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At times, a wikiHow article, its Discussion page or your Talk page may need temporary or permanent protection from high traffic or frequent vandalism. Here's how to request protection from any further edits:

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    Understand that we provide constructive instruction to solve everyday problems.

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    Understand the two levels of protection:

    • Semi-protection allows only registered users and Admins to edit.
    • Full-protection allows only Admins to edit.
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    Find an article in need of protection, such as a controversial topic.

    • Review the History page for a pattern of frequent revisions.
  4. 4
    Contact an Admin or the Administrator Notice Board to request protection.

    • Provide adequate reason, such as "frequent target of vandalism."
    • Request unprotecting. You should select a time when you believe vandalism will have ceased. This may be anywhere from a week or up to a month thereafter.
  5. 5
    Add {{Sprotalk}} to the top of a Talk or Discussion page:
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  • Articles are rarely permanently protected, unless they are severely vandalized on a daily basis, rather than one week out of the year.
  • Certain pages may be permanently protected, such as policies or templates.
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Recent edits by: Ieuan Griffiths, CatieD102, Andrew

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