MarioWiki:Protected pages: Difference between revisions

User pages can be edited by anyone now.
(as per talk page, explaining why (it's considered improper here) and how (extension).)
(User pages can be edited by anyone now.)
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You've probably come here from a link on a '''protected page''', which cannot currently be edited, or a protected image which can not currently be overwritten.  [[MarioWiki:Administrators|Administrators]] have the ability to "[[Special:Log/Protect|protect]]" pages or images such that they cannot be modified except by other admins.  This ability is only used in certain circumstances.
You've probably come here from a link on a '''protected page''', which cannot currently be edited, or a protected image which can not currently be overwritten.  [[MarioWiki:Administrators|Administrators]] have the ability to "[[Special:Log/Protect|protect]]" pages or images such that they cannot be modified except by other admins.  This ability is only used in certain circumstances.


[[MarioWiki:User space|User pages]] can only be edited by the user him/herself, with the exception of sysops, who can edit any user page. A user's user page is where he or she expresses him/herself, not another's, so there's no practical need to edit others' user pages.
=== Reasons for protecting pages include (but are not limited to): ===
=== Reasons for protecting pages include (but are not limited to): ===