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#REDIRECT [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Semi-protection]] |
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Pages that are '''semi-protected''' cannot be edited by unregistered users or accounts less than four days old. |
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A page can be semi-protected by an [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrator]] in response to [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]] from |
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multiple anonymous or newly-created accounts, where blocking them individually is not a solution. It can also be used to stop banned or blocked users who are using multiple IPs or accounts from editing an article. Semi-protection is usually a temporary measure, and lifted once the problem is likely to have passed.<ref name=Jimbo>[http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2006-May/046890.html "Proposal: limited extension of semi-protection policy"], Jimmy Wales, WikiEN-l, May 19, 2006</ref> |
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Semi-protected pages<ref>includes articles, but not [[Help:template|template]]s</ref> are indicated with {{tl|sprotected}} or {{tl|sprotected2}} and listed at [[Wikipedia:Protected page#Semi-protection]] and [[:Category:Semi-protected]]. |
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Semi-protection can be requested at [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]] or, if a particularly fast response is required, [[Wikipedia:Administrators noticeboard/Incidents|the incidents noticeboard]]. To request that semi-protection be lifted, leave a note on the protecting administrator's talk page, on the attached discussion page, an ''existing'' thread on [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents]], or [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]]. |
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== When to use semi-protection == |
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Semi-protection should be considered if it is the only reasonable option left to deal with vandalism on a page or to stop a banned or blocked user from editing it. It should be used whenever something controversial appears to be "hot" in the news. |
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Like full protection, it is usually not a preemptive measure. However, [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo Wales]] has suggested semi-protection may be used in cases of "...minor [biographies] of slightly well known but controversial individuals..." which are not widely watchlisted, if they are "...subject to [[Wikipedia:NPOV dispute|POV pushing]], [[Wikipedia:What_is_a_troll|trolling]], [or] [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]]." In such cases, semi-protection "...would at least eliminate the drive-by nonsense that we see so often."<ref name=Jimbo/> |
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== When not to use semi-protection == |
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Semi-protection should '''not''' be used: |
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*As a preemptive measure against vandalism before any vandalism has occurred. |
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*As a response to regular content disputes, since it may restrict some editors and not others (see [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|the protection policy]] for how to deal with this). |
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*In the case of a static IP vandal hitting a page ([[Wikipedia:Blocking_policy|blocking]] is preferable to semi-protection). |
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*To prevent vandalism on the day's [[Wikipedia:Featured article|Featured Article]]. Semi-protection for a very brief period is acceptable to remove excessive vandalism from the page, or to combat an unusually high level of vandalism from multiple IPs or accounts. For a rationale of this, see [[Wikipedia:Main Page featured article protection]]. Other pages linked from the [[Main Page]] may be protected if under attack, though more leeway should be given with these than with most articles. Please note that this policy is currently disputed. For more information see [[Wikipedia talk:Don't protect Main Page featured articles|the talk page]] of that policy. |
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*To [[WP:PEREN#Prohibit_anonymous_users_from_editing|prohibit anonymous editing in general]]. |
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=== Cascading semi-protection === |
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At this time, cascading semi-protection should '''not''' be used under any circumstances, as it passes ''full'' protection to transcluded pages and enables non-sysops to fully protect pages by transcluding them on cascading semi-protected pages [http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8796]. |
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== Talk pages == |
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Article talk pages may be semi-protected if they are being disrupted, though semi-protection in these cases should be used sparingly to allow discussion from new users and anons. |
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== User/user talk pages == |
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Userpages are not encyclopedic articles and are exempt from many mainspace-specific policies ([[Wikipedia:Ownership of articles|Ownership of articles]] and the [[Wikipedia:Three-revert rule|three-revert rule]], to take two examples). Userpages may be semi-protected regardless of whether there has been any previous vandalism to the page, and need not be unprotected unless the owner wishes it. |
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User talk pages should be kept unprotected as much as possible to allow communication from new users. This is especially true for administrators. User talk pages may be semi-protected for short periods of time if the user is being subject to harassment or trolling. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Wikipedia:Protection policy]], which deals principally with full-protection, but contains much of Wikipedia's philosophy regarding protection. |
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* [[m:Protected pages considered harmful]]. |
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* [[Template:Editprotected]], process for protected edit requests applicable to protected pages of any level. |
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* While the recent history of an article should be checked before semi-protecting, [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~tony_sidaway/cgi-bin/vandalism this tool] is useful for tracking vandalism on a particular page over a longer period. It can be misleading, however; for instance, it will show a high vandalism rate if a low-traffic page gets just one instance of vandalism per day. |
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== Notes == |
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[[Category:Wikipedia vandalism]] |
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[[ar:ويكيبيديا:حماية جزئية]] |
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[[es:Wikipedia:Semibloqueo de páginas]] |
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[[fr:Wikipédia:Page semi-protégée]] |
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[[id:Wikipedia:Semi perlindungan]] |
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[[ja:Wikipedia:半保護の方針]] |
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[[ko:위키백과:준보호 문서]] |
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[[pl:Wikipedia:Strona częściowo zabezpieczona]] |
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[[ru:Википедия:Частичная защита страниц]] |
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[[tr:Vikipedi:Yarı-koruma politikası]] |
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[[vi:Wikipedia:Bảo vệ bán phần]] |
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[[zh:Wikipedia:半保護政策]] |
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