User talk:Rockhurst singer

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Hello Rockhurst singer! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some recommended guidelines to facilitate your involvement. Happy Editing! Ageo020 00:41, 8 September 2006 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial How to edit a page The five pillars of Wikipedia Manual of Style Be bold in editing How to write a great article WikiProjects Getting your info out there Cite your sources Neutral Point of View Point of View Verifiability Uploading images Image use policy Getting more Wikipedia rules Policy Library Getting Help New contributors' help page Where to ask a question Help Desk Frequently Asked Questions Getting along Wikiquette Civility Sign your posts Wikipedians Conflict resolution Getting technical Cleaning up vandalism Pages needing attention Peer review Utilities Village pump

--Ageo020 00:41, 8 September 2006 (UTC) Don't understand sprotect tag please explain - Rockhurst Singer

[edit] {{sprotected}}

Hi! If you look on the page for the template, it actually says:

Please note: Adding this template to an article does not protect it. Protection can only be applied by administrators.

I know it seems tempting since anyone can use it, but only administrators can really protect pages – otherwise, the presence of the tag is misleading. Putting tags like the one in question up may also have the adverse effect of driving off legitimate editors while failing to curb the vandals. That's why it's a decision left up to administrators only.

You are certainly entitled to request protect for articles you feel need it, though, by stating your case at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection (shortcut: WP:RFP). A good situation to enact protection for is when an article experiences constant vandalism from a number of different sources – this is the main criterion. If you run into an article you feel meets this requirement and aren't sure how to do it yourself, you can always ask me to help you with the request (I'm not an administrator either, by the way).

Let me know if this didn't answer your question. At any rate, thanks for trying to help out! -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 15:57, 9 September 2006 (UTC)