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.

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

Also:

• Harrah's Entertainment
• The Mirage
• Bellagio (hotel and casino)

Semi-protect Edit wars by possible socks and IPs (User:21expert already banned).--12 Noon 00:26, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protect. Target of IP hopping blocked user. Someguy1221 00:14, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. If he hops around some more, please file another request or contact me for protection. east.718 at 00:27, 11/5/2007

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, This article is prone to vandalism pretty much any time it's been unprotected. I would request indefinite semi-protection, but the article's only been protected twice. 99% of the edits in the last five days have been either vandalism or reverting vandalism - if you really want to know, the other 1% was me cleaning up the external links (a couple of which were promptly added back, I've yet to fix that)..NF24^{(radio me!}_{Editor review)} 23:59, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of a week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. east.718 at 00:02, 11/5/2007

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

semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. over 90% of edits are either IP vandalism or reversion of IP vandalism. 29 of past 31 edits have been vandalism/removal of vandalism/cleanup of typos from vandalism cycle. Repliedthemockturtle 23:43, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. east.718 at 23:43, 11/4/2007

Red Hot Chili Peppers (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect. A lot of recent vandalism, mainly by IPs deleting large sections. Damanmundine1 (Talk) 23:28, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

• Semi-protected for a month. Acalamari 23:34, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Sias International University (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection. The hyperlink at the bottom ("Auburn Chinese Connection") is wrong. It currently goes to an invalid page. The URL that should be requested is "http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/news_releases/chinaweiss.html". Thank you!

Done. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 23:10, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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

semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. JNW 23:01, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 23:25, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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

semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. JNW 22:59, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 23:25, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. Recently increased number of IP vandalism (see history), especially when it comes to Kiev/Kyiv issues. Seeing as there have been next to no constructive edits from IPs on the page, semi-protection seems to be the quick and simple solution to stopping vandalism. Thanks, Bogdan 21:50, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of five days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Looks like a long-term problem. east.718 at 22:42, 11/4/2007

Thank you, I honestly hope you're wrong but if it is a long term problem then what? Do I just file another request? Regards, Bogdan 22:53, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, or you can contact me personally. Pages are very rarely protected indefinitely. east.718 at 22:56, 11/4/2007

Indian National Congress (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection. High levels of vandalism especially, the info-box and sections on Indira Gandhi. I am invariant under co-ordinate transformations 21:19, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Please file another request or contact me personally if it gets really bad. east.718 at 22:41, 11/4/2007

Portal:Theatre (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Recent IP vandalism (I'm not sure if it's enough though.).JONATHAN ^{Go green!} 20:34, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. Protection unnecessary at this time. -- Gogo Dodo 20:37, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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

full protection. Editors on one side of a dispute have just spun off -- POV forks -- two large sections of this article to accomplish their view of the dispute. Please restore the page to this diff or any earlier version. info here. Thanks. HG | Talk 20:12, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Also, see Wikipedia:Protection_policy#Content_disputes. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 20:31, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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

semi-protection . Vandalism, Lots of anon. IP vandalism and new users vandalism which are trying to write on this place data for article Prebilovci Massacre . ---Rjecina 19:54, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Fully protected for a period of two days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Edit warring, discuss what to do. east.718 at 20:01, 11/4/2007

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

Indefinite semi-protect. Persistent IP and random-user vandalism. Approx. 165 of last 500 edits (last 6 months) were related to vandalism. JimTheFrog 19:34, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. It is extremely rare to semi-protect an article indefinitely. east.718 at 19:55, 11/4/2007

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

semi-protection Vandalism, Lots of anon. IP vandalism these past few days..--Hdt83 ^Chat 19:21, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

• Semi-protected for a month. Acalamari 19:23, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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

semi-protect. Anonymous editor 71.193.244.183 broke 3RR. Has been warned and persists in deleting material Jmegill 18:15, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi Protection This is an article that for the last month has been repeatedly vandalised by multiple accounts. Seddon69 17:39, 4 November 2007 (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.

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

unprotection , Today's Featured Article. Decrease to move protection..--əˈnongahy ♫Look What I've Done!♫ 00:41, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Indian Rebellion of 1857 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

unprotection , The page is semi-protected even though the dispute is between established users. The dispute has been taken to arbcom and there won't be any more contraversial edits to the page. Even if there was going to be, it's only semied and there are no ips involved.Phoenix-wiki (talk · contribs) 20:29, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Unprotected Addhoc 20:33, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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

Please see lack of responses to Talk:Nobel Prize#Administrative help requested for editing while protected and reasons why this article needs unprotection for improvements given failed "good article review." Not sure if the edit warring over aspects other than image would resume; but perhaps one should unprotect and see what happens. Currently, the article has problems that need correction and that administrators (who are the only ones who can currently edit it) are not addressing. This is not a "high-risk" article that needs to be fully protected indefinitely (as it was) or for such a long period (months) as now. Removal of that image in the infobox (where it lacks a caption and does not pertain anyway to "Nobel Prize") is not going to harm this article. The image could be placed [with suggested caption (see below in requests for editing help)] in another article, e.g., Nobel Peace Prize (though not at top) or Norman Angell, where it might be more relevant as an illustration to an appropriate section. Please consider unprotecting it or just semi-protecting it. Thank you. --NYScholar 05:59, 4 November 2007 (UTC) [updated w/ addition pertaining to sec. on reqs. for editing help.] --NYScholar 06:06, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

File:DSCN0732.JPG (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Related to above request and request also in requests for editing help section. Please do not assume that this is not a "good faith" request; it is; please see the reasons stated in Talk:Nobel Prize and the image talk page; there are deleted templates that are required at the top of the image, given ongoing dispute about its copyright status (Wikipedia:Media copyright questions); it has no date of expiration for protection; if people fear that it would be deleted from Wikipedia because it is not used anywhere (if removed from Nobel Prize), it could be placed in Nobel Peace Prize and/or in Norman Angell, where it pertains more, and is more encyclopedic, and thus would still be somewhere while it is under further review. --NYScholar 06:13, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Current requests for significant 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.

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

• Please see above request for unprotection, as it relates: Copied below:

Please see lack of responses to Talk:Nobel Prize#Administrative help requested for editing while protected and reasons why this article needs unprotection for improvements given failed "good article review." Not sure if the edit warring over aspects other than image would resume; but perhaps one should unprotect and see what happens. Currently, the article has problems that need correction and that administrators (who are the only ones who can currently edit it) are not addressing. This is not a "high-risk" article that needs to be fully protected indefinitely (as it was) or for such a long period (months) as now. Removal of that image in the infobox (where it lacks a caption and does not pertain anyway to "Nobel Prize") is not going to harm this article. The image could be placed [with the suggested caption] in another article, e.g., Nobel Peace Prize (though not at top) or Norman Angell, where it might be more relevant as an illustration to an appropriate section. Please consider unprotecting it or just semi-protecting it. Thank you. --NYScholar 05:59, 4 November 2007 (UTC) [copied from above; added info. re: caption. --NYScholar 06:05, 4 November 2007 (UTC)]

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

Hi, I need to add a significant edit to the page and approval has been reached. My request is here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fred_Thompson#Edit_Protected

Please add it as soon as possible.

Jeremy221 05:19, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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

I am requesting that the following be added to the page, complete with sources in the right places: Thompson began dating Republican consultant Jeri Kehn in July 1996, when she was 29 and he was 53.[95] Their 24 year age difference has prompted a flurry of speculation in the news media on its possible effects on his presidential aspirations, with the consensus being that she is an asset to his campaign.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7].[8]. I would add it, but I was the protecting administrator. (copied and pasted from my TP) -Jéské ^{(Blah v^_^v)} 23:45, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

As a side note to whomever takes this, there is also an {{editprotected}} request on the talkpage of said article. -Jéské ^{(Blah v^_^v)} 01:24, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Scott Thomas Beauchamp controversy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Only to add the {{subst:afd1}} template and commence the AfD discussion according to the deletion protocol. patsw 18:35, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Done You can start the AfD anytime - I won't because I'm not intimate with the situation. -Jéské ^{(Blah v^_^v)} 19:43, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Seven Day Theory (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Would be more useful as a protected redirect to The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. east.718 at 15:44, 10/24/2007

Done - good call, and this is totally unrelated to previous two AfDs for a nonsense article. Useful redir - Alison ^❤ 16:35, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Fulfilled/denied requests

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

semi-protection. High level of IP vandalism from many sources, only vandalism and reversion is happening. This is the second (or third?) semi-protection: can we make it permanent? Thanks! hike395 18:10, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of five days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. east.718 at 19:11, 11/4/2007

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

Semi Protect for 2 weeks, Very nasty level of IP vandalism, there is more vandalism than ever. Robbie williams star 24576 18:08, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Just watchlist the article and keep reverting; file another request or contact me if it gets really bad. east.718 at 19:11, 11/4/2007

User:Davkal (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

indefinite full protection , This page was used by the IP of the banned editor where he was trying to use it as a soapbox..Wikidudeman ^(talk) 17:41, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

User(s) blocked.. Anthøny 17:47, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

It's still occurring. With sockpuppets. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 18:08, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Already protected. by ST47. east.718 at 19:10, 11/4/2007

Knights of Labor (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism from the last few days.Marlith ^T/C 17:04, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection.. Anthøny 17:48, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

J. K. Rowling (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi Protection. There is a continual amount of IP vandalism on the article. Eagle Owl 15:28, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 15:46, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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

temporary full protection , This is a new one - the user is abusing the {{helpme}} template on their talkpage. They have a history of doing it, and have recently started up again. They seem to want the attention of sysops, but it has been explained to them several times that sysops don't patrol C:HM. They haven't made any constructive edits even after being unblocked (they were autoblocked in June and abused helpme there to get unblocked)..NF24^{(radio me!}_{Editor review)} 12:01, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined. I've issued a final warning informing the user continued abuse of the helpme system will result in a block and his page being protected from editing. If he continues, please re-request protection here. - auburnpilot talk 15:10, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

L-Block (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full protection. Yes, I know this is preventative, but the "character" is currently dominating the GameFAQs Character contest (results as of now). If the current lead is held, the page will explode in about twelve-sixteen hours. Will ^(talk) 11:52, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined. Come back in 12-16 hours if something actually happens. - auburnpilot talk 15:05, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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

Been protected for a while: hopefully protection shouldn't be needed any more. Solumeiras ^talk 14:42, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined - the logs show that this is a high risk article and needs to be semi protected permanently. Ryan Postlethwaite 18:47, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

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

temporary full protection Dispute, page protect requested for what looks like a back-and-forth OWN war started by one user..NeutralHomer ^T:C 07:37, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

• Declined. First off, this edit war doesn't look bad enough to really merit it anyway. Secondly, if there's only one user creating the problem, he/she should be blocked to solve the problem. Thirdly, we already have discussion on the talk, so I'm optimistic we won't need protection. Heimstern Läufer (talk) 07:43, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Okie dokie :) I will let you keep an eye on it, as I am not involved in the debate nor the article (not really sure what it is). Take Care....NeutralHomer ^T:C 07:46, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Mac OS X v10.5 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

full protection; edit-warring over the inclusion of material which relies on sources that are not suitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia (ie. a posting on an Internet forum). -/- Warren 05:01, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Additionally, one of the users involved has reached out on the talk page. east.718 at 05:25, 11/4/2007

User:Pumpmeup/Sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

indefinite semi-protection , User requests.--Pumpmeup 04:32, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined Sandbox pages are not to be indef protected. In fact no page in Wikipedia does. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 04:34, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected Per WP:PROT, user pages with the exception of talk pages may be semi-protected indefinitely upon request. east.718 at 04:42, 11/4/2007

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

semi-protect. Vandalism, some misinformation and some antisemitic edits. Every attempt to correct is either reverted by another user or edited back in. Zsiddique 04:21, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined - it appears to be one IP, predominately. I have issued a final (BLP) warning to that editor. If the vandalism continues, please let me know and I'll pursue further action. - Philippe | Talk 04:37, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Ooops. I have already protected it. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 04:38, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Meh, your call. I certainly won't get into a protection war over it. :-) - Philippe | Talk 04:39, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

User:Pumpmeup/Userboxes (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

indefinite semi-protection , user request.--Pumpmeup 04:13, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined. See previous request ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 04:38, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected Per WP:PROT, user pages with the exception of talk pages may be semi-protected indefinitely upon request. east.718 at 04:42, 11/4/2007

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

temporary semi-protection , ongoing addition of referral linkspam by IP users.Versageek 03:22, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for one week. - Philippe | Talk 04:40, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

U. Muthuramalingam Thevar (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

indefinite semi-protection Vandalism

Important information in the page are being deleted intentionally and trying to defame the leader's glory. --Alagesandas 03:01, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. east.718 at 03:12, 11/4/2007