Forum:Upcoming sets protection

I'm sure bringing this up is overdue, but upcoming Booster Pack pages always get lots of unconfirmed, deliberately false or otherwise false information posted on them. Sad truth is this site is often mocked in other online communities for fake information that gets posted here. These pages sometimes get semi-protected, locked from editing by new and unregistered users, after a long history of vandalism. Pages usually don't get locked preemptively, but since this vandalism is inevitable, should we apply the protection shortly after the set is announced?

The advantage is obviously, less false information. Users don't have to keep reverting and there'll be less complaints about the site being unreliable.

The disadvantage is, upcoming Booster Packs are always the most visited pages. It's what the readers are most interested in. Readers who go on to be editors usually start by editing things that interest them. That won't be quite so easy when the page is protected. However they should still be able to edit the related card articles, which is probably more common anyway.

So do people agree that we should lock these pages right after the set is announced? Please comment if you agree, disagree or have anything else to say. -- Deltaneos (talk) 20:43, October 27, 2010 (UTC)