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-[[Project:Administrators|Administrators]] can '''protect''' and unprotect pages. Protection of a page or image usually means that a non-admin cannot modify it.
+[[Project:Administrators|Administrators]] can '''protect''' pages that contain important information, or are existing or likely targets for vandalism. There are different levels of protection that may be used, and the protection may be limited to certain actions, such as editing, moving, deleting, or creating a page. Protecting a page is meant to be a last resort; the majority of pages on the wiki should remain publicly editable.
-The majority of pages on all Wikia should remain publicly editable, and '''not protected'''. Pages may, however, be temporarily or permanently protected for legal reasons (for example, license texts should not be changed) or in cases of extreme vandalism or edit warring.
 ==Uses==
+'''Indefinite''' protection is used for:
-*Protecting highly vandalised pages, such as the [[Main Page]] on large wikis.
+*Protecting high-traffic pages which are likely targets for vandals, such as the [[Main Page]].
 *Maintaining the integrity of the site's logo and favicon.
 *Maintaining the integrity of key [[Project:copyrights|copyright]] and license pages.
-*Protecting the interface and system messages in the MediaWiki namespace (these are protected automatically)
+*Protecting the interface and system messages in the MediaWiki namespace (these are protected automatically).
-A '''temporary''' protection is used for:
+'''Temporary''' protection is used for:
-*Enforcing a "cool down" period to stop an "edit war", upon request.
+*Enforcing a cool down period to stop an edit war, upon request.
 *Protecting a page or image that has been a recent target of ''persistent'' vandalism or ''persistent'' edits by a banned user.
-There is no need to protect personal .css and .js pages like user/monobook.css or user/cologneblue.js. Only the accounts associated with these pages (and admins) are able to edit them. (For more information on using these pages, see the [[Wikia:Help:User style|help page on Central]]
 ==Rules==
-#Do not make the common mistake of protecting pages unnecessarily. For example, do not protect a page simply because it is the Main Page.
+#Do not protect pages unnecessarily; protecting a page in the main article space should be done as a last resort.
-#Do not [[Help:Editing|edit]] a temporarily protected page except to add a notice explaining the page is protected.
 #Do not protect a page you are involved in an edit dispute over. Admin powers are not editor privileges - admins should only act as servants to the user community at large.
-#Avoid favoring one version of the article over another, unless one version is vandalism.
+#Protection should last only as long as necessary. Staff members should regularly review pages with long or indefinite protection to see if protection is still warranted.
-#Temporarily protected pages should not be left protected for very long.
+#Talk pages and user talk pages should not be protected except in extreme circumstances.
-#Talk pages and user talk pages are not protected except in extreme circumstances.
+#The protection of a page on any particular version is not meant to express support for that version. Users wishing to make productive edits to a protected page should contact a staff member to make the edit on their behalf.
-#The protection of a page on any particular version is not meant to express support for that version and requests should therefore not be made that the protected version be reverted to a different one.
+==See also==
+*[[Special:ProtectedPages]]
+*[[Special:ProtectedTitles]]
 [[Category:Site administration|{{PAGENAME}}]]