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Interaction of Wikipedia user groups and page protection levels
	Unregistered or newly registered	Confirmed or autoconfirmed	Extended confirmed	Template editor	Admin	Interface admin	Appropriate for (See also: Wikipedia:Protection policy)
No protection	Normal editing						The vast majority of pages. This is the default protection level.
Pending changes	Semi-normal editing Edits by unregistered or new editors (and any subsequent edits by anyone) are hidden from readers who are not logged in, until reviewed by a pending changes reviewer or admin.	Normal editing					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 registered users. Some highly visible templates and modules.
Extended confirmed	Cannot edit		Normal editing^[a]				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				Normal editing^[b]		Pages with persistent disruption from extended confirmed accounts. Critical templates and modules.
Interface	Cannot edit					Normal editing	Scripts, stylesheets, and similar objects central to operation of the site or that are in other editors' user spaces.
^ In order to edit through extended confirmed protection, a template editor must also be extended confirmed, but in practice this is almost always the case. ^ Even administrators are not allowed to edit fully protected page without a consensus on the talk page Other modes of protection: Create protection Move protection Upload protection Office protection Cascade protection

[1] In order to edit through extended confirmed protection, a template editor must also be extended confirmed, but in practice this is almost always the case.

[2] Even administrators are not allowed to edit fully protected page without a consensus on the talk page

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                                         | Pages with persistent disruption from extended confirmed accounts. Critical templates and modules.
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