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*Protecting highly vandalised pages, such as the [[Main Page]] on large wikis. | *Protecting highly vandalised pages, such as the [[Main Page]] on large wikis. | ||
*Maintaining the integrity of the site's logo and favicon. | *Maintaining the integrity of the site's logo and favicon. | ||
*Maintaining the integrity of key | *Maintaining the integrity of key copyright and license pages. | ||
*Preventing repeatedly created vandal or spam pages from creation. See [[Special:Protectedtitles]] | *Preventing repeatedly created vandal or spam pages from creation. See [[Special:Protectedtitles]] | ||
*Protecting the interface and system messages in the MediaWiki namespace (these are protected automatically) | *Protecting the interface and system messages in the MediaWiki namespace (these are protected automatically) | ||
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==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
#Do not make the common mistake of protecting pages unnecessarily. For example, do not protect a page simply because it is the Main Page. | #Do not make the common mistake of protecting pages unnecessarily. For example, do not protect a page simply because it is the Main Page. | ||
#Do not | #Do not edit a temporarily protected page except to add a notice explaining the page is protected. | ||
#Do not protect a page you are involved in an edit dispute over. Admin powers are not editor privileges - admins should only act as servants to the user community at large. | #Do not protect a page you are involved in an edit dispute over. Admin powers are not editor privileges - admins should only act as servants to the user community at large. | ||
#Avoid favoring one version of the article over another, unless one version is vandalism. | #Avoid favoring one version of the article over another, unless one version is vandalism. | ||