TV5 Wiki:Protection Policy

Administrators of this wiki have the ability to protect and unprotect a page; this means that a certain group of users with a specific level of access to this wiki are prevented from editing or changing an article for a specific amount of time.

Types of protection
The following technical options are available to administrators for protecting different actions to pages:


 * Edit protection protects the page from being edited.
 * Move protection protects the page from being moved or renamed.
 * Creation protection prevents a page (normally a previously deleted one) from being created (also known as "salting").
 * Upload protection prevents new versions of a file from being uploaded, but it does not prevent editing to the file's description page (unless edit protection is applied)

Fully protected
Pages with a red lock are protected from editing. For articles, the protection expires after a specified time (usually due to edit warring). The protection may also be permanent or indefinite (usually for the main page, project pages, logo images, and many templates).

Note: This lock shouldn't be on the main page.

Semi protected
Pages with a silver lock are semi-protected. This means that newly-registered users are blocked from editing during their first four days. The protection may either expire after a specified time or be permanent or indefinite. The protection may be due to vandalism, spamming, disruption, or sock puppetry.

Move protected
Pages with a green lock are protected from moving. This is most commonly utilized for highly-visible pages, and may also be used in the event of sustained page-move vandalism, or as a prevention measure on high-use pages. The protection may either expire after a specified time or be permanent or indefinite.

Create protected
This protection level limits who can create a page that does not yet exist or has been deleted. This can be useful to prevent the repeated creation of unwanted or maliciously named pages. No lock occurs, but a list of create protected pages can be found here.

Upload protected
Pages with a purple lock are protected from uploading. This may be applied by itself or in combination with semi- or full protection. Upload protection may be applied for reasons including but not limited to the following:


 * Highly-visible images, such as those used in the interface or permanently located on the Main Page, can and should be upload-protected to prevent disruption.
 * Files where there is a dispute between two versions may be temporarily upload-protected while the dispute is resolved. In such cases, protection is not an endorsement of the current version.
 * Files subject to frequent upload abuse/vandalism may be upload-protected temporarily or permanently.

Cascade protected
Pages with a turquoise lock indicate that all images, pages, or templates transcluded onto the page to be fully protected.

Note: This lock shouldn't be on the main page.

Protection durations

 * Protected pages are generally intended to be protected only for a limited amount of time or be indefinite.
 * Unless otherwise noted, pages will remain protected for these specific times:

Requesting protection
To request that a page be protected, follow the instructions at requests for protection.