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#REDIRECT [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Semi-protection]] |
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'''Semi-protection''' of a page prevents unregistered editors and editors with very new accounts from editing that page. "Very new" is currently defined as four days. |
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A page can be temporarily semi-protected by an [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrator]] in response to vandalism, or to stop banned users with dynamic IPs from editing pages. |
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Semi-protection should not be used as a purely pre-emptive measure against the threat or probability of vandalism before any such vandalism occurs, such as when certain pages suddenly become high profile due to current events or being linked from a high-traffic website. It is also not an appropriate solution to regular content disputes since it may restrict some editors and not others. |
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In the case of one or two static IP vandals hitting a page, blocking the vandal or vandals may be a better option than semi-protection. |
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To request that semi-protection be lifted, leave a note on the protecting admin's talk page, on the article's talk page, the [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents]], or [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]]. |
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Articles that are semi-protected are indicated with {{tl|sprotected}} and listed at [[Wikipedia:Protected page#Semi-protection]] and [[:Category:Semi-protected]]. |
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==When not to use semi-protection== |
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Semi-protection is intended to allow good edits to be made while preventing vandalism of the page. There are some situations in which it should not be applied. It is: |
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*'''not''' to be used to deal with regular content disputes. See [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|the protection policy]] for how to deal with this; |
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*'''not''' intended for pre-emptive protection of articles that ''might'' get vandalized if they haven't been already. This includes the day's [[Wikipedia:Featured article|Featured Article]], which should almost never be protected; |
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*'''not''' intended to prohibit anonymous editing in general. |
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Talk pages and user talk pages are not protected as a rule, except in special circumstances. |
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Semi-protection should only be considered if it is the only option left available to solve the problem of vandalism of the page. In other words, just like full protection, it is a last resort, not a pre-emptive measure. Remember to lift the semi-protection after a brief period. |
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==How== |
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Semi-protection can be requested by asking at [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]], the article's talk page or, in cases where a very fast response is needed, [[Wikipedia:Administrators noticeboard/Incidents|the administrators' noticeboard]]. |
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Administrators: |
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#In the protection interface, choose "Block new and unregistered users" for editing and/or moving the page as appropriate. |
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#Add '''{{tl|sprotected}}''' to the top of the article. This adds the article to [[:Category:Semi-protected]]. |
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#List the page at [[Wikipedia:List of protected pages#Semi-protection]]. Remember to remove the listing when you unprotect. |
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When protecting a user or user talk page, use '''{{tl|usertalk-sprotect}}''' instead. |
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==Tools== |
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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 article over a longer period. It's not perfect, however, and can be abused. For instance, it will show a high vandalism rate if a low-traffic article gets just one instance of vandalism per day. |
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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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[[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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[[ko:위키백과:준보호 문서]] |
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[[ja:Wikipedia:半保護の方針]] |
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[[pl:Wikipedia:Strona częściowo zabezpieczona]] |
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[[ru:Википедия:Частичная защита страниц]] |
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[[zh:Wikipedia:半保護政策]] |
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