Possible to Lock Dock icons?

I use a Wacom tablet and some times it is possible to 'swish' the cursor by the dock items and accidentally drag one onto the desktop where it goes 'Poof.' Since I have lots of applications I'm not always sure which one went 'poof' - it happens too fast.
My question: I am happy with the way the icons are on the dock - is there a way to lock it so they cannot be accidentally removed?
TIA,
Ken

Kenneth,
There is no option within SL to "lock the dock". I really wish there was.
I'd also like to see desktop icons not sized from the "pinch" option on trackpad. Those would be two great Enhancement requests.
Regards,
Captfred

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