Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-4854965-20160404173225/@comment-8161155-20160406014447

Madialiano wrote:

But really though, there is no point in restricting editing on the main characters. If someone wants to mess up the articles they'll probably do it on any page, not just a main character's page.

And also, blocking some pages against editing will probably make this wiki less active. That's probably the last thing the wiki needs.

First, 100 Kudos to this. You just stated clearly every problem I had with this when I posted that first comment but didn't feel like my message was getting through to Peace.

Second, another issue I have with this after reading your second paragraph: is this protection thing not an insult to frequent non-admin editors, whether they have been appointed to various positions or are just well-regarded among the community? The suggestion here seems to be that those who have given to this wiki in the past will be unable to do so in the future. Remember now that many of us have been given positions specifically to give us the power to moderate vandals. The implication that we will not do our job remains no matter how far back in time the protection is pushed.

And yeah, the logic that the "high-traffic pages" are somehow in more danger from vandals simply does not warrant protection; vandals are not known to be picky.