Admin Forum:Temporarily lock from all editing.

As stated before, I'm the only active admin at the Mountain Dew Wiki and one of the only few active members. This Wiki has potential, and is in serious need of an overhaul. Every page, the theme, and countless other things need my attention, and I can't concentrate on fixing everything with other users editing them.

Is there a way for me to put a lock on every single page at once, so tha only me and the other admin can edit them? Trainmaster718 18:49, December 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Such a feature exists, however it's restricted to staff and VSTF use, and is only used in cases of extreme vandalism. You may simply need more admins to help you patrol RecentChanges and improve content at the same time. If there's anyone else on the wiki you'd trust with admin rights, I would promote them.


 * Other users editing (and not necessarily the way you want) is part of the nature of collaborative projects such as a wiki. ;) What would work better than a theoretical lock of every single page is writing up a list of things that need to be overhauled on the wiki and posting it somewhere so that the other members can see the direction you want to take. If it makes sense to them, they'd probably help you out with your vision anyway. The 888th Avatar   (talk)  04:19, December 10, 2011 (UTC)


 * I concur with Avatar. A much better solution would be to engage with those editing the wiki. Get their input, and ask for their help. To make updating many pages to a common theme simpler, create and use templates. Locking all the pages on a wiki is very counter-productive in the long run, as it's very likely to scare away people who were editing in good faith before such a lock.


 * If people see and understand what you're trying to accomplish, then they're more likely to help (rather than hinder) your efforts to improve the wiki. I've got similar problems on a wiki, where the source material has been distributed in English with different spellings and terms for different distributions, so those editing in good faith are unwittingly in an edit war with each other, and each side has equal merit. It's maddening, but it's better to grit your teeth and bear it while you find a collaborative solution. --Cphoenix (talk) 19:44, December 10, 2011 (UTC)