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;Q. What is the purpose of autoconfirmation? | ;Q. What is the purpose of autoconfirmation? | ||
:A. We restrict these abilities for the purposes of security against vandalism | :A. We restrict these abilities for the purposes of security against spam and vandalism. Specifically: | ||
:*Moving pages and files can be burdensome to undo even for admins. | :*Moving pages and files can be burdensome to undo even for admins. | ||
:*The purpose of semi-protection is to disallow edits from anonymous and new users to combat vandalism or spam. | :*The purpose of semi-protection is to disallow edits from anonymous and new users to combat vandalism or spam. |
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