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Donkey gestation

I've edited that page with information from a citable (and cited) source. You should be able to contribute to that page in a few days. Articles that are frequently vandalized can be protected such that they can only be edited by users who are logged in, and whose accounts have existed for some number of days (the count of which escapes me right now). This is to disuade erstwhile anonymous vandals from creating throwaway accounts for their activities. You can read more about page protection at WP:PROT.

I don't know who protected the donkey article, but I suppose it needed it; most administrtors resist puting a page into protect without a clear and compelling case. By the way, you should have seen the riot that the bored teens were having with African wild ass before I put it under protection! --Kbh3^rdtalk 18:47, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Actually, it looks like the route to becoming "autoconfirmed" and being able to edit protected pages is 4 days tenure and 10 edits. If you do wish to contribute to protected pages, you should have no problem finding 10 corrections to make to non-protected pages concerning facts, puctuation, spelling, grammar, usage, etc. Just start following article links in your areas of interest and enjoy the tour while you accumulate the time+experience required.

Also, please be aware that shared accounts are generally not looked kindly upon. I don't know whether or not the "Staff" portion of your userid is intended as a collective noun in this context. If multiple persons on your staff wish to contribute, they should all create individual accounts. If that is not the case, then by all means continue to contribute under this id if you wish. Please read the orientation links in the Welcome section above. It's fine (great, actually) to have editors specializing in areas of which they possess expert knowledge. Just please make sure that your edits are neutral and factual, backed by reliable sources while avoiding boosterism and cheerleading. Thanks! --Kbh3^rdtalk 19:17, 8 June 2009 (UTC)