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Wikipedia:Non-administrator editing of protected pages

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This is a proposal for specially-assigned trusted users can edit protected pages, even if they are not admins.

Proposal

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The way it works

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Users may request the editing tool should they suffice in having the minimum requirement as detailed below.

  • They should first put a request in at the section below.
  • Administrators should check the history of the contributor to see if they can be trusted with the tool.
  • If the administrator is satisfied, they can then go to Special:Userrights (see $wgAddGroups and $wgRemoveGroups before thinking whoever put Userrights in has gone mad) and this will add the user into the rollback usergoup, giving them the rollback tool.
  • The tool will be the same as the administrator editing of protected pages tool, with no limitations.

Requirements for users to have the permission

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Removal of the permission

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If there is misuse of this permission, a user should report this to the incidents noticeboard. A discussion can then take place to evaluate the users use of the tool, and with a consensus on the noticeboard, any administrator may remove the tool by going to Special:Userrights. Any repeated giving and revoking the permission over a short period of time without consensus to do so will be tantamount to wheel warring and may be subject to arbitration rulings.

Support

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Oppose

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Discussion

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