User:CatboyMorgan/sandbox/ProtectedPages

= So you want to edit a protected page... = Many pages on the wiki are protected. Pages are often protected because they are high traffic, related to a trending topic, or have been recently or repeatedly vandalized. This means only administrators and trusted editors can edit the pages until the protection is lifted. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to allow specific users to edit a specific locked page. We can, however, mark a user as being able to edit all protected pages. If you've been editing for a while and want to edit the protected pages, you can ask for a promotion to trusted editor. If you only want to edit one page, your edit is minor, or if you haven't been editing this wiki long enough to qualify as a trusted editor, please see the guides below.

If you want to make a minor edit:

 * 1) Contact the staff via talk page or via Discord server ticket
 * 2) Detail what needs to be changed (typo, you have a citation to be added, etc.)
 * 3) Detail where the change needs to be added
 * 4) Provide direct links to any files you would like to be added (the wiki upload of the file NOT the file uploaded to somewhere else); this file should be up to standard (sourced, properly named, either with a description or in the Category:Needs Description (Image)
 * 5) Provide web-archived links to any citations, and list where it should be cited
 * 6) If a sentence or passage has a typo or needs some kind of correction, please write the whole sentence or passage, and then write the new version below it
 * 7) If a sentence or passage is problematic or offensive, please copy them in their entirety (like if it had a typo) then describe why it should be removed (for example, if it was exclusionary and how it’s exclusionary); if it makes you uncomfortable you do not need to explain in depth and a brief explanation is fine. “It invalidates real (users of label)” is not a valid reason to remove anything from a page. If you would like a revision rather than a removal, please provide a revision like you would for a typo.
 * 8) This suggestion will be reviewed by the staff
 * 9) A staff member will edit the page accordingly, or they will let you know that the suggestion was declined.
 * 10) This edit may or may not be attributed to your request.

If you want to make a major edit:

 * 1) Claim the existing page on the Discord (optional if you don’t have Discord, but will prevent potential conflicts)
 * 2) If needed we can give you the page’s source code, but you should be able to copy the source code from “View Source”
 * 3) Paste the page’s code into one of your empty Sandbox pages
 * 4) Make your edits to the sandbox version of the page
 * 5) When you are satisfied with your version, notify the staff so they can check it
 * 6) Once the staff approves your version, they will copy your sandbox and edit the locked page
 * 7) This edit should be commented: “Revision by Username; (edit details here)”