Star Trek Expanded Universe:Protection policy

You may have arrived at this page via a link on a protected page.

A protected page is one which can only be edited by sysops.

There are a number of possible reasons why a page might be protected.

1) Permanently
 * Pages in the MediaWiki namespace are protected by default, for several reasons:
 * 1) Many messages are in plain HTML, hence users could insert malicious scripts,
 * 2) Vandalism of some messages would be extremely disruptive; for example changes to the text of the links in the sidebar would immediately be visible to all users,
 * 3) A few messages can cause the software to stop working if changed.

2) Semi-permanently:
 * Protecting the Main Page from vandalism.
 * Maintaining the integrity of the copyright and license pages.
 * Maintaining the integrity of past press releases.
 * Protecting certain "system administration" pages.

3) Temporarily:
 * Enforcing a "cool down" period to stop an "edit war".
 * Protecting a page that has been a recent target of persistent vandalism or persistent edits by a banned user.
 * Preventing changes to a page while investigating a possible bug.