Editing Encyclopedia:Redirect (section)

== Redirect protection ==
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Sometimes, a redirect to an article pertaining to a very controversial topic will be fully or, more rarely, semi-protected indefinitely. This is done when any of the following criteria are met:
# There is no reason for it to be edited
# It is frequently expanded into whole articles
# It is an obvious vandalism target
# It redirects and/or refers to a very controversial topic

Redirects that are protected include [[Obama]], [[Hitler]], and [[9/11]]. '''[[WP:SRD|Soft redirects]]''' that are protected include obvious vandalism targets like [[dumbass]].

Redirects in other namespaces may be protected for technical reasons or are protected under existing guidelines. For example, a template redirect (shorthand) used thousands of times qualifies it as a [[Wikipedia:High-risk template|highly visible template]], eligible for [[WP:TEMP-P|template protection]].