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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
*Protecting highly | *Protecting highly viewed pages, such as the [[Main Page]] on large wikis. | ||
*Maintaining the integrity of the site's logo and favicon. | *Maintaining the integrity of the site's logo and favicon. | ||
*Maintaining the integrity of key | *Maintaining the integrity of key copyright and license pages. | ||
*Preventing repeatedly created | *Preventing repeatedly created spam pages from creation. See [[Special:Protectedtitles|Protected titles]]. | ||
*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) | ||
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*Protecting a page or image that has been a recent target of ''persistent'' vandalism or ''persistent'' edits by a banned user. | *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 [[Help:User style]]) | 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 [[wikipedia:Help:User style|User style]]) | ||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
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==Rules== | ==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 make the common mistake of protecting pages unnecessarily. For example, do not protect a page simply because it is the Main Page. | ||
#Do not [[ | #Do not [[Screamer_Wiki:Guides/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. | #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. | #Avoid favoring one version of the article over another, unless one version is vandalism. | ||