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{{wikipedia|Help:Protection}}
Depending on its level of protection, editing on the page has been [[Wikipedia:Semi-protection policy|restricted]] to either [[wikipedia:WP:AUTOCONFIRMED|autoconfirmed users]], [[wikipedia:WP:XCON|extended confirmed users]], [[wikipedia:WP:TPE|template editors]] or [[Wikipedia:administrators|administrators]]. We regret any inconvenience this may cause—we strive to protect pages only when absolutely necessary and to unprotect them as soon as possible. We usually only protect pages that, for whatever reason, show themselves to be particularly prone to vandalism. If you wish to experiment with editing Emulation General Wiki, please try the [[Sandbox|sandbox]].

'''For more information on who protected the page and for what reason, see:'''
* The [[Wikipedia:Talk page|talk page]] of the protected page
* The [[Special:Log/protect|protection log]]

The expiry of the period of protection is usually shown by a template that has been added to the article, independent of the actual protection mechanism. The template displays a message like "This article is currently protected from editing until October 13, 2015". The expiry ''time'' may not be displayed, and is not in general midnight UTC; it can be found in the [[Special:Log/protect|protection log]], a link to which is shown in the template message at the top of the article.

Most pages on Emu are only protected temporarily, to prevent [[Wikipedia:Edit war|edit wars]] or to control [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]]. You should be able to edit the page when it is unprotected in a short while. In the meantime, please feel free to discuss the changes you want to make on the talk page of the page in question. However a few types of pages are protected indefinitely:
*The [[Main Page]]

If you think that an edit needs to be made to a protected page, please discuss the change first on its [[Wikipedia:talk page|talk page]]. If the page is only semi-protected, a logged-in user will make the change if necessary.

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172.69.23.181: Created page with "{{wikipedia|Help:Protection}} Depending on its level of protection, editing on the page has been restricted to either wikipedia:WP:AUTOC..."