Area protection: Difference between revisions
Created page with "When an area is protected, edits to that area are prevented by users who don't meet the minimum requirements such as membership and/or ownership. == Protection types == === Owner === Only the owner of a world can write on an owner-protected area or make areas owner-protected. Superusers of OWOT can both write and create owner-only areas on the main page and the /main world. === Member === Only a member or the owner of a world can write on a member-protected area. The..." |
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When an area is protected, edits to that area are prevented | When an area is protected, edits to that area are prevented from users who don't meet the minimum membership or ownership requirements of a world. | ||
== Protection types == | == Protection types == | ||
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== Default area protection == | == Default area protection == | ||
The "Default area protection" option in the menu will reset the protection of a region to the default value. In most cases, this could mean making a region publicly editable, if a world is set to allow anyone to write on it. If a world is set to be written on by members or the owner, then the default area value would be that of Member or Owner. | The "Default area protection" option in the menu will reset the protection of a region to the default value. In most cases, this could mean making a region publicly editable, if a world is set to allow anyone to write on it. If a world is set to be written on by members or the owner, then the default area value would be that of Member or Owner. | ||
== World writability == | |||
The below image is best viewed with a monitor with good color contrast.[[File:World writability guide.png|none|thumb|662x662px]]Notice that "Owner area", "Member area", and "Public area" all remain the same. The "Default area" regions depend on the "Who can write on it?" setting. | |||
If your monitor lacks decent contrast, below is an equivalent table containing the area information. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Who can write on it? | |||
!Owner area | |||
!Member area | |||
!Public area | |||
!Default area | |||
|- | |||
|anyone | |||
|Owner | |||
|Member | |||
|Public | |||
|Public | |||
|- | |||
|me and members | |||
|Owner | |||
|Member | |||
|Public | |||
|Member | |||
|- | |||
|only me | |||
|Owner | |||
|Member | |||
|Public | |||
|Owner | |||
|} | |||
== Protection values == | == Protection values == | ||
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|null | |null | ||
|} | |} | ||
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