Authorprotect links not there in vectorskin
Fragment of a discussion from User talk:Skizzerz
There indeed seems to be a problem with the vector skin, any plans for a fix? --84.196.112.226
Per a recent update, AuthorProtect only works with MediaWiki versions 1.18 and above, where the protect link shows up properly in Vector. Modifying the extension to be compatible with Vector in 1.17 would require too much work to be practical. You will either need to download 1.18 from Subversion or wait for it to be released in beta/release candidate/stable stages.
