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			=== Extended confirmed protection ===
			[[File:Extended-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Dark blue padlock\|link=]]
			Extended confirmed protection, also known as 30/500 protection, only allows edits by editors with the extended confirmed user access level, granted automatically to registered users with at least 30 days tenure and 500 edits.

			Where semi-protection has proven to be ineffective, administrators may use extended confirmed protection to combat disruption (such as vandalism, abusive sockpuppetry, edit wars, etc.) on any topic. Extended confirmed protection should not be used as a preemptive measure against disruption that has not yet occurred, nor should it be used to privilege extended confirmed users over unregistered/new users in valid content disputes on articles not covered by Arbitration Committee 30/500 rulings. Extended confirmed protection may be applied by an administrator at their discretion when creation-protecting a page.

			Users can request edits to an extended confirmed-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using the {{Tlx\|Edit extended-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention.
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	=== Cascading protection ===		=== Cascading protection ===

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	~~=== Extended confirmed protection ===~~
	~~[[File:Extended-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Dark blue padlock\|link=]]~~
	Extended confirmed protection, also known as 30/500 protection, only allows edits by editors with the extended confirmed user access level, granted automatically to registered users with at least 30 days tenure and 500 edits.

	Where semi-protection has proven to be ineffective, administrators may use extended confirmed protection to combat disruption (such as vandalism, abusive sockpuppetry, edit wars, etc.) on any topic. Extended confirmed protection should not be used as a preemptive measure against disruption that has not yet occurred, nor should it be used to privilege extended confirmed users over unregistered/new users in valid content disputes on articles not covered by Arbitration Committee 30/500 rulings. Extended confirmed protection may be applied by an administrator at their discretion when creation-protecting a page.

	~~Users can request edits to an extended confirmed-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using the {{Tlx\|Edit extended-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention.~~
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	=== Cascading protection ===		=== Cascading protection ===

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	* Files subject to a dispute between editors.		* Files subject to a dispute between editors.
	* Files that should not be replaced, such as images used in the interface or transcluded to the main page.		* Files that should not be replaced, such as images used in the interface or transcluded to the main page.
	* Files with common or generic names. (eg. File:map.png)		* Files with common or generic names. (e.g. File:map.png)

	As with full edit protection, administrators should avoid favoring one file version over another, and protection should not be considered an endorsement of the current file version. An exception to this rule is when files are protected due to upload vandalism.		As with full edit protection, administrators should avoid favoring one file version over another, and protection should not be considered an endorsement of the current file version. An exception to this rule is when files are protected due to upload vandalism.

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	*'''Pending changes protection''' ''(only available for edit protection)'' means edits by unregistered and new contributors are not visible to readers who are not logged-in until the edits are approved by a reviewer or an administrator.		*'''Pending changes protection''' ''(only available for edit protection)'' means edits by unregistered and new contributors are not visible to readers who are not logged-in until the edits are approved by a reviewer or an administrator.
	*'''Semi-protection''' prevents the action by unregistered contributors and contributors with accounts that are not confirmed.		*'''Semi-protection''' prevents the action by unregistered contributors and contributors with accounts that are not confirmed.
	*'''Extended confirmed protection''', also known as '''30/500 protection''', prevents the action by users without 30 days' tenure and 500 edits on ~~the Indian English Wikipedia~~. It is applied to combat any form of disruption where semi-protection has proven to be ineffective. It should not be applied as a protection level of first resort. Its use is logged at the Administrators' noticeboard.		*'''Extended confirmed protection''', also known as '''30/500 protection''', prevents the action by users without 30 days' tenure and 500 edits on Bharatpedia. It is applied to combat any form of disruption where semi-protection has proven to be ineffective. It should not be applied as a protection level of first resort. Its use is logged at the Administrators' noticeboard.
	*'''Template protection''' prevents the action by everyone except template editors and administrators (who have this right as part of their toolset).		*'''Template protection''' prevents the action by everyone except template editors and administrators (who have this right as part of their toolset).
	*'''Full protection''' prevents the action by everyone except administrators.		*'''Full protection''' prevents the action by everyone except administrators.
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	=== Cascading protection ===		=== Cascading protection ===
	[[File:Cascade-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Turquoise padlock\|link=]]		[[File:Cascade-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Turquoise padlock\|link=]]
	Cascading protection fully protects a page, and extends that full protection ''automatically'' to any page that is transcluded onto the protected page, whether directly or indirectly. This includes templates, images and other media that are hosted on ~~the Indian English Wikipedia~~. Files stored on Commons are ''not'' protected by any other wiki's cascading protection and, if they are to be protected, must be either temporarily uploaded to the English Bharatpedia or explicitly protected at Commons (whether manually or through cascading protection there).		Cascading protection fully protects a page, and extends that full protection ''automatically'' to any page that is transcluded onto the protected page, whether directly or indirectly. This includes templates, images and other media that are hosted on Bharatpedia. Files stored on Commons are ''not'' protected by any other wiki's cascading protection and, if they are to be protected, must be either temporarily uploaded to the English Bharatpedia or explicitly protected at Commons (whether manually or through cascading protection there).

	*Should be used only to prevent vandalism when placed on particularly visible pages, such as the main page.		*Should be used only to prevent vandalism when placed on particularly visible pages, such as the main page.

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	Pages that have been creation-protected are sometimes referred to as "salted". Contributors wishing to re-create a salted title with appropriate content should either contact an administrator (preferably the protecting administrator), file a request at [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection#Current requests]] for reduction in protection level, or use the deletion review process. To make a convincing case for re-creation, it is helpful to show a draft version of the intended article when filing a request.		Pages that have been creation-protected are sometimes referred to as "salted". Contributors wishing to re-create a salted title with appropriate content should either contact an administrator (preferably the protecting administrator), file a request at [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection#Current requests]] for reduction in protection level, or use the deletion review process. To make a convincing case for re-creation, it is helpful to show a draft version of the intended article when filing a request.

	Administrators should choose the appropriate level of create protection—autoconfirmed, extended-confirmed,~~<ref name="ECPRFC2"/>~~ or full.		Administrators should choose the appropriate level of create protection—autoconfirmed, extended-confirmed, or full.

	While creation-protection is usually permanent, temporary creation protection may be applied if a page is repeatedly recreated by a single user (or sockpuppets of that user, if applicable).		While creation-protection is usually permanent, temporary creation protection may be applied if a page is repeatedly recreated by a single user (or sockpuppets of that user, if applicable).

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	Semi-protected pages cannot be edited by unregistered users (IP addresses), as well as accounts that are not autoconfirmed (accounts that are at least four days old and have made at least ten edits to Bharatpedia) or confirmed. Semi-protection is useful when there is a significant amount of disruption or vandalism from new or unregistered users, or to prevent sockpuppets of blocked or banned users from editing, especially when it occurs on biographies of living persons who have had a recent high level of media interest. An alternative to semi-protection is pending changes, which is sometimes favoured when an article is being vandalized regularly, but otherwise receives a low amount of editing.		Semi-protected pages cannot be edited by unregistered users (IP addresses), as well as accounts that are not autoconfirmed (accounts that are at least four days old and have made at least ten edits to Bharatpedia) or confirmed. Semi-protection is useful when there is a significant amount of disruption or vandalism from new or unregistered users, or to prevent sockpuppets of blocked or banned users from editing, especially when it occurs on biographies of living persons who have had a recent high level of media interest. An alternative to semi-protection is pending changes, which is sometimes favoured when an article is being vandalized regularly, but otherwise receives a low amount of editing.

	Such users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using the {{Tl\|Edit semi-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention. If the page in question and its talk page are ''both'' protected, please make your edit request at [[~~Wikipedia~~:Requests for page protection]] instead. New users may also request the confirmed user right at [[~~Wikipedia~~:Requests for permissions/Confirmed]].		Such users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using the {{Tl\|Edit semi-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention. If the page in question and its talk page are ''both'' protected, please make your edit request at [[Bharatpedia:Requests for page protection]] instead. New users may also request the confirmed user right at [[Bharatpedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed]].

	==== Guidance for administrators ====		==== Guidance for administrators ====
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	Pre-emptive restrictions on new article titles are instituted through the title blacklist system, which allows for more flexible protection with support for substrings and regular expressions.		Pre-emptive restrictions on new article titles are instituted through the title blacklist system, which allows for more flexible protection with support for substrings and regular expressions.

	Pages that have been creation-protected are sometimes referred to as "salted". Contributors wishing to re-create a salted title with appropriate content should either contact an administrator (preferably the protecting administrator), file a request at [[~~Wikipedia~~:Requests for page protection#Current requests]] for reduction in protection level, or use the deletion review process. To make a convincing case for re-creation, it is helpful to show a draft version of the intended article when filing a request.		Pages that have been creation-protected are sometimes referred to as "salted". Contributors wishing to re-create a salted title with appropriate content should either contact an administrator (preferably the protecting administrator), file a request at [[Bharatpedia:Requests for page protection#Current requests]] for reduction in protection level, or use the deletion review process. To make a convincing case for re-creation, it is helpful to show a draft version of the intended article when filing a request.

	Administrators should choose the appropriate level of create protection—autoconfirmed, extended-confirmed, or full.		Administrators should choose the appropriate level of create protection—autoconfirmed, extended-confirmed, or full.
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	A user who clicks "edit this page" is always, at that point, shown the latest version of the page for editing ''regardless of whether the user is logged in or not''.		A user who clicks "edit this page" is always, at that point, shown the latest version of the page for editing ''regardless of whether the user is logged in or not''.
	*If the editor is not logged in, their changes join any other changes to the article awaiting review{{snd}}for the present they remain hidden from not-logged-in users. (This means that when the editor looks at the article after saving, the editor won't see the change made.)		*If the editor is not logged in, their changes join any other changes to the article awaiting review{{snd}}for the present they remain hidden from not-logged-in users. (This means that when the editor looks at the article after saving, the editor won't see the change made.)
	*If the editor is logged in and a pending changes reviewer and there are pending changes, the editor will be prompted to review the pending changes before editing{{snd}}see [[~~Wikipedia~~:Pending changes]].		*If the editor is logged in and a pending changes reviewer and there are pending changes, the editor will be prompted to review the pending changes before editing{{snd}}see [[Bharatpedia:Pending changes]].
	*If the editor is logged in and not a pending changes reviewer, then{{nbsp}}...		*If the editor is logged in and not a pending changes reviewer, then{{nbsp}}...
	**If there are no unreviewed pending edits waiting, this editor's edits will be visible to everyone immediately; but		**If there are no unreviewed pending edits waiting, this editor's edits will be visible to everyone immediately; but
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	Removal of pending changes protection can be requested of any administrator, or at requests for unprotection.		Removal of pending changes protection can be requested of any administrator, or at requests for unprotection.

	{{anchor\|Reviewing}}The reviewing process is described in detail at [[~~Wikipedia~~:Reviewing pending changes]].		{{anchor\|Reviewing}}The reviewing process is described in detail at [[Bharatpedia:Reviewing pending changes]].

	{{Clear}}{{anchor\|30/500\|extended}}{{anchor\|Arbitration 30/500 protection}}<!--former tags allow section referencing while accommodating section name changes. DO NOT REMOVE IT.-->		{{Clear}}{{anchor\|30/500\|extended}}{{anchor\|Arbitration 30/500 protection}}<!--former tags allow section referencing while accommodating section name changes. DO NOT REMOVE IT.-->
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	*Should generally not be applied directly to templates or modules, as it will not protect transclusions inside {{tag\|includeonly\|o}} tags or transclusions that depend on template parameters, but ''will'' protect the documentation subpage. See the "Protection of templates" section below for alternatives.		*Should generally not be applied directly to templates or modules, as it will not protect transclusions inside {{tag\|includeonly\|o}} tags or transclusions that depend on template parameters, but ''will'' protect the documentation subpage. See the "Protection of templates" section below for alternatives.

	Requests to add or remove cascading protection on a page should be made at [[~~Wikipedia~~ talk:Cascade-protected]] items as an edit request.		Requests to add or remove cascading protection on a page should be made at [[Bharatpedia talk:Cascade-protected]] items as an edit request.

	== Deprecated protection ==		== Deprecated protection ==
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	When required, protection should be implemented for only a brief period, not exceeding the duration of the block.		When required, protection should be implemented for only a brief period, not exceeding the duration of the block.

	Confirmed socks of registered users should be dealt with in accordance with [[~~Wikipedia~~:Sockpuppetry]]; their pages are not normally protected.		Confirmed socks of registered users should be dealt with in accordance with [[Bharatpedia:Sockpuppetry]]; their pages are not normally protected.

	=== User pages ===		=== User pages ===
	Base user pages (for example, the page User:Example, and not User:Example/subpage or User talk:Example) are automatically protected from creation or editing by unconfirmed accounts and anonymous IP users. An exception to this includes an unconfirmed registered account attempting to create or edit their own user page. IP editors and unconfirmed accounts are also unable to create or edit user pages that do not belong to a currently-registered account. This protection is enforced by an edit filter.<ref>Please refer to [[~~Wikipedia~~:Requests for comment/Protect user pages]] by default and its talk page for community discussion related to a preventative measure for user pages.</ref> Users may opt-out of this protection by placing {{tlx\|unlocked userpage}} anywhere on their own user page.		Base user pages (for example, the page User:Example, and not User:Example/subpage or User talk:Example) are automatically protected from creation or editing by unconfirmed accounts and anonymous IP users. An exception to this includes an unconfirmed registered account attempting to create or edit their own user page. IP editors and unconfirmed accounts are also unable to create or edit user pages that do not belong to a currently-registered account. This protection is enforced by an edit filter.<ref>Please refer to [[Bharatpedia:Requests for comment/Protect user pages]] by default and its talk page for community discussion related to a preventative measure for user pages.</ref> Users may opt-out of this protection by placing {{tlx\|unlocked userpage}} anywhere on their own user page.

	User pages and subpages within their own user space may be protected upon a request from the user, as long as a need exists. Pages within the user space should not be automatically or pre-emptively protected without good reason or cause. Requests for protection specifically at uncommon levels (such as template protection<!--ArbCom 30/500 protection should possibly be mentioned here too-->) may be granted if the user has expressed a genuine and realistic need.		User pages and subpages within their own user space may be protected upon a request from the user, as long as a need exists. Pages within the user space should not be automatically or pre-emptively protected without good reason or cause. Requests for protection specifically at uncommon levels (such as template protection<!--ArbCom 30/500 protection should possibly be mentioned here too-->) may be granted if the user has expressed a genuine and realistic need.
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	=== Sandboxes ===		=== Sandboxes ===
	Sandboxes should not ordinarily be protected since their purpose is to let new users test and experiment with wiki syntax. Most sandboxes are automatically cleaned every 12 hours, although they are frequently overwritten by other testing users. The [[~~Wikipedia~~:Sandbox]] is cleaned every hour. Those who use sandboxes for malicious purposes, or to violate policies such as no personal attacks, civility, or copyrights, should instead be warned and/or blocked.		Sandboxes should not ordinarily be protected since their purpose is to let new users test and experiment with wiki syntax. Most sandboxes are automatically cleaned every 12 hours, although they are frequently overwritten by other testing users. The [[Bharatpedia:Sandbox]] is cleaned every hour. Those who use sandboxes for malicious purposes, or to violate policies such as no personal attacks, civility, or copyrights, should instead be warned and/or blocked.

	== Available templates ==		== Available templates ==

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	In some circumstances, pages may need to be '''protected''' from modification by certain groups of editors. Pages are protected when a specific damaging event has been identified that can not be prevented through other means such as a block. Otherwise, ~~Wikipedia India~~ is built on the principle that anyone can edit it, and it, therefore, aims to have as many of its pages as possible open for public editing so that anyone can add material and correct errors. This policy explains in detail the protection types and procedures for page protection and unprotection and when each protection should and should not be applied.		In some circumstances, pages may need to be '''protected''' from modification by certain groups of editors. Pages are protected when a specific damaging event has been identified that can not be prevented through other means such as a block. Otherwise, Bharatpedia is built on the principle that anyone can edit it, and it, therefore, aims to have as many of its pages as possible open for public editing so that anyone can add material and correct errors. This policy explains in detail the protection types and procedures for page protection and unprotection and when each protection should and should not be applied.

	Protection is a technical restriction applied only by administrators, although any user may request protection. Protection can be indefinite or expire after a specified time. They are different kinds of protection are detailed below, and they can be applied to the page edit, page move, page creation, and file upload actions. Even when a page is protected from editing, the source code (text) of the page can still be viewed and copied by any user.		Protection is a technical restriction applied only by administrators, although any user may request protection. Protection can be indefinite or expire after a specified time. They are different kinds of protection are detailed below, and they can be applied to the page edit, page move, page creation, and file upload actions. Even when a page is protected from editing, the source code (text) of the page can still be viewed and copied by any user.
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	==== Vandalism ====		==== Vandalism ====
	Applying page protection as a preemptive measure is contrary to the open nature of ~~Wikipedia India~~ and is generally not allowed if applied for these reasons. However, brief periods of an appropriate and reasonable protection level are allowed in situations where blatant vandalism or disruption is occurring by multiple users and at a level of frequency that requires its use in order to stop it. The duration of the protection should be set as short as possible, and the protection level should be set to the lowest restriction needed in order to stop the disruption while still allowing productive editors to make changes.		Applying page protection as a preemptive measure is contrary to the open nature of Bharatpedia and is generally not allowed if applied for these reasons. However, brief periods of an appropriate and reasonable protection level are allowed in situations where blatant vandalism or disruption is occurring by multiple users and at a level of frequency that requires its use in order to stop it. The duration of the protection should be set as short as possible, and the protection level should be set to the lowest restriction needed in order to stop the disruption while still allowing productive editors to make changes.

	==== "History only" review ====		==== "History only" review ====
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	[[File:Interface-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Brown padlock\|link=\|Icon for pages that can be edited only by interface administrators]]		[[File:Interface-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Brown padlock\|link=\|Icon for pages that can be edited only by interface administrators]]

	Administrators cannot change or remove the protection for some areas on ~~Wikipedia India~~ which are permanently protected by the MediaWiki software:		Administrators cannot change or remove the protection for some areas on Bharatpedia which are permanently protected by the MediaWiki software:
	*Edits to the MediaWiki namespace, which defines parts of the site interface, are restricted to administrators.		*Edits to the MediaWiki namespace, which defines parts of the site interface, are restricted to administrators.
	**Edits to system-wide CSS and JavaScript pages such as MediaWiki:common.js are further restricted to interface administrators.		**Edits to system-wide CSS and JavaScript pages such as MediaWiki:common.js are further restricted to interface administrators.
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	Semi-protected pages cannot be edited by unregistered users (IP addresses), as well as accounts that are not autoconfirmed (accounts that are at least four days old and have made at least ten edits to ~~Wikipedia India~~) or confirmed. Semi-protection is useful when there is a significant amount of disruption or vandalism from new or unregistered users, or to prevent sockpuppets of blocked or banned users from editing, especially when it occurs on biographies of living persons who have had a recent high level of media interest. An alternative to semi-protection is pending changes, which is sometimes favoured when an article is being vandalized regularly, but otherwise receives a low amount of editing.		Semi-protected pages cannot be edited by unregistered users (IP addresses), as well as accounts that are not autoconfirmed (accounts that are at least four days old and have made at least ten edits to Bharatpedia) or confirmed. Semi-protection is useful when there is a significant amount of disruption or vandalism from new or unregistered users, or to prevent sockpuppets of blocked or banned users from editing, especially when it occurs on biographies of living persons who have had a recent high level of media interest. An alternative to semi-protection is pending changes, which is sometimes favoured when an article is being vandalized regularly, but otherwise receives a low amount of editing.

	Such users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using the {{Tl\|Edit semi-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention. If the page in question and its talk page are ''both'' protected, please make your edit request at [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]] instead. New users may also request the confirmed user right at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed]].		Such users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using the {{Tl\|Edit semi-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention. If the page in question and its talk page are ''both'' protected, please make your edit request at [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]] instead. New users may also request the confirmed user right at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed]].
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	Pending changes protection is a tool used to suppress vandalism and certain other persistent problems while allowing all users to continue to submit edits. Pending changes protection can be used as an alternative to semi-protection to allow unregistered and new users to edit pages, while keeping the edits hidden from the view of most readers until those changes are accepted by a pending changes reviewer.		Pending changes protection is a tool used to suppress vandalism and certain other persistent problems while allowing all users to continue to submit edits. Pending changes protection can be used as an alternative to semi-protection to allow unregistered and new users to edit pages, while keeping the edits hidden from the view of most readers until those changes are accepted by a pending changes reviewer.

	When a page under pending changes protection is edited by an unregistered (IP addresses) editor or a new user, the edit is not directly visible to the majority of ~~Wikipedia India~~ readers, until it is reviewed and accepted by an editor with the pending changes reviewer right. When a page under pending changes protection is edited by an autoconfirmed user, the edit will be immediately visible to ~~Wikipedia India~~ readers, unless there are pending edits waiting to be reviewed.		When a page under pending changes protection is edited by an unregistered (IP addresses) editor or a new user, the edit is not directly visible to the majority of Bharatpedia readers, until it is reviewed and accepted by an editor with the pending changes reviewer right. When a page under pending changes protection is edited by an autoconfirmed user, the edit will be immediately visible to Bharatpedia readers, unless there are pending edits waiting to be reviewed.

	Pending changes are visible in the page history, where they are marked as pending review. Readers that are ''not logged in'' (the vast majority of readers) are shown the latest ''accepted'' version of the page; ''logged-in'' users see the latest version of the page, with all changes (reviewed or not) applied. When editors who are not reviewers make changes to an article with unreviewed pending changes, their edits are also marked as pending and are not visible to most readers.		Pending changes are visible in the page history, where they are marked as pending review. Readers that are ''not logged in'' (the vast majority of readers) are shown the latest ''accepted'' version of the page; ''logged-in'' users see the latest version of the page, with all changes (reviewed or not) applied. When editors who are not reviewers make changes to an article with unreviewed pending changes, their edits are also marked as pending and are not visible to most readers.
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	=== Cascading protection ===		=== Cascading protection ===
	[[File:Cascade-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Turquoise padlock\|link=]]		[[File:Cascade-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Turquoise padlock\|link=]]
	Cascading protection fully protects a page, and extends that full protection ''automatically'' to any page that is transcluded onto the protected page, whether directly or indirectly. This includes templates, images and other media that are hosted on the Indian English Wikipedia. Files stored on Commons are ''not'' protected by any other wiki's cascading protection and, if they are to be protected, must be either temporarily uploaded to the English ~~Wikipedia India~~ or explicitly protected at Commons (whether manually or through cascading protection there).		Cascading protection fully protects a page, and extends that full protection ''automatically'' to any page that is transcluded onto the protected page, whether directly or indirectly. This includes templates, images and other media that are hosted on the Indian English Wikipedia. Files stored on Commons are ''not'' protected by any other wiki's cascading protection and, if they are to be protected, must be either temporarily uploaded to the English Bharatpedia or explicitly protected at Commons (whether manually or through cascading protection there).

	*Should be used only to prevent vandalism when placed on particularly visible pages, such as the main page.		*Should be used only to prevent vandalism when placed on particularly visible pages, such as the main page.

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	In some circumstances, pages may need to be '''protected''' from modification by certain groups of editors. Pages are protected when a specific damaging event has been identified that can not be prevented through other means such as a block. Otherwise, Wikipedia is built on the principle that anyone can edit it, and it, therefore, aims to have as many of its pages as possible open for public editing so that anyone can add material and correct errors. This policy explains in detail the protection types and procedures for page protection and unprotection and when each protection should and should not be applied.		In some circumstances, pages may need to be '''protected''' from modification by certain groups of editors. Pages are protected when a specific damaging event has been identified that can not be prevented through other means such as a block. Otherwise, Wikipedia India is built on the principle that anyone can edit it, and it, therefore, aims to have as many of its pages as possible open for public editing so that anyone can add material and correct errors. This policy explains in detail the protection types and procedures for page protection and unprotection and when each protection should and should not be applied.

	Protection is a technical restriction applied only by administrators, although any user may request protection. Protection can be indefinite or expire after a specified time. They are different kinds of protection are detailed below, and they can be applied to the page edit, page move, page creation, and file upload actions. Even when a page is protected from editing, the source code (text) of the page can still be viewed and copied by any user.		Protection is a technical restriction applied only by administrators, although any user may request protection. Protection can be indefinite or expire after a specified time. They are different kinds of protection are detailed below, and they can be applied to the page edit, page move, page creation, and file upload actions. Even when a page is protected from editing, the source code (text) of the page can still be viewed and copied by any user.
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	*'''Pending changes protection''' ''(only available for edit protection)'' means edits by unregistered and new contributors are not visible to readers who are not logged-in until the edits are approved by a reviewer or an administrator.		*'''Pending changes protection''' ''(only available for edit protection)'' means edits by unregistered and new contributors are not visible to readers who are not logged-in until the edits are approved by a reviewer or an administrator.
	*'''Semi-protection''' prevents the action by unregistered contributors and contributors with accounts that are not confirmed.		*'''Semi-protection''' prevents the action by unregistered contributors and contributors with accounts that are not confirmed.
	*'''Extended confirmed protection''', also known as '''30/500 protection''', prevents the action by users without 30 days' tenure and 500 edits on the English Wikipedia. It is applied to combat any form of disruption where semi-protection has proven to be ineffective. It should not be applied as a protection level of first resort. Its use is logged at the Administrators' noticeboard.		*'''Extended confirmed protection''', also known as '''30/500 protection''', prevents the action by users without 30 days' tenure and 500 edits on the Indian English Wikipedia. It is applied to combat any form of disruption where semi-protection has proven to be ineffective. It should not be applied as a protection level of first resort. Its use is logged at the Administrators' noticeboard.
	*'''Template protection''' prevents the action by everyone except template editors and administrators (who have this right as part of their toolset).		*'''Template protection''' prevents the action by everyone except template editors and administrators (who have this right as part of their toolset).
	*'''Full protection''' prevents the action by everyone except administrators.		*'''Full protection''' prevents the action by everyone except administrators.
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	==== Vandalism ====		==== Vandalism ====
	Applying page protection as a preemptive measure is contrary to the open nature of Wikipedia and is generally not allowed if applied for these reasons. However, brief periods of an appropriate and reasonable protection level are allowed in situations where blatant vandalism or disruption is occurring by multiple users and at a level of frequency that requires its use in order to stop it. The duration of the protection should be set as short as possible, and the protection level should be set to the lowest restriction needed in order to stop the disruption while still allowing productive editors to make changes.		Applying page protection as a preemptive measure is contrary to the open nature of Wikipedia India and is generally not allowed if applied for these reasons. However, brief periods of an appropriate and reasonable protection level are allowed in situations where blatant vandalism or disruption is occurring by multiple users and at a level of frequency that requires its use in order to stop it. The duration of the protection should be set as short as possible, and the protection level should be set to the lowest restriction needed in order to stop the disruption while still allowing productive editors to make changes.

	==== "History only" review ====		==== "History only" review ====
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	[[File:Interface-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Brown padlock\|link=\|Icon for pages that can be edited only by interface administrators]]		[[File:Interface-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Brown padlock\|link=\|Icon for pages that can be edited only by interface administrators]]

	Administrators cannot change or remove the protection for some areas on Wikipedia which are permanently protected by the MediaWiki software:		Administrators cannot change or remove the protection for some areas on Wikipedia India which are permanently protected by the MediaWiki software:
	*Edits to the MediaWiki namespace, which defines parts of the site interface, are restricted to administrators.		*Edits to the MediaWiki namespace, which defines parts of the site interface, are restricted to administrators.
	**Edits to system-wide CSS and JavaScript pages such as MediaWiki:common.js are further restricted to interface administrators.		**Edits to system-wide CSS and JavaScript pages such as MediaWiki:common.js are further restricted to interface administrators.
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	[[File:Semi-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Silver padlock\|link=]]		[[File:Semi-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Silver padlock\|link=]]

	Semi-protected pages cannot be edited by unregistered users (IP addresses), as well as accounts that are not autoconfirmed (accounts that are at least four days old and have made at least ten edits to Wikipedia) or confirmed. Semi-protection is useful when there is a significant amount of disruption or vandalism from new or unregistered users, or to prevent sockpuppets of blocked or banned users from editing, especially when it occurs on biographies of living persons who have had a recent high level of media interest. An alternative to semi-protection is pending changes, which is sometimes favoured when an article is being vandalized regularly, but otherwise receives a low amount of editing.		Semi-protected pages cannot be edited by unregistered users (IP addresses), as well as accounts that are not autoconfirmed (accounts that are at least four days old and have made at least ten edits to Wikipedia India) or confirmed. Semi-protection is useful when there is a significant amount of disruption or vandalism from new or unregistered users, or to prevent sockpuppets of blocked or banned users from editing, especially when it occurs on biographies of living persons who have had a recent high level of media interest. An alternative to semi-protection is pending changes, which is sometimes favoured when an article is being vandalized regularly, but otherwise receives a low amount of editing.

	Such users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using the {{Tl\|Edit semi-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention. If the page in question and its talk page are ''both'' protected, please make your edit request at [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]] instead. New users may also request the confirmed user right at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed]].		Such users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using the {{Tl\|Edit semi-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention. If the page in question and its talk page are ''both'' protected, please make your edit request at [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]] instead. New users may also request the confirmed user right at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed]].
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	Pending changes protection is a tool used to suppress vandalism and certain other persistent problems while allowing all users to continue to submit edits. Pending changes protection can be used as an alternative to semi-protection to allow unregistered and new users to edit pages, while keeping the edits hidden from the view of most readers until those changes are accepted by a pending changes reviewer.		Pending changes protection is a tool used to suppress vandalism and certain other persistent problems while allowing all users to continue to submit edits. Pending changes protection can be used as an alternative to semi-protection to allow unregistered and new users to edit pages, while keeping the edits hidden from the view of most readers until those changes are accepted by a pending changes reviewer.

	When a page under pending changes protection is edited by an unregistered (IP addresses) editor or a new user, the edit is not directly visible to the majority of Wikipedia readers, until it is reviewed and accepted by an editor with the pending changes reviewer right. When a page under pending changes protection is edited by an autoconfirmed user, the edit will be immediately visible to Wikipedia readers, unless there are pending edits waiting to be reviewed.		When a page under pending changes protection is edited by an unregistered (IP addresses) editor or a new user, the edit is not directly visible to the majority of Wikipedia India readers, until it is reviewed and accepted by an editor with the pending changes reviewer right. When a page under pending changes protection is edited by an autoconfirmed user, the edit will be immediately visible to Wikipedia India readers, unless there are pending edits waiting to be reviewed.

	Pending changes are visible in the page history, where they are marked as pending review. Readers that are ''not logged in'' (the vast majority of readers) are shown the latest ''accepted'' version of the page; ''logged-in'' users see the latest version of the page, with all changes (reviewed or not) applied. When editors who are not reviewers make changes to an article with unreviewed pending changes, their edits are also marked as pending and are not visible to most readers.		Pending changes are visible in the page history, where they are marked as pending review. Readers that are ''not logged in'' (the vast majority of readers) are shown the latest ''accepted'' version of the page; ''logged-in'' users see the latest version of the page, with all changes (reviewed or not) applied. When editors who are not reviewers make changes to an article with unreviewed pending changes, their edits are also marked as pending and are not visible to most readers.
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	=== Cascading protection ===		=== Cascading protection ===
	[[File:Cascade-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Turquoise padlock\|link=]]		[[File:Cascade-protection-shackle.svg\|64px\|upright=0.4\|right\|alt=Turquoise padlock\|link=]]
	Cascading protection fully protects a page, and extends that full protection ''automatically'' to any page that is transcluded onto the protected page, whether directly or indirectly. This includes templates, images and other media that are hosted on the English Wikipedia. Files stored on Commons are ''not'' protected by any other wiki's cascading protection and, if they are to be protected, must be either temporarily uploaded to the English Wikipedia or explicitly protected at Commons (whether manually or through cascading protection there).		Cascading protection fully protects a page, and extends that full protection ''automatically'' to any page that is transcluded onto the protected page, whether directly or indirectly. This includes templates, images and other media that are hosted on the Indian English Wikipedia. Files stored on Commons are ''not'' protected by any other wiki's cascading protection and, if they are to be protected, must be either temporarily uploaded to the English Wikipedia India or explicitly protected at Commons (whether manually or through cascading protection there).

	*Should be used only to prevent vandalism when placed on particularly visible pages, such as the main page.		*Should be used only to prevent vandalism when placed on particularly visible pages, such as the main page.
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	== Deprecated protection ==		== Deprecated protection ==
	=== Pending changes protection level 2 ===		=== Pending changes protection level 2 ===
	Originally, two levels of pending changes protection existed, where level{{nbsp}}2 required edits by all users who are not pending changes reviewers to be reviewed. Following a community discussion, level{{nbsp}}2 was retired from the English Wikipedia in January 2017. It was suggested then that "Pending changes level{{nbsp}}1" be referred to in the future as simply "Pending changes".		Originally, two levels of pending changes protection existed, where level{{nbsp}}2 required edits by all users who are not pending changes reviewers to be reviewed.

	== Protection by namespace ==		== Protection by namespace ==