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Template:Protection table

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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Up the Walls (talk | contribs) at 15:18, 22 March 2024 (Per talk, the office protection belongs in the table because it's a type of edit protection (protections below the table are for other types of protection), and add the footnote that although admins CAN edit fully protected pages, such pages are generally off limits to any editing). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Interaction of Wikipedia user groups and page protection levels
  Unregistered or newly registered Confirmed or autoconfirmed Extended confirmed Template editor Admin Interface admin Appropriate for
(See also: Wikipedia:Protection policy)
No protection Normal editing The vast majority of pages. This is the default protection level.
Pending changes All users can edit
Edits by unregistered or new editors (and any subsequent edits by anyone) are hidden from readers who are not logged in, until reviewed by a pending changes reviewer or admin. Logged-in editors see all edits, whether accepted or not. 		Infrequently edited pages with high levels of vandalism, BLP violations, edit-warring, or other disruption from unregistered and new users.
Semi Cannot edit Normal editing Pages that have been persistently vandalized by anonymous and registered users. Some highly visible templates and modules.
Extended confirmed Cannot edit Normal editing* Specific topic areas authorized by ArbCom, pages where semi-protection has failed, or high-risk templates where template protection would be too restrictive.
Template Cannot edit Normal editing High-risk or very-frequently used templates and modules. Some high-risk pages outside of template space.
Full


Black padlock Office 		Cannot edit Normal editing† Full protection: pages with persistent disruption from extended confirmed accounts, and critical templates and modules.
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Office protection: Pages that the Wikimedia Foundation determined should not be edited without its consent.
Interface Cannot edit Normal editing Scripts, stylesheets, and similar objects central to operation of the site or that are in other editors' user spaces.
* In order to edit through extended confirmed protection, a template editor must also be extended confirmed, but in practice this is almost always the case.
† No editing allowed except for routine maintenance, uncontroversial edits requested at the talk page, and (in the case of office protection) approval by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Other modes of protection:
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