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The rights that are gained upon being autoconfirmed are:
The rights that are gained upon being autoconfirmed are:


*Creating non-discussion pages
*Being able to create non-discussion pages
*Moving files and smasher pages
*Being able to [[SW:MOVE|move personal userspace pages, smasher/team pages, and files]]
*Editing semi-protected pages
*Being able to [[SW:PROT|edit semi-protected pages]]
*Uploading files
*Being able to [[SW:IMAGE|upload files]]


==Autoconfirmed FAQ==
==Autoconfirmed FAQ==
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:*Moving pages and files can be burdensome to undo even for admins.
:*Moving pages and files can be burdensome to undo even for admins.
:*Deleting pages and files require admin intervention, the process of which is more time-consuming than reverting bad edits.
:*Deleting pages and files require admin intervention, the process of which is more time-consuming than reverting bad edits.
:*The purpose of semi-protection is to disallow edits from anonymous and new users to combat vandalism or spam, or otherwise limit nonconstructive edits to contentious pages and pages that require expertise to edit.
:*The purpose of semi-protection is to disallow edits from anonymous and new users to combat vandalism or spam, or otherwise limit nonconstructive edits to pages covering contentious subjects and pages that require expertise to edit.
:*Unwanted images have a greater potential for harm than text-based vandalism, and so it's in the wiki's best interest to lock image uploading behind a barrier that most bad faith actors will not surmount.
:*Unwanted images have a greater potential for harm than text-based vandalism, and so it's in the wiki's best interest to lock image uploading behind a barrier that most bad faith actors will not surmount.
:*While the most important images are often protected, uploading new versions of existing files can be abused by new-account vandals to quickly insert unwanted images onto a multitude of pages.
:*While the most important images are often protected, uploading new versions of existing files can be abused by new-account vandals to quickly insert unwanted images onto a multitude of pages.