I Can't Edit The Unclaimed Badfic Page

Subject: I Can't Edit The Unclaimed Badfic Page
Author: GeniusGamer
Posted on: 2020-05-04 17:43:04 UTC

I made an account for the wiki a few days ago, and I found a badfic I wanted to claim on the Unclaimed Badfic page. But I can't edit the page to move it to Claimed Badfic. I can only view the source, and it says "You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: This page has been locked to prevent anonymous editing." I have an account and I can edit the other pages on the wiki, but not that one. Is there some sort of qualification I need to edit the page?

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I Can't Edit The Unclaimed Badfic Page by GeniusGamer on 2020-05-04 17:43:04 UTC

It's locked to new accounts. by Neshomeh on 2020-05-04 19:07:51 UTC Reply

So, you'll just have to wait a little longer (a week total, IIRC), and you'll get access. {= )

The lock is in place to discourage people from outside the community cluttering the list with stuff that no one here is likely to be interested in sporking.

There are a few other pages like that, and a very few that are admin-locked to discourage trolls, but not many.

~Neshomeh

Is claimed badfic the same? by QuantumMelody29 on 2020-05-13 19:49:15 UTC Reply

Because I was able to edit it with the replacement account I had created like 5 minutes beforehand.

Evidently not. {= ) by Neshomeh on 2020-05-14 04:50:26 UTC Reply

No, we don't protect pages unless we have to. We've never had a problem with non-members trying to claim fics, so there's no reason to lock the page.

~Neshomeh

Thank You! by GeniusGamer on 2020-05-04 21:01:11 UTC Reply

Thanks! That makes sense. On websites I visit, it's usually about a day, so I was getting worried...