Crusades Wiki:Protection policy

You may have arrived at this page via a link on a protected page, or from a link in another Crusades Wiki policy.

A protected page is one which can only be edited by Administrators, Wikia Staff, Helpers, and Janitors.

There are a number of possible reasons why a page might be protected.

1. Permanently
   • Pages in the MediaWiki namespace are protected by default, for several reasons:
     • Many messages are in plain HTML, hence users could insert malicious scripts,
     • Vandalism of some messages would be extremely disruptive, for example changes to the text of the links in the sidebar would immediately be visible to all users,
     • A few messages can cause the software to stop working if they are changed.
   • Administrators reserve the right to permanently protect any page on the Crusades Wiki—this, however, is deeply frowned upon (unless due cause is provided) for main space articles.
2. Semi-permanently
   • Protecting the Main Page from vandalism.
   • Maintaining the integrity of the copyright and license pages.
   • Maintaining the integrity of past press releases.
   • Protecting certain "system administration" pages.
3. Temporarily
   • Enforcing a "cool down" period to stop an "edit war," upon request or through Administrator discretion.
   • Protecting a page that has been a recent target of persistent vandalism/trolling or persistent edits by a banned user.
   • Preventing changes to a page while investigating a possible bug.

See also

• Protection log