Wikipedia:Pending changes blocks/table

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Wikipedia users, user blocks, page protections, and page edits
	Traditionally blocked users	Pending changes blocked users	Unregistered, New	Autoconfirmed, Confirmed		Reviewer	Administrator	Appropriate for*
No protection	cannot edit	can edit; on an article, changes will go live after being accepted by a reviewer	can edit; changes go live** immediately; no acceptance required					The vast majority of pages

Pending changes level 1 protection	cannot edit	can edit; changes will go live after being accepted by a reviewer		can edit; changes go live immediately (if no previous pending changes remain to be accepted)		can edit; changes go live immediately;*** can accept pending changes		Infrequently edited articles that are experiencing high levels of vandalism or BLP violations from unregistered and new users
Semi-protection	cannot edit			can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required				Articles experiencing high levels of vandalism or edit warring from unregistered and new users, and for some highly visible templates and modules

Pending changes level 2 protection	cannot edit	can edit; changes will go live after being accepted by a reviewer				can edit; changes go live immediately; can accept pending changes		No consensus for use on the English Wikipedia per WP:PC2012/RfC 1
Pending changes level 2 with Semi-protection	cannot edit			can edit; changes will go live after being accepted by a reviewer		can edit; changes go live immediately; can accept pending changes		No consensus for use on the English Wikipedia per WP:PC2012/RfC 1

	Traditionally blocked users	Pending changes blocked users	Unregistered, New	Auto/Confirmed	Reviewer	Template editor	Administrator	Appropriate for*
Template protection	cannot edit					can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required		High-risk templates and modules
Full protection	cannot edit						can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required	Articles experiencing persistent vandalism or edit warring from (auto)confirmed accounts, and for critically important templates and modules
* See also: Wikipedia:Protection policy "Go live" means the edits will be visible to readers who are not logged in. In all cases, edits are always visible to readers logged into Wikipedia. * When editing articles with un-reviewed pending changes, Administrators and Reviewers are prompted to review the pending changes before saving their edit.