Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
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Before requesting, read the protection policy. Full protection is used to stop edit warring between multiple users or to prevent vandalism to high-risk templates; semi-protection and pending changes are usually used to prevent IP and new user vandalism (see the rough guide to semi-protection); and move protection is used to stop pagemove revert wars. Extended confirmed protection is used where semi-protection has proved insufficient (see the rough guide to extended confirmed protection) After a page has been protected, it is listed in the page history and logs with a short rationale, and the article is listed on Special:Protectedpages. In the case of full protection due to edit warring, admins should not revert to specific versions of the page, except to get rid of obvious vandalism.
Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level
Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level
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Current requests for increase in protection level
Place requests for new or upgrading pending changes, semi-protection, full protection, move protection, create protection, template editor protection, or upload protection at the BOTTOM of this section. Check the archive of fulfilled and denied requests or, failing that, the page history if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent addition of unsourced/speculation edits by numerous IP users. Best to keep this article protected until January 2025. Areaseven (talk) 01:08, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Daniel Case (talk) 22:21, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent addition of unsourced/speculation edits by numerous IP users. Best to keep this article protected until January 2025. Areaseven (talk) 01:08, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Daniel Case (talk) 22:23, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Unrelenting vandalism for months by IP users. Swinub★ 04:27, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
User(s) blocked: 2601:145:80:C0F0:0:0:0:0/64 (talk · contribs) blocked by Daniel Case. for two weeks. Daniel Case (talk) 22:42, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Unrelenting vandalism for months by IP. Sush150 (talk) 05:56, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 06:24, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Several IPs continuing to add broadcast information for Malaysia despite repeated removal. RunningTiger123 (talk) 06:58, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Kovcszaln6 (talk) 08:04, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – Edit war still going on about a recent (read: 13 September 2024) announced name change. The Banner talk 10:16, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – Edit warring over the correct name of Port Blair (per WP:COMMONNAME versus the new one announced yesterday. The Banner talk 10:28, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary full protection: Persistent vandalism – Content removal constantly. SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 12:49, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – Repeated addition of unsourced and promotional information by IP editors. Tacyarg (talk) 13:02, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: A BLP unambiguously within scope of WP:ARBECR that is being edited mostly by non-EC editors and IPs. It should be extended-confirmed protected. Sean.hoyland (talk) 13:05, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Warm Regards, Miminity (talk) (contribs) 13:29, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Removal of sourced content and additions of unsourced, including names of people without supporting the specific caste. Keeps edit warring. [1] [2] [3] and many other edits by this person as can be seen in the revision history. Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:45, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Same caste POV pushing IP range adding unsourced and removing sourced content / sources, as well as edit warring about it - [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]. -. Fylindfotberserk (talk) 14:31, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Ongoing vandalism by a user under various IPs. Bahooka (talk) 17:21, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Edit warring by IPs. Borgenland (talk) 17:40, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Block evasion by User:MariaJaydHicky using IPs from Turkey. Binksternet (talk) 18:12, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Binksternet (talk) 18:36, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
- That is a lie, I added a source by Billboard that says they broke up. 2601:47:4880:32E0:8092:4707:4FEF:60A1 (talk) 18:38, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite pending changes: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – This article is attracting repeated additions of unsourced content, along with an editor (coming from various IPs) who keeps combining paragraphs into walls of text. There needs to be a permanent control on what content is added or changed. Stefen 𝕋owers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 18:41, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vivek Verma (3rd nomination) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zahaby Gholy (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of landlord Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Reason: Persistent disruptive editing by socks Johnj1995 (talk) 18:56, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent Disruptive Editing. — DaxServer (t·m·e·c) 19:14, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Somewhat controversial subject with persistent vandalism from IPs for several months. It is likely to be a perennial vandal target. PCHS-NJROTC (Messages)Have a blessed day. 20:23, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent addition of unsourced content. Waxworker (talk) 20:32, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary full or semi protection: Edit warring/content dispute. 2600:100C:B0AA:D2E1:8B5:A45F:FCD1:91C4 (talk) 20:45, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
- This was on 9/11 2600:100C:B0AA:D2E1:8B5:A45F:FCD1:91C4 (talk) 20:47, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent addition of unsourced content. Waxworker (talk) 20:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary full or semi protection: Edit warring/content dispute. Similar dispute on rubidium 2600:100C:B0AA:D2E1:8B5:A45F:FCD1:91C4 (talk) 20:47, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – This article is the focus of persistent and regular vandalism and disruption by IPs since the Russian-Ukraine war; being a BLP, it should have longer-term (a year) while the conflict is going on. Aszx5000 (talk) 20:48, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – WP:LTA/FUERDAI target since 01:04, 13 September 2024. Alith Anar 21:17, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. LR.127 (talk) 21:59, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Nxcrypto Message 00:40, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: User using a different IP trying to vandalize this article again, in a situtation that is already happening for months, so i ask, if its possible to make this article with a much longer protection period or a permanent protection also because its listed as a "good article". This user appears all the time that the protection period ends with a different IP everytime and making the exactly same edit that many users already reverted in the numerous previous times it tried to "edit" the article. Thanks Liimkna (talk) 01:05, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent disruptive editing from IPs after being protected for a year. Nyescum (talk) 01:26, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent unsourced changes by IPs. Borgenland (talk) 01:45, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin at their talk page. Post below only if you receive no reply.
- To find out the username of the admin who protected the page click on "history" at the top of the page, then click on "View logs for this page" which is under the title of the page. The protecting admin is the username in blue before the words "protected", "changed protection level" or "pending changes". If there are a number of entries on the log page, you might find it easier to select "Protection log" or "Pending changes log" from the dropdown menu in the blue box.
- Requests to downgrade full protection to template protection on templates and modules can be directed straight here; you do not need to ask the protecting admin first.
- Requests for removing create protection on redlinked articles are generally assisted by having a draft version of the intended article prepared beforehand.
- If you want to make spelling corrections or add uncontroversial information to a protected page please add {{Edit fully-protected}} to the article's talk page, along with an explanation of what you want to add to the page. If the talk page is protected please use the section below.
Check the archives if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Current requests for edits to a protected page
Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here
Ideally, requests should be made on the article talk page rather than here.
- Unless the talk page itself is protected, you may instead add the appropriate template among
{{Edit protected}},{{Edit template-protected}},{{Edit extended-protected}}, or{{Edit semi-protected}}to the article's talk page if you would like to make a change rather than requesting it here. Doing so will automatically place the page in the appropriate category for the request to be reviewed. - Where requests are made due to the editor having a conflict of interest (COI; see Wikipedia:Suggestions for COI compliance), the
{{Edit COI}}template should be used. - Requests to move move-protected pages should be made at Wikipedia:Requested moves, not here.
- If the discussion page and the article are both protected preventing you from making an edit request, this page is the right place to make that request. Please see the top of this page for instructions on how to post requests.
- This page is not for continuing or starting discussions regarding content should both an article and its discussion page be protected. Please make a request only if you have a specific edit you wish to make.
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.