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Just a question...[edit]

At the WP:RMT, we get some requests where articles (proposed target or perhaps the existing name) are protected so that template editors or admins only can move them. A page mover cannot generally do it. I guess when there is an established page-mover who understands the move related policies and guidelines, there should be no problem in granting them the right given that they are already well-versed in moving. Currently, the criteria for granting this flag is all about experience with template editing etc. I'd like to hear from others on this. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 11:57, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I personally would not grant template editor to a page mover purely so they can be a pagemover. Primefac (talk) 13:01, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In the rare instance that the page is protected, an edit request should work fine. Even though I am a template editor with hundreds of thousands of edits, I just submitted an edit request to fix a typo transcluded on the main page. It happens. Admins have always been happy to check these requests and take care of them. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:26, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Jonesey95, @Primefac, thanks for your insightful input. Looks helpful to me. ─ The Aafī (talk) 11:28, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit requests[edit]

There are quite a number of TPER requests building up in Category:Wikipedia template-protected edit requests if any template editors would like to help out — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:50, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Checking... Will work on non-technical ones :P - FlightTime (open channel) 21:54, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've cleared the backlog for now. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:04, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Pppery Great job, thanx! - FlightTime (open channel) 18:47, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Guidelines for granting[edit]

I am considering requesting this right, but how do I search for examples of #5 and #6? I've been a Wikipedian for nearly 20 years, and I think I've done some of those things, but I've no idea how to zero in on them, and I may have forgotten some things I've touched. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 19:07, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You could use xtools to pull up a list of pages you've edited in the various namespaces, or look at your contribs and filter by namespace. Primefac (talk) 19:13, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - that's the obvious part of it. I probably should have said I can easily produce a list of work I've done in template space altogether. The issue here is winnowing down the results to what #5/#6 is looking for. I'd have to manually drill down. I've done 940 template edits, as well as loads of template-like editing in WikiProjects. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 19:45, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I mean... #5 is just looking through your template-space contributions for edits to a /sandbox. If you've been making TPERs, then your edit summary will likely include mention of that (I believe the wording is Template-protected edit request on <date>: new section, though even just looking for "new section" might work). That should help narrow it down. Primefac (talk) 08:06, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

About criterion 4[edit]

Does criterion 4 means active blocks? and does it also covers pblocks? Toadette^Edit! 19:51, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It says (including partial blocks) right in there. If there is an active block, by definition it is "less than six months". Primefac (talk) 19:53, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]