Wikipedia:Protection policy: Difference between revisions

Applying page protection solely as a preemptive measure{{snd}}before vandalism, disruption or abuse has actually occurred{{snd}}is contrary to the open nature of Wikipedia and is generally not allowed. Instead, protection is used when vandalism, disruption, or abuse is occurring by multiple users and at a level of frequency that requires its use in order to stop it. The duration of the protectionProtection should be set as short as possible, and the protection level should be set to theat lowest restrictionlevel needed in order to stop the disruption while still allowing productive editors to make changes, and its duration should be as short as possible.