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
Request a specific edit to a protected page
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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.
Semi-protection due to persistent IP vandalism. Wellington Bay (talk) 01:14, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Aoidh (talk) 02:19, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – Weeks of edit warring, plus sock puppet and vandalism accusations. No attempt to discuss on talk page by any involved. Escape Orbit (Talk) 09:31, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – ARBPIA. Jdcomix (talk) 15:37, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent vandalism in a BLP by an unregistered user seemingly using different IPs Leafy46 (talk) 15:44, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Observed numerous amounts of vandalism mostly from IP accounts, mainly revolving around the film's box office and critical response. Dusty Kelpie (talk) 16:18, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: High level of repeated IP vandalism. Require semi-protection + blocking of the IP user. Magentic Manifestations (talk) 16:29, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – AP2. Jdcomix (talk) 17:02, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – There's been a surge in disruptive IPs since late July. TheWikiToby (talk) 18:09, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Arjuna (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Sahadeva (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Reason: constant persistent vandalism by User talk:DraupadiPandavas (latest sock account of User: Kairakairav). Warnings given, no response, others pages like Kunti, Pandu, Madri were earlier requested as well. Banning the user doesnt help as sockmaster make similar disruptive edits using diff alt accounts and IPs..245CMR.•👥📜 19:45, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – just to slow things down for a while. — GhostInTheMachine talk to me 20:55, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent content dispute (mediation attempted, see personal talk page and WP:HOCKEY). The IP has been told to stop and insists on deviance from project standard (consensus). mftp dan oops 22:12, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Ip's and new users. BLP violations. Knitsey (talk) 22:32, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: This is due to a news story about the subject of the article hiring consultants for paid editing on his Wikipedia page. The article contains a direct link to Wikipedia, so vandalism is very likely to continue for a couple days until the story dies down. Jamedeus (talk) 02:16, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – User is being harassed by ip. They are asking for tp protection. Knitsey (talk) 23:02, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: IP edit warring against consensus GoodDay (talk) 23:34, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: IP edit warring against consensus GoodDay (talk) 23:34, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: IP edit warring against consensus GoodDay (talk) 23:35, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- I have already filed a request for this page. mftp dan oops 23:44, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Extended-confirmed protection: Consistent disruptive editing by IP users and DraupadiPandavas (talk · contribs) after previous protection gor over including removal of several key characters played by less recognised actors and cameo characters played by recognised actors and addition of fake information for several characters by removal of actual information. Please protect this page from this particular User DraupadiPandavas (talk · contribs) too as she is also constantly doing same disruptive editing like IP users. Pri2000 (talk), 23:58, 07 August 2024 (UTC)
- Commemt: User: DraupadiPandavas(talk) is a sockpuppet of consistent sockpuppet user from around years Kairakairav. So consistent disruptive edits are done by this sockpuppet and other IP users.
Pri2000 (talk) 01:46, 08 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Multiple IP addresses are attempting to add unreliable sources implying that subject died from Covid vaccine - see this example edit. MiasmaEternal☎ 00:21, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IP editor keeps on pushing their disruptive edits on the page, which remove large amounts of content to push caste-based POV views: [1], [2]. MaplesyrupSushi (talk) 01:12, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: On 6 January 2023 at 20:14, a user with IP address 50.100.114.7 (no username) snuck in a false nickname for the town of Hawkesbury, "Birthplace of Andrew Alberts-Scherer". This went unnoticed until July 13 2024 when I randomly decided to look up this Andrew person, and discovered they are not a person who is significant to Hawkesbury's history or culture. The official Town of Hawkesbury website also has no reference to this person. I removed the false nickname; but as of today, the false nickname has been added back SIX times, by username Oliverfoster27 as well as another user 209.171.85.162. Someone is doing this on purpose intentionally, and I don't know why or what their intention is. I am asking for your help to protect this Wikipedia page and stop this repeated vandalism I have had to continuously undo. I am not sure how else to stop this. Thank you. Justanothereditor22 (talk) 01:13, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: IP beginning another edit war GoodDay (talk) 02:27, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: High level of vandalism from IP addresses. 18fructidor (talk) 02:45, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection. Lots of IP editing. Leaving the content issues aside, IPs aren't eligible to edit that page (I/P area.)Dan Murphy (talk) 03:35, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- Automated comment: @Dan Murphy: This request cannot be parsed. Please ensure it follows formatting consistent with the current or previous methods of submission.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 03:48, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- Please enforce WP:CT/EE. IanDBeacon (talk) 04:10, 8 August 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.
Unprotection: Remove the 2011 pagemove protection. Page may need to be moved back to lowercase "i" following the consensus at Talk:Genocide of indigenous peoples#Requested move 25 May 2024. — kashmīrī TALK 12:04, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to have already been unprotected. Please confirm.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 12:10, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: The protection is no longer necessary because it is in the interests of the public that fascists are not able to present Tommy Robinson, a Nazi, as an activist and then protect the page so misleading information cannot be edited. Chicle chica (talk) 22:09, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Automated comment: @Chicle chica: This request cannot be parsed. Please ensure it follows formatting consistent with the current or previous methods of submission.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 22:15, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Not unprotected I think your post demonstrates why the protection is still required. Ponyobons mots 22:39, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Protected over 10 years ago by now deceased admin 2601:282:4700:272:18EA:F6D7:22BD:585 (talk) 03:59, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
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.