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This page is for requesting that a page, image or template be fully protected, create protected (salted), semi-protected, move-protected or unprotected. Please read up on the protection policy. Full protection is used to stop edit warring between multiple users or to prevent vandalism to high-risk templates; semi-protection is usually used only to prevent IP and new user vandalism (see the rough guide to semi-protection); and move protection is used to stop pagemove revert wars.

After a page has been protected, the protection is listed in the page history and logs with a short description indicating why it was protected, and the article is listed on Special:Protectedpages. Further discussion should take place on the Talk page of the article. In the case of full protection due to edit warring, admins do not revert back to specific versions of the page, except to get rid of obvious vandalism.

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Instructions

If you would like to request a page to be protected or unprotected, please follow the following steps:

  1. If you are requesting unprotection, it is almost always a good idea to ask the protecting admin first before listing a page here.
  2. Add a level 3 header (i.e. ==== {{lx|Example}} ====, where x stands for the namespace) at the TOP of either the protection or unprotection list and place one of the templates from the table below within the header. Please make sure you have spelled the name of the article properly; a common error stems from mistaken requests for the protection of redirects, particularly capitalised ones.
  3. If you are requesting protection, place the type of request (full protection, semi-protection, or move protection) and a brief reason for your request below your header.
  4. Please do not add arbitrary requests for a protection expiry time to your request, or request indefinite protection arbitrarily.
    • If there is a reason for a page to be protected for a certain amount of time, such as protecting a usertalk page until the user is unblocked, please make this clear.
    • If you are requesting indefinite semi-protection, be aware that it is only applied to articles with endemic and endless vandalism problems which multiple increasing periods of temporary semi-protection have failed to stop.
    • Note that different expiry times can now be set for edit and move-protections, so an article can, for example, be semi-edit-protected for a week and full-move-protected indefinitely.
  5. Sign your request with four tildes ~~~~ and save.
  • Note that this is not a venue for continuing an argument from elsewhere. If a request contains excessive arguing, is being used for edit-warring or content disputes, contains personal attacks or uncivil comments, or any other unrelated discussion, it will be removed from this page.
Namespace To request page protection / unprotection To request talk page protection / unprotection
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Article {{la|ARTICLE}} {{lat|ARTICLE}}
Template {{lt|TEMPLATE}} {{ltt|TEMPLATE}}
Wikipedia {{lw|PAGE}} {{lwt|PAGE}}
User {{lu|USER}} {{lut|USER}}
Category {{lc|CATEGORY}} {{lct|CATEGORY}}
File {{lf|FILE}} {{lft|FILE}}
Portal {{lp|PORTAL}} {{lpt|PORTAL}}
Help {{lh|HELP}} {{lht|HELP}}
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===={{lx|Intentionally permanent red link}}====
'''Semi-protect'''. High level of IP vandalism. ~~~~

Where x is "a" for articles, "t" for templates, "ct" for category talks, etc.

Contents

Administrator instructions



[edit] Current requests for protection

Place requests for either semi-protection, full protection, move protection, or create protection at the TOP of this section. Check here if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.

Today's featured article will not usually be protected except in the event of extremely high levels of vandalism.

[edit] Chris Martin (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Semi-protection - silly amounts of IP vandalism. Connormah (talk) 18:40, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting delete.svg Declined – There is not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection at this time. If there's significantly more disruptive activity in the future, consider relisting. tedder (talk) 18:48, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Space (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Semi-protect. Classic anonymous vandals target. Previous protection period expired on 15 Oct. DVdm (talk) 17:21, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for a period of 3 weeks. After 3 weeks the page will be automatically unprotected. JamieS93 17:30, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Eli Whitney, Jr. (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Indefinite semi-protection vandalism, IP vandalism climbs back to bad level after every expiration of semiprotection. — ¾-10 17:20, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for a period of 6 months. After 6 months the page will be automatically unprotected. Wow, nothing but vandalism in months... Fvasconcellos (t·c) 18:12, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] France vs Republic of Ireland (2010 FIFA World Cup Play-Off) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, This page seems to be vandalised by multiple people all the time (I think they would be blocked with semi). It's currently up for AfD but. chandler 17:08, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for a period of 1 week. After 1 week the page will be automatically unprotected.. There have been productive IP edits, but unfortunately it's being vandalised faster that folks can revert it. IPs will just have to register or ask for edits at the Talk page. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 18:16, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Human (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Heavy IP vandalism. Sooo Kawaii!!! ^__^ (talk) 17:08, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for a period of 4 months. After 4 months the page will be automatically unprotected. JamieS93 17:11, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary full protection dispute, Dispute between two editors over the reliability of sources. Apparently have requested help from both myself and another editor, but they seem to be continuing to do some edit warring while waiting for responses, so some protection might be good here. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 16:23, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Note: there is no edit warring from my part at all. I reverted him only when he did not cite sources. After he cited sources, which are unreliable, I only replaced them with a reliable source from a newspaper, an edit which was reverted and claimed to be vandalism by the other user. I did not revert him again and requested help from another editor. This dispute should be examined before being semi-protected, as the other user is violating WP:RS, WP:BURDEN, in addition to calling my edits vandalism (when I only cited a newspaper source) and removing important notices from his talk page which were posted by both an admin and me. Shahid • Talk2me 16:30, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
It is very difficult for me to work with false allegations and lies. I did ask editor repeatedly why they believe the references to be less valid. No answer or reason has been given. I am not violating any policy as I am in good faith and I have asked why the references were less valid. I also feel it is strange that the other user has no problem removing any criticism or warning from his talk page, but does not believe others to have the same rights. No discussion has been sought by user. Simply removal and deletion followed by false allegations which suggests bias. This is a very demotivating environment for others.Starrylight (talk) 16:39, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
If you are talking about the nonsense warning you posted me with your IP address and all the other anons, yes I removed them and have full right to do so. You have been warned for vandalism and the admin explained to you everything but you did not want to collaborate. You also reverted my edits calling them vandalism. I'm not going to revert you again, but this behaviour will clear be reported as your IP range which will be checked by a check user. Shahid • Talk2me 16:45, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
As I have NOT posted any warning to you, I am talking in general. Your paranoid lies and false allegations against me are what constitutes nonsense and bizarre behaviour. This is so childish. You are talking without proof. Somebody posted warning on your website (not me) and you remove which is ok. But I remove your nonsense warning which make no attempt at discussing the issue, and thats not ok. How on earth do you make sense of that? I have not been warned of vandalism either. This is pointless because you are doing it again. False allegations and holding me responsible for what other users say to you. That is not my problem. The discussion with the admin is ongoing and I hope she can shed some light on the matter when time allows. Report me as I have nothing to hide. Then it will also be proved that you are wrong in accusing me of posting warnings on your talk page when I have never posted anything on your talk page, merely because I find you unfriendly. Starrylight (talk) 16:51, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
Pictogram voting delete.svg Declined – Consider dispute resolution. Users are discussing issues, not edit warring terribly rapidly. WP:3RR is an option. tedder (talk) 18:28, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Ganja, Azerbaijan (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Repeated blanking by shifting IPs of section on Historic Armenian community. Kafka Liz (talk) 15:18, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for a period of one week. After one week the page will be automatically unprotected. AlexiusHoratius 15:36, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Current requests for unprotection

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If you simply want to make spelling corrections or add information to a protected page that is not disputed, and you are not involved in any disputes there, consider simply adding {{Editprotected}} to the article's talk page, along with an explanation of what you want to add to the page. See the list of current {{Editprotected}} requests.

If you do want a page that exists unprotected, please try to ask the protecting admin first before making a request here.

Check here if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.

[edit] Current requests for edits to a protected page

Shortcut:
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When making requests here, either:
  • Provide a good reason for a substantial edit to a protected page. These are only done in exceptional circumstances, or when there is very clear consensus for an edit and continued protection. Please link to the talk page where consensus was reached.
  • Demonstrate that there is a clear dispute over a protected page, and that a specific dispute tag would be appropriate to add. Please link to the talk page where the dispute exists.

Note: Unless the talk page itself is protected, you may instead add {{Editprotected}}, {{Editsemiprotected}} or {{Request edit}} to the article's talk page if you would like an inconsequential change rather than requesting it here, though most of these should simply wait for unprotection.

See also:

[edit] Fulfilled/denied requests

[edit] Mitchel Musso (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Fair amount of IP/new user vandalism. Pinkadelica♣ 07:57, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for a period of 1 week. After 1 week the page will be automatically unprotected. ≈ Chamal talk ¤ 11:32, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Juelz Santana (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, daily since the 16th. Andrewlp1991 (talk) 07:49, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting delete.svg Declined at this time. There are a few vandalism edits, but there are also an almost equal number of good faith edits by IPs as well. I'll keep an eye on it, and protect if it escalates. ≈ Chamal talk ¤ 11:28, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


[edit] Catherine Ashton (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Move protection. This article, which is currently linked from In the news on the Main Page, keeps being moved back-and-forth between Catherine Ashton and Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland (at least seven times in two days). This constant moving of the page is disruptive, and needs to be discussed first; move protection would force this. --RFBailey (talk) 07:09, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting support.svg Move protected. tedder (talk) 07:19, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Pole shift hypothesis (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary semi-protection. IP-user keeps adding disputed links to the article. Woodwalker (talk) 05:43, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks. After 2 weeks the page will be automatically unprotected. tedder (talk) 07:21, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Osteopathic medicine in Canada (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary full protection dispute, Hotspot for promotional material created by the same person that made the article. Pickbothmanlol 04:11, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Stop x nuvola with clock.svg User(s) blocked tedder (talk) 07:18, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


[edit] Queen (band) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Indefinite semi-protection - this article was just semi-protected for a week; the IPs are back, adding dubious content and uncivil edit summaries. Radiopathy •talk• 03:22, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting delete.svg Declined, not vandalism, and not a high level of edit warring either. Rather than leading to long-term or indef semi-protection, how about warning the IPs? tedder (talk) 07:12, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


[edit] User talk:69.225.22.1 (edit|user page|history|links|watch|logs)

semi-protection user talk of blocked user, User responded to block by posting totally inappropriate comments on user's talk page. SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 04:14, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks. After 2 weeks the page will be automatically unprotected. -— Jake Wartenberg 04:27, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Raymond Domenech (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Semi-protection: Copious vandalism. 99.149.84.135 (talk) 04:13, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for a period of 1 week. After 1 week the page will be automatically unprotected. -— Jake Wartenberg 04:26, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


[edit] The Filipino Channel (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Semi-protection: For the last two days, as well as for several months, this article has been a target of a vandal user based in Indonesia using several IP addresses, putting misinformation to make it older that it actually is and making it seem like a local channel (it is a cable channel aired outside of the Philippines), all without sources. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 02:11, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting delete.svg Declined – There is not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection at this time. If there's significantly more disruptive activity in the future, consider relisting. — ξxplicit 04:13, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


[edit] Enya discography (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, ip's removing content, adding unsourced sales and certifications and randomly changing chart positions. Mister sparky (talk) 01:27, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting delete.svg Declined – first, the revision history has not been very active with IP activity. And second, the edits are not clear vandalism/spamming issues, but instead good faith edits from an anon who is using edit summaries to ask why their edits are being reverted. Doesn't warrant protection. JamieS93 01:38, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] 2003 Rugby World Cup (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Lots of vandalism to remove interwiki link to de. Seems to be a concerted effort and lots of the edits have had the editing username removed from the history. Lots of new editors repeating the deletion. Maybe protect for a week to let them get bored. noq (talk) 01:14, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for a period of 1 week. After 1 week the page will be automatically unprotected. It's a well-known vandal from the German Wikipedia creating disruptive socks (the usernames were oversighted). Perhaps he'll go away after another week. JamieS93 01:47, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Rexburg, Idaho (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary semi-protection??? I'm not sure if this is still the appropriate course of action to take with this article (although it may be the only course of action), as it gets protected and then is promptly vandalized the exact same way as soon as the protection expires (and I find the consistent, unexplained removal of the same reference absolutely baffling). It's methodically perpetrated by similar (but different) IPs.
--K10wnsta (talk) 00:05, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting delete.svg Declined, it's fairly run-of-the-mill removals, either vandalism or (more likely) conflict of interest. Just revert and warn the users. tedder (talk) 01:35, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13 (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary Full Protection: the whole day has been spent with editors going back and forth about the order of contestant names, due to the fact that two were dismissed at the same time (so, is it A/B in 3rd/4th or B/A?). It appears that various editors are on both sides going back and forth, so.... (The same applies to America's Next Top Model, but to a lesser degree.) SKS (talk) 05:35, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting delete.svg Declined, it's hard to tell what is going on without edit summaries and diffs here. I'll watch the page for a short while, post to my talk page if you can clearly outline the edit war. tedder (talk) 01:31, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


[edit] Protestantism (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary semi-protection lots of vandalism recently. --StoneCold  89  00:38, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting delete.svg Declined – There is not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection at this time. If there's significantly more disruptive activity in the future, consider relisting. NW (Talk) 00:52, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] French Football Federation (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Temporary semi-protection Ridiculous amount of vandalism, by accounts who actually get bent out of shape over sporting events. 99.149.84.135 (talk) 00:23, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Agree with this requestCathar11 (talk) 00:47, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for a period of one week. After one week the page will be automatically unprotected. NW (Talk) 00:54, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
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