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.

John D. Rockefeller (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection, appears to have a lot of bad edits. Last protection only expired 27th of last month. As per my usual requests, duration down to Administrator judgement. Jeffrey Mall (talk • contribs) - 01:42, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 year, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Stable article with repeated vandalism. Many prior protects, but vandalism resumes after each expiration. Situation is not likely to change over time. -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 01:51, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Vandalism by 2 IPs. The Junk Police (reports|works) 01:40, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Declined. There is insufficient activity to justify a block. -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 01:58, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Soviet war in Afghanistan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, The article should be semi protected to avoid further edit wars between IPs and established users. . Ketabtoon (talk) 00:38, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Continued blantant vandalism over several IP addresses. Users have been warned, but warnings are going unheard. Requesting IP only protection of the page for an temporary length of time, possibly a week. Thank you. NeutralHomer • Talk • 23:39, 16 October 2009 (UTC) 23:39, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Willking1979 (talk) 01:18, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection constant vandalism, anonymous IPs repeatedly inflate both the number of platinum-awards as well as the sales figures of albums. --Harout72 (talk) 22:57, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Already protected. for 2 weeks by Ericorbit (talk · contribs) Willking1979 (talk) 01:21, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

St. Mary's College High School (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Indefinite semi-protection vandalism, It is constantly being vandalized, and the vandalism typically stays on there for days before being removed. GOLD FIVE' 22:40, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Pakistani hip hop (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect. Very high level of IP vandalism, some by an IP just blocked for 48 hours [1], another abusive "stop messing the page up, you dick" [2], another acting largely to add deleted non-notables [3], and protect that page [4], [5]. Article just vandalized in a similar way by yet another anon IP [6]. Piano non troppo (talk) 19:53, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Indefinite semi-protection vandalism, I have this page on my watchlist and almost every edit to it is reverted as vandalism from an IP. . Marx01 ^{Tell me about it} 20:05, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. — Kralizec! (talk) 21:30, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection, Presumably the same anonymous user edit warring with multiple IP addresses. nableezy - 19:02, 16 October 2009 (UTC) 19:02, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of three days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. — Kralizec! (talk) 21:24, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary full protection dispute, Significant edit-warring. — [[::User:Malik Shabazz|Malik Shabazz]] (talk · contribs) 18:28, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary full protection dispute, Edit-warring started up again shortly after page protection was lifted. — [[::User:Malik Shabazz|Malik Shabazz]] (talk · contribs) 18:12, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Declined, Gave the two users WP:3RR warnings instead. tedder (talk) 21:23, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. Article has been the target is a persistent IP in recent days apparently promoting one particular fan film, changing or deleting reliably-sourced information. TheRealFennShysa (talk) 15:29, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Declined It's just one IP. Try to explain to him that he needs to add reliable sources. If he keeps up the disruption, blocking the IP for a short period of time would be a better option than protecting the article. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 15:48, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. Persistent vandalism. It's been subjected to almost relentless BLP violations and vandalism just moments after the article's creation just 2 hours ago. Until It's a Sheep ^{Talk • Contribs} 15:12, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Master of Puppets 15:20, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Rangers F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary full protection dispute, edit war between users/unconstructive WP:SOAP and WP:FORUM violating talk page discussions. Sooo Kawaii!!! ^__^ (talk) 14:31, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Declined I prefer mediation. Not too far gone yet. Master of Puppets 15:08, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Talk:George Washington (edit | article | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Every freakin' day we get these redlink idiots posting garbage on the talk page. Why should we have to put up with it? →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots← 13:54, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Declined per below. Tan | 39 13:59, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Talk:George Washington (edit | article | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Large amount of vandalism for a talk page... Sooo Kawaii!!! ^__^ (talk) 13:21, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Master of Puppets 13:31, 16 October 2009 (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.

I See Stars (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I believe the warring editing is over, due to a conversation on the talk page. May this full protection be undone?--Krazycev 13 21:37, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Already unprotected. although the edit war just moved elsewhere, those users are now blocked. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:13, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

The Game (US TV series)

pink/wild got jayron to [lock http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Game_%28U.S._TV_series%29&action=historysubmit&diff=315643523&oldid=315626821]. Jayron says "user who refuses to discuss edits on talk page", but I did explain my edits on the discussion page. I thought that when there is a dispute no one is too edit until consensus could be reached on info in the article. Yet they are editing the article. The contentious info was not agreed upon, yet it is back to their edit. This is unfair. This is why I feel pink had the article locked so just she could edit it. On other disputed aticles changes must first be posted on the talk page, then once all agree, the info is added to the article. Why isnt this the case for The Game? Thus I am asking for the page to be unlocked, and someone monitor the page so that info that myself, pink, or wild wants added has to be first posted to the talk page, then when agreed upon, added to the article. If no one will monitor, unlock the page so that I too may edit as they are doing. To me they locked the article so that they alone may edit(they have been continually editing). This is a collaborative effort, they do not own the article or encyclopedia. 70.108.129.179 (talk) 02:19, 17 October 2009 (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

FIFA World Rankings (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection . High levels of vandalism by IPs and new users. Occur in regular spates whenever international matches or draws take place. I think this will continue until world cup draw in December. Athosfolk (talk) 11:48, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Already protected. by Jafeluv (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA). tedder (talk) 12:54, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Semi protection IPs continuing to remove references. Disruptive nature of those IPs was discussed here: [7][8]. Due to the same IP article Franciszek Smuglewicz was semi protected in the past. Month or so semi protection will be enough IMO. M.K. (talk) 10:49, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Please go to WP:SPI next; the article shouldn't be protected longer/again without it. tedder (talk) 12:53, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection, Persistent, rapid unconstructive edits from IPs recently are threatening to leave uncaught problems on this BLP. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 10:26, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. tedder (talk) 12:51, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

List of heads of state and government by net worth (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection high levels of anonymous IPs vandalism, done by adding political edits and overexaggerating wealth The C of E (talk) 06:36, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Cirt (talk) 08:05, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection High level of ip vandalism over some remarks at a high school. Richard (talk) 03:59, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 day, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Cirt (talk) 08:04, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary Semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism, mainly because of the recent Rush Limbaugh issue. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 02:41, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 day, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Cirt (talk) 08:03, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection - the subject of an ongoing edit war by members of two apparently warring forums trying to inflate their egos. (Both ELs do appear to pass muster for inclusion.) --Sable232 (talk) 02:23, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Fully protected for a period of 1 day, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Cirt (talk) 08:02, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Wu Kai Sha Station‎ (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full protection, user:Alanmak insists adding his photo into this relatively short railway station article and against my removal of most picture thumbnails which are stacking the bottom of the page in most screen resolution. Alanmak also threatens to fight for his right to include the photos even it would mean to violate 3RR, meaning reasoning with him in discussion page is not an option. I subjectively think this article doesn't require that much image to "assist" its quality, the {{Commonscat}} should be fairly enough for that purpose. -- Sameboat - 同舟 (talk) 02:13, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Declined, Users warned against WP:3RR, which will swiftly take care of the problem- especially if they (YOU!) don't participate in the talk page discussion. tedder (talk) 07:15, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Bound for Glory (2009) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Mulitple IP's vandalizing the page and adding unsourced claims. TJ Spyke 01:13, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. 1 week is well past the end of the event, so that should really cover it well. tedder (talk) 07:17, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection repeated IP vandalism, saying that Attack Attack! is horrible, personal opinion crap.--Krazycev 13 23:03, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Cirt (talk) 08:01, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

2009 Honduran constitutional crisis (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I request that this page be unprotected. Protection was tedder's solution to stop and edit war between two users who both violated WP:3RR. He stated that this was a better solution that making the two editors mad by blocking them, but failed to consider the effects of this locking of the article on all other editors. It is poor solution; it punishes everyone for the bad actions of two editors. The proper solution would have admonished both users (blocking as a last resort) before implementing protection. I have already appealed directly to tedder who is not willing to reconsider his protection, hence my request here. Rsheptak (talk) 23:43, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Not unprotected The protection will expire in under two days, and until then the parties should probably engage in WP:Dispute resolution, at the article's talk page. Cirt (talk) 08:07, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Template:Blpwatch (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Template is unused and does not require protection. PC78 (talk) 00:42, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Unprotected Cirt (talk) 08:09, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Mulitple IP's vandalizing population numbers in the infobox with edit summaries such as these [9]. Usually around 3-4 instances per day every day, for weeks on end now. --Athenean (talk) 01:36, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Going forward, please use the warning templates, most of the IPs seem to be 'repeat offenders'. tedder (talk) 07:06, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. Persistent spamming by sockpuppet.  Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 02:16, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. bibliomaniac15 02:19, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Multiple IP's repeatedly deleting subject's religious and ethnic background. Ratemonth (talk) 02:03, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Declined. Not enough activity, and it needed a copyedit anyway. bibliomaniac15 02:34, 16 October 2009 (UTC)