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A template to be applied to protected interface messages/skins (part of the MediaWiki interface), stating that most users are not allowed to perform a certain action on the thing that this template has been applied to. It also provides a handy 'submit edit request' message, for everyone else who may want to request a certain edit to the thing in question.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Protected action1

The actual protected action, which only certain users are allowed to do (such as 'edit' it)

Suggested values
edit
Default
edit
Contentsuggested
Type (is this an interface?)type

If the value for this is 'interface', the message says that only Interface Administrators are allowed to [action] this thing. Otherwise, it says only says that Administrators can [action] it. (It will still say that Interface Editors are allowed to [action] it regardless).

Suggested values
interface
Stringsuggested