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Page protection level indicators
I've started work on a new system that will automatically show anyone interested in using the script the current protection levels in place on a page. Currently, the script adds a string of text as the first &lt;li&gt; in (to the left of) the personal toolbar (the one up top with your userlink, talklink, preferences, watchlist, contributions, and logout). You can see it in action using my testcases page for it User:Technical 13/Protection tests. The script is located in MediaWiki:Gadget-protectionNotices.js. I was thinking I would like to just use a simple two icon system to show the protection level and take up as little space as possible. Wikipedia uses a colored lock system for this purpose, but we ain't Wikipedia, so what I am thinking is that we use a colored d20 image or logo image instead of padlocks. The question becomes, which colors do we want to use to mean what things? I personally like the idea of for MediaWiki: pages (which are things that most admins shouldn't even edit),  for fully protected items, and  for semi protected items. Your thoughts and ideas? (I also uploaded &&  if someone likes those colors better)... ShoeMaker (Contributions • Message) 13:50, May 26, 2014 (EDT)


 * I think those will work just fine so long as the way in which they work is explained on a page readily accessible by users and also give an explanation in a key when you hover over each one; the hover would show thus:

Key
 * Bue icon: Privilege level
 * Red icon: Privilege level

and so forth - they would explain themselves then at all times and everyone would understand them. Agonshar (Contributions • Message) 17:46, May 26, 2014 (EDT)
 * I have enabled the gadget for testing. I assume the die's color would be based on the edit protection and not move, correct?
 * None - no edit protection
 * Blue - semi/autoconfirmed
 * Red - full/sysop
 * Black - mw
 * They do need to have alternate text as Agonshar said, so that users can see the exact combination of edit and move protection for the page when they hover over them. --Zav (Contributions • Message) 22:04, May 26, 2014 (EDT)
 * Sorry, I've been away and kind of let this project sit idle for awhile... Anyways, I was thinking there could be either two icons to indicate edit/move levels (if different, one if same level as most will be) or one split icon that shows both in one icon (top-left half would be edit and bottom-right would be move). As far as text on mouseover, that is a given as it will take users new to the icons time to learn what each color means and how to understand the icons. ShoeMaker (Contributions • Message) 13:21, October 20, 2014 (EDT)
 * I think keeping it to one icon is best and used dual coloring if move/edit is different.&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Zav&thinsp; (C&middot;T&middot;E) 21:46, October 20, 2014 (EDT)


 * Hey everyone! Actually working on this project again... I need to make some new dice for split protections (full/semi, full/none, semi/full, semi/none) and I've added the MediaWiki: namespace one as well as implimented icons for full/full and semi/semi.  Take a look and let me know what you think. I can adjust size or mouseover text as needed. ShoeMaker (Contribs • Message • Email ) 10:28, October 26, 2015 (EDT)


 * ✅ I finished this task up a few weeks (months?) ago!  What does everyone think?  If there are no complaints or suggestions for improvement, then this section can be removed . DDOstream (Contribs • Message • Email ) 09:33, December 29, 2015 (EST)
 * Documentation of icon meanings can be found by mouseover an icon or click it to go to the appropriate section on DDO wiki:Protection policy DDOstream (Contribs • Message • Email ) 09:35, December 29, 2015 (EST)