Wikipedia:Requests for page protection

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Welcome—request protection of a page, file, or template here.

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 protection Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level Request unprotection Request a specific edit to a protected page Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here Request edit

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Current requests for protection

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.

Gears of War 2 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection - Recurring IP vandalism since the last round of semi-protection ended. -- Commdor {Talk} 17:57, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for 1 week--Jac16888 (talk) 18:03, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Parents Television Council (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection This article seems to be a bit of a vandalism magnet. In recent weeks, the dynamic IP 84.43.103.* has been the worst, inserting both POV commentary and possible BLP violations diff. At the same time, the subject doesn't seem to have many friends. Suggest a couple of weeks for the editor behind the IP to find a new interest. Mr Stephen (talk) 16:59, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Okey (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection 88.249.98.46 constantly adding advertisement to the article. Banning the IP didn't work, since we can not ban IP's indefinitely. -- þħɥʂıɕıʄʈ^ʝɘɖı 15:15, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Hasan di Tiro (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Stop IP edit warring and IP vandalism -- Esemono (talk) 15:00, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Platinum (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, lots of IP vandalism. Nergaal (talk) 13:59, 15 October 2008 (UTC).Nergaal (talk) 13:59, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Tiptoety ^talk 16:45, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

New Party (United States) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection Ongoing edit war, principally with unregistered editors ignoring WP:RS to advance blogosphere chatter.Fladrif (talk) 13:28, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Green Eggs and Ham (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection. Persistent vandalism. -Oreo Priest ^talk 12:37, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Lazulilasher (talk) 14:48, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Vegeta (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Indefinite semi protection Various unregistered editors are adding this bit of fancruft about the line about the line "It's over 9000" the character used in the series. Sarujo (talk) 05:29, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Koala (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Indefinite semi-protection. Continuos vandalism from IPs. I also believe most of the vandals are kids. Docku:“what up?” 15:23, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one week. Tiptoety ^talk 16:44, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Current requests for unprotection

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.

Wikipedia:Reliable sources (medicine-related articles) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Protected 22nd September due to edit warring. It is now a hindrance to normal good faith editing and a barrier to determining whether the guideline truly has consensus support. Original protecting admin was Davidruben (talk · contribs), who, three weeks earlier, had promoted the page to guideline status. This resulted in an RFC on his actions and is why I'm asking for an uninvolved admin to decide. Colin°^Talk 18:08, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Bill O'Reilly (commentator) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

This article was fully protected instantly upon being mentioned on The Colbert Report. I thought this was something we don't do. Grsz^X 03:36, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined It was twice protected by separate admins, and it is set to expire in a few hours. I have no clue why they fully protected the page, but it is best to consult one of those admins, as unprotecting now may constitute wheel-warring. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 04:30, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

ACORN (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Unless the new policy is to full protect articles on controversial topics, I see no reason why this page is full protected. Semi-protect to block anyonymous edits and allow the editorial process to work. (Wallamoose (talk) 17:08, 15 October 2008 (UTC)) I don't see agreement on the Sarah Palin, Israel, and Barack Obama articles. Maybe we should full-protect them until there is consensus. No one has even given semi-protect a chance on this article. Please allow us to deal with problems as they arise as is the appropriate method on Wikipedia and end this ridiculous total block on edits.(Wallamoose (talk) 17:56, 15 October 2008 (UTC))

REPOST FROM TALK PAGE: "If the article was semi-protected, I doubt the edit-war would have occurred. We also have a number of good faith editors who have been contributing on all sides of these debates, and that has been the case for months" -guyzero. (If I'm not supposed to cut and paste arguments like this please let me know).(Wallamoose (talk) 18:00, 15 October 2008 (UTC))

Current requests for edits to a protected page

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.

Fulfilled/denied requests

Son of Scarface (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary full protection Dispute, there's an existing edit war out there.Alexius08 (talk) 08:00, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. No need for full, warring parties are IPs. SoWhy 09:55, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

The International School Bangalore (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection. Persistent vandalism. Alexius08 (talk) 07:13, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. SoWhy 09:53, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

User talk:RoryReloaded/Archive 1 (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

indefinite full protection , Archive - don't want vandalism .Rory the vandal-fighter (talk) 06:05, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Pages are not protected preemptively. - Peripitus (Talk) 06:53, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

NWP Gaming (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection due to frequent attempts by User:24.207.196.44 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) and by User:24.113.24.210 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to remove AfD templates and shirk the deletion process. MuZemike (talk) 05:47, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 day, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. SoWhy 06:56, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Nishkid64 (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

semi-protect Under random-IP attack HalfShadow 04:07, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ckatz^chat_spy 04:16, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Liberal Party of Canada (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection , Maybe 6 hours - tons of editing, as the election just ended.. — Mike.lifeguard | ^@en.wb 03:46, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined Are you sure you have the right page here? There are only a few edits within the past week. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 04:45, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Matt Stairs (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism.Icewedge (talk) 03:25, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined A glance at the history appears to be heavy vandalism, but looking closely reveals quite a large percentage of constructive IP edits. لennavecia 04:48, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Chris Cole (skateboarder) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, vandalism.- -The Spooky One (talk to me) 03:19, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Several IPs are making constructive edits as well, thus it would be counter-productive to prevent them from editing. لennavecia 04:29, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Chase Daniel (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, vandalism by anonymous IP's.- -The Spooky One (talk to me) 03:18, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. لennavecia 04:27, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Electoral College (United States) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection - This article should be protected for the same reason, and the same amount of time, as Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution. SMP0328. (talk) 00:36, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 months (January 15, 2009), after which the page will be automatically unprotected. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 04:43, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Jet Li (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

indefinite semi-protection Vandalism, Excessive vandalism. Ever since the protect before expired. Thanks. And would someone mind telling what happened to clue bot? Thanks again. .II MusLiM HyBRiD II 23:04, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 5 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 04:40, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Intranet (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Some what vandalism. .II MusLiM HyBRiD II 22:58, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 04:38, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

List of Mario series characters (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi protection Vandalism, Another target for vandals. History speaks for itself. Thanks..II MusLiM HyBRiD II 22:52, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 5 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 04:37, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Cartoon (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

indefinite semi-protection Vandalism, I think, this page is an obvious target, see history for more details. Permanent or long semi protect. Thanks..II MusLiM HyBRiD II 22:51, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 04:35, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

D-Day (military term) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

indefinite semi-protection Vandalism, This page is being vandalized for a while... It was first protected on sept. 29, But as soon as it went out, it kept being messed with again. So please, indefinite protection for this page. Thanks. II MusLiM HyBRiD II 22:48, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 04:33, 15 October 2008 (UTC)