Last modified: 2011-03-13 18:05:41 UTC
Images can't (currently) be moved. It is redundant for the "Confirm protection" page to offer a check box "Protect from moves only". See, for example http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=Image:Gallery.jpg&action=protect This option should be removed when protecting images.
Actually, this bug isn't trivial. We've had lots of images recently on the English Wikipedia that people thought were protected, but were only protected from page moves (i.e., totally unprotected). This bug wouldn't matter if admins could tell the difference between pages that were protected from editing and pages that were merely protected from moves. But they can't. I'm restoring severity "normal".
This issue is now somewhat redundant given the new protection form.
Eventually image moves may be possible, so fixing this is somewhat moot.
(In reply to comment #3) > Eventually image moves may be possible, so fixing this is somewhat moot. > And now they are, if enabled :)