Request: on RecentChanges, indicate protection level of a page
Original request:
What I would like implemented is some indication in Recent Changes that a change was to a protected article. I mentioned this in IRC (#wikinews) and Brion Vibber suggested showing a padlock icon next to edits to protected pages.
I don't know if semi-protected articles require an indicator, use of that feature is more common on other wikis and it may be wise to consult people there.
Use case:
On Wikinews we have a policy of archiving all our news stories that are over 7 days old. This is an exception to how most wikis work in that they remain open and an effort is made to keep articles current. On Wikinews articles are a "snapshot" of what was known at a specific point in time. Thus the [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/WN:ARCHIVE archiving policy].