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How can you make a request for a question to be protected?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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If an answer is being vandalized repeatedly, or the answer has turned into an argument, you can email WikiAnswers @ Answers.com (remove the spaces) and ask for the question to be protected.

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'Protect' a Question via the Yellow Padlock A question on WikiAnswers is protected if the answers of multiple contributors turn into a debate, if the answer is vandalized repeatedly, or is controversial; among various circumstances. First of all, the option to "Protect" (and "Unprotect") the answer to a question - the yellow padlock - is onlyavailable to Supervisors and Community Assistants on the site.How to Protect if you are a Supervisor:Click on "Protect" to the left of the page - under "Question tools."What if a non-supervisor feels that a certain question or answer should be protected?Please contact a CA or a Supervisor to verify. A user may also contact a Supervisor or CA if valid alterations need to be made to the protected question or answer.Alternatively, email wikianswers @ answers.com (remove spaces) to make the request. If the request is deemed valid, the pertinent Q&A might certainly be protected.


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