Template:Protection table

Protection levels and their impact on various Wikipedia user groups

F	Protection level	New or unregistered editors	Confirmed	Extended confirmed	Template editor	Admin	Interface admin	Appropriate for...
Editing	None	Normal editing						The vast majority of pages.
	Pending changes	Can edit Changes are only visible to logged-in users until reviewed by a pending changes reviewer or administrator.	Can edit Changes are visible to everyone if there aren't any unreviewed pending changes. Otherwise, they are only visible to logged-in users until reviewed by a pending changes reviewer or administrator.			Can edit If there are any unreviewed pending changes, the administrators will be required to review them before they can edit the page.		Infrequently edited pages with high levels of vandalism, BLP violations, edit-warring, or other disruption from unregistered and new users.
	Semi	Cannot edit	Normal editing					Pages that have been persistently vandalized by anonymous and newly registered users. Some highly visible templates and modules.
	Extended confirmed	Cannot edit		Normal editing				Contentious topics authorized by ArbCom, pages where semi-protection has failed, or high-risk templates where template protection would be too restrictive.
	Template	Cannot edit			Normal editing			High-risk or very-frequently used templates and modules. Some high-risk pages outside of template space.
	Full	Cannot edit				Can edit		Pages with persistent disruption from extended confirmed accounts.
	Office					Can edit		Pages that the Foundation has determined to be exceptionally sensitive.
	Cascade					Can edit		Particularly visible pages, such as the Main Page, to prevent vandalism to pages that are transcluded onto them.
	Interface	Cannot edit					Normal editing	Scripts, stylesheets, and similar objects fundamental to operation of the site or that are in other editors' user spaces.
Creating pages	None	Cannot create	Can create					The vast majority of page titles.
	Create	Cannot create		Adjustable It may be applied to neither, either, or both groups.		Can create		Pages that have been repeatedly and problematically re-created.
Moving pages	None	Cannot move	Can move					The vast majority of pages.
	Move	Cannot move		Adjustable It may be applied to neither, either, or both groups.		Can move		Pages that have been the subject of move wars. Pages that are edit-protected are usually also move-protected at the same level.
Uploading files	None	Cannot upload	Can upload					The vast majority of file names.
	Upload	Cannot upload		Adjustable It may be applied to neither, either, or both groups		Can upload		Files that have been repeatedly uploaded after deletion
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This table displays the different types of protections used in the English Wikipedia and how they impact different groups of users. The template contains many lower-greek footnotes, because the lower-greek variety is rarely used and thus the template likely won't accidentally "trap" or catch other unrelated footnotes inside its table.

Usage

The footnotes can be displayed in two different ways. If the page already contains other lower-greek footnotes, the second method must be used so that they are displayed correctly.

With the footnotes listed immediately under the table

{{Protection table}}

If the template is used alone without any parameters, the footnotes in the table are attached to the table itself, such as the example above. This means it won't throw any errors if a specific #Notes section is not already on the page.

With the template's footnotes listed outside the table

{{Protection table|notes=y}}

If the table generated by this template seems too long when placed on the page, or if the page already has a dedicated section for displaying footnotes, the notes created by this template should be listed there, to avoid disrupting the flow of the page and to improve its layout. To do this, use the additional |notes= parameter as shown above, make sure that the page has a section for displaying footnotes, and add the following entry to it: {{reflist|group=lower-greek}}

If the page doesn't already have a section for displaying footnotes, you can create it by adding this to the bottom of the page:

== Notes ==

{{reflist|group=lower-greek}}

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