[Commons-l] Main Page protection

[David Gerard]

On 18/04/2008, Majorly <axel9891 at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Hardly what I consider a major issue... it's the main page, and whether it
> should be protected. Some users seem to think it's OK to allow the front
> page of our project to get vandalised for the sake of "it's always been
> unprotected, we must never ever lock it, someone might want to edit it".
> It's barely edited as it is. Let's not have anymore embarrassment for
> Commons and protect and cascade it.


I'm actually quite surprised it was unprotected this long, when I
discovered I (not a Commons admin) could edit it ...


- d.