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This page in a nutshell: This is a modified version of the provisional policy that was voted upon during the 2012 Pending changes RfC. The main difference is that in this version, pending changes "go live" after a specified time period (ex. 24 hours) or after they are accepted by a reviewer, whichever comes first. |
Unregistered, New | Autoconfirmed, Confirmed | Reviewer | Administrator | |
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No protection | can edit; visible immediately; no acceptance required | |||
Pending-changes level 1 protection |
can edit; changes need acceptance to be visible; cannot accept |
can edit; visible immediately*; cannot accept |
can edit; visible immediately*; can accept | |
Pending-changes level 2 protection |
can edit; changes need acceptance to be visible; cannot accept |
can edit; visible immediately*; can accept | ||
Semi-protection | cannot edit | can edit; visible immediately; no acceptance required | ||
Pending-changes level 2 with Semi-protection | cannot edit | can edit; changes need acceptance to be visible; cannot accept |
can edit; visible immediately*; can accept | |
Full protection | cannot edit | can edit; visible immediately*; no acceptance required | ||
*These changes are visible immediately if no previous pending changes remain to be accepted. |
Unregistered, New | Autoconfirmed, Confirmed | Reviewer | Administrator | Appropriate for | |
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No protection | can edit; changes go live immediately (no acceptance required) |
The vast majority of articles | |||
Pending-changes level 1 protection |
can edit; changes will go live after a specified time period or after being accepted by a reviewer; |
can edit; changes go live immediately (if no previous pending changes remain to be accepted) |
can edit; changes go live immediately*; can accept pending changes |
Articles that are borderline for semi-protection. Not recommended for articles with a very high edit rate | |
Semi-protection | cannot edit | can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required |
Articles experiencing high levels of vandalism or edit warring from unregistered and new users | ||
Pending-changes level 2 protection |
can edit; changes will go live after a specified time period or after being accepted by a reviewer; |
can edit; changes go live immediately*; can accept pending changes |
Articles that experience high levels of vandalism or edit warring from (auto)confirmed accounts such as some controversial BLP articles. Not recommended for articles with a very high edit rate | ||
Pending-changes level 2 with Semi-protection | cannot edit | can edit; changes will go live after a specified time period or after being accepted by a reviewer; |
can edit; changes go live immediately*; can accept pending changes |
Articles that experience high levels of vandalism from (auto)confirmed accounts such that they are borderline for full protection. | |
Full protection | cannot edit | can edit; changes go live immediately |
Articles experiencing persistent vandalism or edit warring from (auto)confirmed accounts and for important templates | ||
*When editing articles with un-reviewed pending changes, Administrators and Reviewers are prompted to review the pending changes before saving their edit. |