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Like full protection, it is usually not a pre-emptive measure. However, [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo Wales]] has suggested semi-protection may be used in cases of "minor bios of slightly well known but controversial individuals" which are not widely watchlisted, if they are "subject to POV pushing, trolling [or] vandalism." In such cases, semi-protection "would at least eliminate the drive-by nonsense that we see so often."<ref name=Jimbo/> |
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==When not to use semi-protection== |
==When not to use semi-protection== |
Revision as of 18:34, 5 December 2006
Pages that are semi-protected cannot be edited by unregistered users or accounts less than four days old.
A page can be semi-protected by an administrator in response to vandalism from multiple anonymous or newly-created accounts, where blocking them individually is not a solution. It can also be used to stop banned or blocked users who are using multiple IPs or accounts from editing an article. Semi-protection is usually a temporary measure, and lifted once the problem is likely to have passed, but some articles with a history of vandalism, such as George W. Bush may be semi-protected on a continuous basis.[1]
Semi-protected pages[2] are indicated with {{sprotected}} or {{sprotected2}} and listed at Wikipedia:Protected page#Semi-protection and Category:Semi-protected. To request that semi-protection be lifted, leave a note on the protecting admin's talk page, on the attached discussion page, an existing thread on Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents, or Wikipedia:Requests for page protection.
When to use semi-protection
Semi-protection should be considered if it is the only reasonable option left to deal with vandalism on a page or to stop a banned or blocked user from editing it.
Like full protection, it is usually not a pre-emptive measure. However, Jimbo Wales has suggested semi-protection may be used in cases of "minor bios of slightly well known but controversial individuals" which are not widely watchlisted, if they are "subject to POV pushing, trolling [or] vandalism." In such cases, semi-protection "would at least eliminate the drive-by nonsense that we see so often."[1]
When not to use semi-protection
Semi-protection should not be used:
- As a pre-emptive measure against vandalism before any vandalism has occurred;
- As a response to regular content disputes, since it may restrict some editors and not others (see the protection policy for how to deal with this);
- In the case of a static IP vandal hitting a page (blocking is preferable to semi-protection);
- To prevent vandalism on the day's Featured Article. Semi-protection for a very brief period is acceptable to remove excessive vandalism from the page, or to combat an unusually high level of vandalism from multiple IPs or accounts. For a rationale of this, see Wikipedia:Don't protect Main Page featured articles. Other pages linked from the Main Page may be protected if under attack, though more leeway should be given with these than with most articles.
- To prohibit anonymous editing in general.
Talk pages
Article talk pages are not protected as a rule. User talk pages subject to persistent vandalism, harassment, or trolling may be semi-protected or protected on request. Those of users engaging with new and/or unregistered editors should be protected sparingly to permit communication.
How
Semi-protection can be requested at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection, the article's talk page or, if a fast response is required, the incidents noticeboard.
Administrators:
- In the protection interface, choose "Block new and unregistered users".
- The tag {{sprotected}} or {{sprotected2}} may be added to the top of the page, [1] which automatically adds the article to Category:Semi-protected, but the tag need not be added to pages that are protected continuously.
- List the page at Wikipedia:List of protected pages#Semi-protection. Remember to remove the listing when you unprotect.
- When protecting a user or user talk page, {{usertalk-sprotect}} may be used instead.
- When protecting a page that is a long-term target of a banned user, {{sprotect-banneduser}} may be used instead, which will place the article into Category:Semi-protected from banned users.
Unprotecting pages
Requests for a page to be unprotected can be found here: Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection#Current_requests_for_unprotection
Tools
- While the recent history of an article should be checked before semi-protecting, this tool is useful for tracking vandalism on a particular page over a longer period. It can be misleading, however; for instance, it will show a high vandalism rate if a low-traffic page gets just one instance of vandalism per day.
See also
- Wikipedia:Protection policy, which deals principally with full-protection, but contains much of Wikipedia's philosophy regarding protection.
- m:Protected pages considered harmful.
- Template:Editprotected, process for protected edit requests applicable to protected pages of any level.