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{{For|information about editing protected pages|Help:Protection}}
{{information page|H:PP}}
{{reader help}}
Some [[Wikipedia]] pages are protected from editing to prevent [[vandalism]]. This protection status is usually shown as a padlock at the top right of the protected page. Its varying colours depend on the level of protection, which include:
*Full protection
*Semi-protection
*Creation protection
*Move protection
*Upload protection
*Extended-confirmed protection
*Pending-changes protection
Only administrators and office staff are able to activate page protection.
<br>
For example, the [[Main Page]] of Wikipedia has permanent protection because of its high visibility, and many of the pages linked from it may also be protected. Note that the purpose of page protection is for protection against vandalism, and not for [[censorship]] reasons.
[[Category:Reader help]]
{{information page|H:PP}}
{{reader help}}
Some [[Wikipedia]] pages are protected from editing to prevent [[vandalism]]. This protection status is usually shown as a padlock at the top right of the protected page. Its varying colours depend on the level of protection, which include:
*Full protection
*Semi-protection
*Creation protection
*Move protection
*Upload protection
*Extended-confirmed protection
*Pending-changes protection
Only administrators and office staff are able to activate page protection.
<br>
For example, the [[Main Page]] of Wikipedia has permanent protection because of its high visibility, and many of the pages linked from it may also be protected. Note that the purpose of page protection is for protection against vandalism, and not for [[censorship]] reasons.
[[Category:Reader help]]
