Allpedia:Protection

Protection on Allpedia is when an administrator acts under consensus or clear need to protect a page. Pages are usually requested to be protected but if a page needs to be protected due to high risk of vandalism then an administrator may do so. Pages may be requested to be protected at Request for Page Protection. Please have a substantial reason for the request; ones such as "I created it" do not count.

Types of Protection

 * Protected - Only logged in users may edit it. Used when a page is consistently vandalized by IP's.
 * Semi-Protected - Only autoconfirmed users may edit it. May be used when a page is vandalized by IP's and/or newly registered users, or for integral pages such as wiki policy.
 * Un-Protected - Anyone may edit it. Default and indicates the page does not need to be protected.
 * Full-Protected - Only administrators may edit it. Use for when a page experiences major vandalism or for pages that only administrators need to edit.
 * Move-Protected - Depends on the current protection and which user group may edit it. Use for when a page is moved for no reason.
 * Create-Protected - Only administrators can create it. Used for when a page is deleted but keeps getting recreated.

How to protect for administrators

 * 1) On the main toolbar, put your mouse on More and click Protect.
 * 2) Select the protection. If Protected select logged in users, Semi Protected select autoconfirmed users, Full Protected select administrators only, Move protected click more options and select the type of move protection, if create protected go to a non-existent or deleted page and protect it for administrators.
 * 3) Select a reason. If the protection request was accepted click that option.
 * 4) Click Submit.