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Usage

This template is normally used for pages that are semi-protected for longer periods of time.

This template categorizes articles into Category:Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages. For articles that are semi-protected, use Template:pp-vandalism.

This template will not be visible on pages that are not protected. Adding this template to an article does not protect it. Protection can only be applied by administrators, and can be requested at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection.

	Edit	Move	Pending changes	Upload
Generic	((pp))	((pp-move))	((pp-pc))	((pp-upload))
BLP	((pp-blp))	–	–	–
Blocked user's talk page	((pp-usertalk))	–	–	–
Dispute	((pp-dispute))	((pp-move-dispute))	–	–
Extended confirmed protection	((pp-extended))	–	–	–
Long-term	((pp-semi-indef))	–	–	–
Main Page image	((pp-main-page))	–	–	–
Office	((pp-office))	–	–	–
Sockpuppetry	((pp-sock))	–	–	–
Templates and images	((pp-template))	–	–	((pp-upload))
Vandalism	((pp-vandalism))	((pp-move-vandalism))	–	–
Talk page	((Permanently protected)) ((Temporarily protected))	–	–	–

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The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Pp-semi-indef/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

Usage

See also