Wikipedia:Pending changes blocks/table (expanded)
historical reference. . Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump |
Blocked | Moderated | Unregistered, New | Autoconfirmed, Confirmed | Reviewer | Administrator | Appropriate for* | ||
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No protection | cannot edit | can edit; changes not visible until reviewed |
can edit; changes go live** immediately; no acceptance required |
The vast majority of pages | ||||
Pending changes level 1 protection |
cannot edit | can edit; changes will go live after being accepted by a reviewer |
can edit; changes go live immediately (if no previous pending changes remain to be accepted) |
can edit; changes go live immediately;*** can accept pending changes |
Infrequently edited articles that are experiencing high levels of vandalism or BLP violations from unregistered and new users
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Semi-protection | cannot edit | can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required |
Articles experiencing high levels of vandalism or edit warring from unregistered and new users, and for some highly visible templates and modules | |||||
Pending changes level 2 protection |
cannot edit | can edit; changes will go live after being accepted by a reviewer |
can edit; changes go live immediately; can accept pending changes |
No consensus for use on the English Wikipedia per WP:PC2012/RfC 1 | ||||
Pending changes level 2 with Semi-protection | cannot edit | can edit; changes will go live after being accepted by a reviewer |
can edit; changes go live immediately; can accept pending changes |
No consensus for use on the English Wikipedia per WP:PC2012/RfC 1 | ||||
Blocked | Moderated | Unregistered, New | Auto/Confirmed | Reviewer | Template editor | Administrator | Appropriate for* | |
Template protection | cannot edit | can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required |
High-risk templates and modules | |||||
Full protection | cannot edit | can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required |
Articles experiencing persistent vandalism or edit warring from (auto)confirmed accounts, and for critically important templates and modules | |||||
* See also: Wikipedia:Protection policy ** "Go live" means the edits will be visible to readers who are not logged in. In all cases, edits are always visible to readers logged into Wikipedia. *** When editing articles with un-reviewed pending changes, Administrators and Reviewers are prompted to review the pending changes before saving their edit. |