Wikipedia:Rough guide to semi-protection

This is an explanatory essay about the protection policy semi-protection section. This page provides additional information about concepts in the page(s) it supplements. This page is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community.

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Semi-protection is a measure commonly used on Wikipedia to protect popular pages from vandalism or editing disputes. A semi-protected article can only be edited by accounts which are at least 4 days old and have made at least 10 edits (autoconfirmed users). The official policy related to applying and removing semi-protection is located at Wikipedia:Protection policy § Semi-protection. This rough guide describes how the semi-protection policy is currently being applied by administrators.

Note: Every case is different. Even if a page matches each of the § General considerations and § Criteria for semi-protection, it doesn't mean that page must be protected. Administrators may use their discretion on a case-by-case basis. Semi-protection is useful for pages that are highly visible on Wikipedia. An example of a semi-protected page on Wikipedia is September 11 attacks.