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Protection log

• 16:58, 24 October 2011 EncMstr talk contribs changed protection settings for Linus Torvalds ‎[edit=autoconfirmed] (expires 16:58, 31 October 2011 (UTC)) [move=sysop] (indefinite) (Violations of the biographies of living persons policy) (hist)
• 09:35, 23 October 2010 Graham87 talk contribs moved protection settings from MediaWiki talk:Linus Torvalds to Linus Torvalds (MediaWiki talk:Linus Torvalds moved to Linus Torvalds: revert)
• 10:28, 8 March 2010 Ged UK talk contribs changed protection settings for Linus Torvalds ‎[edit=autoconfirmed] (expires 10:28, 15 March 2010 (UTC)) [move=sysop] (indefinite) (Excessive violations of the biographies of living persons policy) (hist)
• 06:13, 1 February 2009 Prolog talk contribs protected Linus Torvalds ‎[move=sysop] (indefinite) (Page-move vandalism) (hist)
• 15:37, 27 May 2008 Andonic talk contribs protected Linus Torvalds (Heavy IP vandalism [edit=autoconfirmed:move=autoconfirmed] (expires 15:37, 3 June 2008 (UTC))) (hist)

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