Erik Moeller wrote:
Well, I'm not sure if it will still be necessary after Mr. Bush leaves office. I think the semi-protection status should be re-evaluated by 2008 or 2009. The template explaining the status can go on the talk page in the meantime.
Yes! I suspect that "the current US president" will almost always be the most edited article in English Wikipedia.
I can think of no case where we'll need semi-protection _permanently_. Just for a very long time, which can mean several years in extreme cases -- pending better technical solutions, of course.
That is probably right. Yes.