Template:Protection table
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| Unregistered or Newly registered | Auto-confirmed, Confirmed | Extended confirmed | Template editor | Admin | Appropriate for (See also: Wikipedia:Protection policy) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No protection | normal editing | This is the default protection level, used for the vast majority of pages. | ||||
| File:Pending-protection-shackle.svgPending changes protection |
all users can edit. However, once an unregistered or new editor makes an edit, that edit and any subsequent edits by anyone will remain hidden from "readers" (users not logged in) until the edit made by the unregistered or new editor is reviewed by a pending changes reviewer or admin. Logged-in editors always see all changes (whether accepted or not) immediately. | 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. | |||
| 20pxExtended- 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. | |||
| 20pxTemplate prot. | 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 or extremely frequently used templates & modules. | |||
| * 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: | ||||||
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