TechInfoDepot:Pending changes/FAQ


 * If an established user edits an article with unreviewed pending changes, is the new version automatically accepted?
 * No. If the user is a reviewer (that is, the user has been granted the "reviewer" permission), he/she will be prompted to review and accept any unreviewed pending changes. If the user is not a reviewer, the edit will also be marked as "pending review". (Reviewers can test this by unaccepting the current version of a page under pending changes and then trying to edit.)


 * What happens if several changes to an article under pending changes result in a null edit? (For example, an IP makes an edit, then another IP undoes it.)
 * If they were all made by a single user, the new version is automatically accepted. If different users edited, the new version is not accepted (to prevent potential abuse). A special case is rollback by a reviewer, which is automatically accepted.


 * Can pending changes be used on talk pages?
 * At this time, this is not technically possible.


 * Wasn't pending changes protection dropped?
 * Yes and no. Pending changes protection was deployed on a trial basis in 2010. In 2011, pending changes protection was dropped as a mechanism for protecting pages, until a consensus agreement on its deployment was reached. There have been a series of discussions on using the feature and it was put back into service on December 1, 2012. During the first three to six months, only pending changes level 1, affecting the edits of new and unregistered users, is being used.  The use of level 2 may be proposed for truly exceptional cases, but is rarely accepted.