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# They're important enough that it would be prudent to protect them so not just anyone can edit them. | # They're important enough that it would be prudent to protect them so not just anyone can edit them. | ||
# They're detailed enough that it would be useful for them to be editable by users who are not admins. | # They're detailed enough that it would be useful for them to be editable by users who are not admins. | ||
An example would be a widely-used infobox or complex template. We don't really want inexperienced users to have a good idea just to screw up the execution because they don't understand the wiki code yet, but we also don't really want to limit all possible useful additions to be restricted to the limited staff members. Autoconfirmed-protection doesn't really solve the problem because it only requires 7 days and 10 edits - that's not really enough time to get acquainted with the | An example would be a widely-used infobox or complex template. We don't really want inexperienced users to have a good idea just to screw up the execution because they don't understand the wiki code yet, but we also don't really want to limit all possible useful additions to be restricted to the limited staff members. Autoconfirmed-protection doesn't really solve the problem because it only requires 7 days and 10 edits - that's not really enough time to get acquainted with the Wiki, or prove that you know how to edit well. It only proves that you're likely a ‘’’good faith user’’’. | ||
I've recently discovered that it's actually possible to add a new level of protection to the wiki, outside the current two of "autoconfirmed-only" and "admin-only". So I've had the idea of creating a new usergroup to leverage this. | I've recently discovered that it's actually possible to add a new level of protection to the wiki, outside the current two of "autoconfirmed-only" and "admin-only". So I've had the idea of creating a new usergroup to leverage this. | ||