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{{See also||Wikipedia:Requests for page protection|Wikipedia:Lists of protected pages}}
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{{nutshell|While Wikipedia strives to be as open as possible, sometimes it is necessary to limit editing of certain pages in order to prevent [[WP:VD|vandalism]], [[WP:EW|edit warring]], or other [[WP:DE|disruptive edits]].}}
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Pending changes protection should not be used as a preemptive measure against violations that have not yet occurred. Like semi-protection, PC protection should '''never''' be used in genuine content disputes, where there is a risk of placing a particular group of editors (unregistered users) at a disadvantage.
In addition, administrators may apply temporary pending changes protection on pages that are subject to significant but temporary vandalism or disruption (for example, due to media attention) when blocking individual users is not a feasible option. As with other forms of protection, the time frame of the protection should be proportional to the problem. Indefinite PC protection should be used only in cases of severe long-term disruption.
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