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Interaction of Wikipedia user groups and page protection levels Unregistered or newly registered Confirmed or autoconfirmed Extended confirmed Template editor ★ Admin Interface admin Appropriate for No protection Normal editing: The vast majority of pages. This is the default protection level. Pending changes
The default setting is "infinite" (indefinite). However, page protection is not usually indefinite but for a fixed length of time. For this test case, we will protect for 1 day. Choose "1 day" from the dropdown menu. Scroll down to the bottom until you see Reason: to enter a reason for protecting the page. There are pre-phrased reasons for edit ...
Indefinite pending changes protection: Can be reduced to indefinite pending changes protection, as i believe its unnecesarry so that we can give non-vandalising ip users a chance 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 10:32, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
They should only be used on pages after they have been protected by an administrator and may be removed when the protection has expired. The pages listed in this category are meant to be protection templates.
Vandalism that resumes very shortly after semi-protection is removed demonstrates that the page is a popular target for random vandalism. Such pages are likely candidates for indefinite semi-protection. If vandalism is related to a current event, the semi-protection should be lifted after the event is out of the public eye.
Review request to see if protection/unprotection is warranted under the Wikipedia:Protection policy; Mark reviewed requests using {} (see below) so that a bot may recognize and archive those entries; Carry out the protection/unprotection and mark the article with the proper protection template (see below)
Indefinite PC protection should only be used in cases of severe long-term disruption. Like semi-protection, PC protection should never be used in genuine content disputes, where there is a risk of placing a particular group of editors at a disadvantage. Editors without administrator privileges can request page protection if the above criteria ...