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*My only question is that when an RfA was run on a prior ProtectionBot, it was later said that the bot was unnecessary because the protection of the templates had been coded to work automatically ("cascading protection") ... does this do something differently from that, or has that functionality been dropped, or what is new here? Please pardon this question from a person with no technical skills at all. [[User:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]] ([[User talk:Newyorkbrad|talk]]) 02:34, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
*:ProtectionBot would have protected all the templates used on a protected page, since cascading protection did not exist at that time. This proposal is for a bot to add templates used on the Featured Article to an already cascade protected page, so that they also become cascade protected. This is because the featured article is not full protected to permit open editing, and therefore the templates used on it are at a greater risk of abuse than normally permitted. Best way to simplify it: ProtectioBot protected pages, FA Template Protection Bot will only edit a protected page. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 02:41, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
**:Let's see if I can clarify. ProtectionBot protected every page transcluded on the main page. This bot protects all the templates included on the Featured Article itself. [[User:X!|<span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;color:steelblue;">'''X'''</span>]][[User talk:X!|<span style="color:steelblue;"><small>clamation point</small></span>]] 02:45, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
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