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Any reason why? As we dont want vandalism on the Main Page so that is why it's protected. Theres not much to change anyway since its split into articles in a different area.  ۝۝۝҈ ►talk► 

And the fact that it is automatically updated per transcluded pages and variables ({{Wikipedia:Featured Article/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}).  ~trip 

Shh! It's obviously a vandal trying to learn how to vandalise the Main Page. Feed them disinformation!  

The page is cascadingly (if that's even a word) protected, so if he or she is a vandal, there is no way that he or she could vandalize pages transcluded onto the main page.  ~trip 
You have to type in the ""super-password"" into the searchbox, which Jimbo Wales gives to his most trusted users. Then, you get a big red button that says ""Are you sure you want to edit the Main Page?"". If you click it, you can edit it (but only you, because it reads the user's IP address). Once you make the edit, it takes effect (but it isn't recorded in history, and can only be seen in a special log, which is only accessable using the ""super-password""). That's why they say things like {{CURRENTMONTH}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}, etc., to fool new users. MISDISINFORMATION COMPLETE ·  Talk 
Pedantically, misinformation is different from disinformation...  
Fixed; thank you. -) ·  Talk 
Don't listen to AO. The correct way to edit the main page is simple. To edit the main page you need to follow these steps:
Take off all your clothes
Get a friend, parent or whatever to take a photo of you editing wikipedia naked. This photo must be at least 1500x1000 pixels. (Editing the page Naked will extend your editing capability by 1 minutes but any other page is fine)
Upload said found to the wikimedia commons under a license of you choice
Go to the sandbox and put your photo there
Repeat the above step 12 times when the photo gets changed
Once you've done this, come back and click on view source. You will see a message on your screen for about 1 second. It will give you the name of a page you must edit. If you productively edit this page within 5 seconds you will now be able to edit the main page! If you miss either of this you will have to start all over again from step one (including a new photo)
Be aware that if at any time you vandalise wikipedia or try to pass off a photo of someone else as you, you will be banned from editing the main page for life x 100
Good luck!
 
Hmm... I know this discussion is cold, but wouldn't it be awesome if the Welcome to Wikipedia box said ""everyone can edit - even this very page!"" or ""Click here to edit this very page?"" This would really reinforce the idea of Wikipedia's editability. Maybe: somehow protect the current content of the page, and add a box containing edits at the bottom? I realise no-one would ever agree to this - the chances of vandalism, profanity etc. being posted there are 100%. But it would be pretty cool, wouldn't it? Goldfritter 07:18, 7 April 2007 (