While most articles can be edited by anyone, semi-protection is sometimes necessary to prevent vandalism to popular pages.
The reason for protection can be found in the protection log. If there are no relevant entries in the protection log, the page may have been moved after being protected.
What can I do?
If you have a user account, log in first. If you do not yet have an account, you may create one; after 4 days and 10 edits, you will be able to edit semi-protected pages.
If you have noticed an error or have a suggestion for a simple, non-controversial change, you can submit an edit request by clicking the button below and following the instructions. An established user may then make the change on your behalf. Please check the talk page first in case the issue is already being discussed.
When adding new links to this template, please observe the following guidelines:
This template should only include chains that are national or are in a sizable region with more than 100 locations. Please do not add regional chains that have only a few locations in a couple of states.
Please only include chains that are covered in the categories that are presently listed. If there are enough of an specific category to create a new section, please discuss this on the talk page before adding it.
For chicken chains, please use the {{chicken chains}} template.
For pizza chains, please use the {{pizza chains}} template.
Only include chains under the primary category in which they do business, do not list them under multiple headings.
Please do not add chains that have less than a hundred or so locations.
Please only include chains that have an article on Wikipedia, do not add red linksorexternal links.