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;Q. Why does the wiki require autoconfirmation to make new articles or overwrite existing images?
;Q. Why does the wiki require autoconfirmation to make new articles or overwrite existing images?
:A. The wiki is fairly established in its content with an active userbase, so this helps to prevent vandalism, spam, and nonsense pages. We want new users to familiarize themselves with our [[SW:POLICY|policies]] and the editing tools before diving-in to some of these more consequential tasks, and the autoconfirmed process is what allows us to set some kind of baseline.
:A. The wiki is fairly established in its content with an active userbase, so this helps to prevent vandalism, spam, and nonsense pages. We want new users to familiarize themselves with our [[SW:POLICY|policies]] and the editing tools before diving-in to some of these more advanced tasks, and the autoconfirmed process is what allows us to set some kind of baseline.


;Q. Can a user become autoconfirmed without making any edits?
;Q. Can a user become autoconfirmed without making any edits?