Wikipedia:Update/1/Enforcement policy changes during May 2009


 * Arbitration/Policy
 * Moved from Arbitration policy


 * Banning policy
 * Changed [indefinitely site-banned users] "are not permitted" to "may be restricted" [from editing their user talk page or using e-mail if they are disruptive.]
 * Added: [Indefinitely site-banned users] "may" [lose the right to edit any page].
 * Added to See also: Editing restrictions


 * Consensus
 * Added to WP:CON: link to Editing policy


 * Mediation Committee/Policy
 * Moved from Mediation
 * Policy on editing the page clarified: "Major changes require the prior agreement of the Mediation Committee"
 * Removed: "Informal mediation is also available through the Mediation Cabal.''"


 * Policies and guidelines
 * Added some waffling to lead section: "... policies should be generally, but not always, followed before guidelines, and guidelines before processes."
 * Added: [Policies and guidelines] "apply to all editors."
 * Added to WP:POL: [If a guideline appears to conflict with a policy, then the policy should] "in most cases" [take precedence over the guideline.] "However, this does not mean that it is appropriate to ignore guidelines simply because they are guidelines; like the policies, they exist for good reasons."
 * In WP:POL, changed "Policies and guidelines are supposed to state what most Wikipedians agree upon, and should be phrased to reflect the present consensus on a subject." to "Policies and guidelines state what most Wikipedians agree upon, and should reflect the present consensus on a subject."
 * In WP:POL, added: "Although all editors therefore have an equal say over the content of our articles ..."


 * Protection policy
 * Moved up "Semi-protection should not be used as a pre-emptive measure against vandalism that has not yet occurred, nor should it be used solely to prevent editing by anonymous and newly registered users."
 * Added link to Rough guide to semi-protection.
 * Removed "The essay Rough guide to semi-protection contains further information."
 * Added subsection, WP:PROT: "In the event of the confirmed death of a user then their user page, but not their talk page, should be fully protected as detailed at Deceased Wikipedians/Guidelines."
 * In WP:PROT, added "usually permanently protected" to the examples [main page, etc.]
 * In WP:PROT, changed "Non-existent pages may be protected, for limited periods of time, if they are repeatedly re-created after deletion in line with the deletion policy. Administrators may apply protection to non-existent pages with the same procedure as with all other pages. ... Administrators should not use creation protection as a pre-emptive measure, but only in response to actual events." to: "Administrators can also prevent the creation of a page through the protection dialog. This is useful for articles that have been deleted but repeatedly recreated by an editor. ... Administrators should avoid using creation protection as a pre-emptive measure, as it is intended to be a response to actual events."