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:I don't think it should be open for everyone to edit. Since it appears on every page, it would be pretty disastrous if it's vandalised. {{User:TheFifteenthMember/Sig1}} 13:58, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
:I don't think it should be open for everyone to edit. Since it appears on every page, it would be pretty disastrous if it's vandalised. {{User:TheFifteenthMember/Sig1}} 13:58, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
::If someone were to vandalize it, we can just undo the edit, and it'll be fine again. There are templates that are used on a lot of pages that everyone can edit, and vandalize, so I don't see why we shouldn't make this editable for everyone. {{User:TheSilentHero/Sig}} 14:07, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
::If someone were to vandalize it, we can just undo the edit, and it'll be fine again. There are templates that are used on a lot of pages that everyone can edit, and vandalize, so I don't see why we shouldn't make this editable for everyone. {{User:TheSilentHero/Sig}} 14:07, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
:::The difference being that templates only affect the content of the wiki, whereas the sitenotice is a big, flashy notice that aims to attract as much attention as possible. {{User:TheFifteenthMember/Sig1}} 14:15, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
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