Template:Protection table
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| Unregistered or Newly registered | Confirmed or Auto-confirmed | 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.) | |||||
 Pendingchanges protection |
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-protection
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cannot edit | normal editing | Pages that are frequently edited by anonymous and registered users; some highly visible templates & modules | ||||
 Extended-confirmed prot. |
cannot edit | normal editing* | Specific topic areas authorized by ArbCom; pages where semi-protection has failed; high-risk templates where template protection would be too restrictive | ||||
 Template prot.
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cannot edit | normal editing | High-risk or very frequently used templates & modules; also some high-risk pages outside template space | ||||
 Full protection
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cannot edit | normal editing | Articles with persistent disruption from extended confirmed accounts; critical templates & modules | ||||
 Interface protection
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cannot edit | normal editing | Scripts, stylesheets, and similar objects central to operation of the site | ||||
| * In order to edit through extended confirmed protection, a template editor must also be extended confirmed, but in practice this is essentially always the case.
Other modes of protection: | |||||||
Template documentationThis is {{Protection table}}, intended to show the effects of protection on an article.