[Usability] "edit" button for protected pages
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	Sj
	Jun 3 2006, 2:12 AM

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Keep the "edit" button for protected pages. Add a little icon in that tab if needed, to denote the protected nature. Offer a message on editing, varying by protection type, explaining briefly why the protection, and where to post edits and suggestions (the talk page), with a link to a longer explanation of who can edit where, how to request unprotection, how to ask for help, &c.

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Extra 'protected' message in tab
- Potential extra icon
Extra Wikimedia message on editing

Version: unspecified
Severity: normal
OS: Windows XP
Platform: PC

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Reference: bz6177

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Medium.Nov 21 2014, 9:20 PM

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Sj created this task.Jun 3 2006, 2:12 AM

NB: If you want to show users a "show source" tab, it should always be there in every interface, whether or not the user can edit the page; anything else is confusing.

The 'edit' button should not say 'view source' -- the interface should clarify that one is seeing the source for cut-and-paste -- and not for editing -- only when the user views the edit page, in the context of its clarification about protection policy and implications.

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