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I'm having a discussion [[Wikipedia talk:Reference Desk#Posting guidelines|here]], and there appears to be consensus to change the template. It's a minor addition, and I don't see how ediitng this template is risky at all. It should be permanently unprotected.--[[User:Hello. I'm new here, but I'm sure I can help out.|Hello. I'm new here, but I'm sure I can help out.]] ([[User talk:Hello. I'm new here, but I'm sure I can help out.|talk]]) 04:46, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

:The template forms part of the header for all the reference desks, which are all highly visible pages. They are protected because clever vandalism to such templates can produce obscenities on the page that can be hard to source and remove. The link you have provided doesn't work - please provide some detail on what you want changed and why. <font color="forestgreen">[[User:Happy-melon|'''Happy''']]</font>‑<font color="darkorange">[[User talk:Happy-melon|'''melon''']]</font> 11:12, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

::I have corrected the link. Feel free to follow it for an explanation. I am obviously not a vandal, but if you don't trust me, then feel free to leave the page protected.--[[User:Hello. I&#39;m new here, but I&#39;m sure I can help out.|Hello. I&#39;m new here, but I&#39;m sure I can help out.]] ([[User talk:Hello. I&#39;m new here, but I&#39;m sure I can help out.|talk]]) 17:20, 31 July 2008 (UTC)