Template:Protection table

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Interaction of Wikipedia user groups and page protection levels
Function	Level	Unregistered or newly registered	Confirmed or autoconfirmed	Extended confirmed	Template editor ^[α]	Admin	Interface admin ^[β]	Appropriate for (See also: Wikipedia:Protection policy)
Editing	No protection	Normal editing						The vast majority of pages.^[γ]
	Pending changes	All users can edit Edits by unregistered or newly registered editors (and any subsequent edits by anyone) are hidden from readers who are not logged in until reviewed by a pending changes reviewer or administrator. Logged-in editors see all edits, whether accepted or not.						Infrequently edited pages with high levels of vandalism, BLP violations, edit-warring, or other disruption from unregistered and new users.
	Semi	Cannot edit	Normal editing					Pages that have been persistently vandalized by anonymous and newly registered users. Some highly visible templates and modules.
	Extended confirmed	Cannot edit		Can edit typically with restrictions as spelled out in edit notices.				Specific topic areas authorized by ArbCom, pages where semi-protection has failed, or high-risk templates where template protection would be too restrictive.
	Template	Cannot edit			Normal editing			High-risk or very-frequently used templates and modules. Some high-risk pages outside of template space.
	Full	Cannot edit				Noncontroversial editing and editing authorized via consensus on talk page		Pages with persistent disruption from extended confirmed accounts.
	Office	Cannot edit				Can edit with approval from the Wikimedia Foundation		Pages that the Foundation has determined to be exceptionally sensitive.
	Interface	Cannot edit					Normal editing	Scripts, stylesheets, and similar objects fundamental to operation of the site or that are in other editors' user spaces.
Page creation	No protection	Cannot create^[δ]	Can create					The vast majority of page titles.^[γ]
Page creation	Create	Cannot create^[δ]		Adjustable Protection may be applied to neither, either, or both groups		Can create		Pages that have been repeatedly and problematically re-created. This form of protection is often called "salting".
Page move	No protection	Cannot move	Can move					The vast majority of pages.^[γ]
Page move	Move	Cannot move		Adjustable Protection may be applied to neither, either, or both groups		Can move		Pages that have been the subject of move wars.
Upload files	No protection	Cannot upload	Can upload					The vast majority of file names.^[γ]
Upload files	Upload	Cannot upload		Adjustable Protection may be applied to neither, either, or both groups		Can upload		Files that have been repeatedly uploaded after deletion
Additional protection: Cascade protection: When used, extends edit protection level to all pages that are transcluded onto the protected page (unless the transluded page is already at a higher protection level).
Notes: ^ This table assumes a template editor also has extended confirmed privileges, which is almost always the case in practice. ^ This table assumes that an interface administrator is also a "regular" administrator, which is almost always the case in practice. ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d This is the default protection level. ^ ^a ^b Under the default no protection, unregistered and newly registered users can create talk pages in all namespaces and draft articles in the Draft namespace. For these namespaces, it would therefore be possible for the creation protection to only apply to unregistered and newly registered users

[1] This table assumes a template editor also has extended confirmed privileges, which is almost always the case in practice.

[2] This table assumes that an interface administrator is also a "regular" administrator, which is almost always the case in practice.

[default-3] This is the default protection level.

[creation-4] Under the default no protection, unregistered and newly registered users can create talk pages in all namespaces and draft articles in the Draft namespace. For these namespaces, it would therefore be possible for the creation protection to only apply to unregistered and newly registered users

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