User blog comment:SuperGuy8/No more user page vandalism trick/@comment-4111680-20120417233058

There's a few problems with user page protection. It's not that simple. 1. Newer users will not be able to edit their own user page if protection is set. The only three settings are "all", "confirmed users only", and "admin only"; no "users only" setting is available. 2. It eventually clogs up the Special:Log/protect and Special:ProtectedPages lists. 3. Interactive elements like "ask me a question" would be severely hampered. 4. Vandals can just create an account, make a few edits, let their account sit for a few days to autoconfirm themselves, and then bypass the "autoconfirmed users only" setting. 5. Wikia does not have Wikipedia's REDLOCK feature...