, while still allowing general editing. For instance, during the Jo Grant/Jones "war", general editing of the article was never restricted. | ||
[[Forum:Move protecting all TV story pages|By forum consensus]], it was established that all TV story titles shall be move protected. Logically, all story pages, regardless of medium, may ''also'' be move protected. This policy was agreed in order: '''a)''' to ensure that users had a consistent name for articles; and '''b)''' to protect the cache from needless overwork in changing the name of well-linked articles. Therefore, [[admin]] reserve the right to move protect ''any'' article. | [[Forum:Move protecting all TV story pages|By forum consensus]], it was established that all TV story titles shall be move protected. Logically, all story pages, regardless of medium, may ''also'' be move protected. This policy was agreed in order: '''a)''' to ensure that users had a consistent name for articles; and '''b)''' to protect the cache from needless overwork in changing the name of well-linked articles. Therefore, [[admin]] reserve the right to move protect ''any'' article for the same reasons. | ||
No graphical element need announce move protection, as is the case with edit protection. This is because move protection is usually of no concern whatsoever to most users, since it has no impact on their ability to edit an article. | No graphical element need announce move protection, as is the case with edit protection. This is because move protection is usually of no concern whatsoever to most users, since it has no impact on their ability to edit an article. | ||
