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.

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

Full protection: Content dispute, counter-productive edit warring. Ekren (T | C | L) 03:04, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

Fully protected for a period of three days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. AlexiusHoratius 03:17, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Webclient101 (talk) 00:46, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

History of Romania (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Lupus Bellator (talk) 23:50, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Lupus Bellator (talk) 23:48, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations. Webclient101 (talk) 23:15, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Webclient101 (talk) 23:13, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

George O'Callaghan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection: Banned sock-puppet user Rovers Forever has taken a shine to the article and insists the article be written in his own unique preferred style. I have been told that he is rather persistent, so rather than get into an endless revert war I think it is best that the article is off-limits to IP editors for a few months.--EchetusXe 23:06, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Spate of recent vandalism by SPAs (IPs and new users). – MrX 20:54, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – gamut of attacks by IPs: repeated blanking, vandalism, prod, csd w/o notifications. Lexein (talk) 17:33, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistant Vandalism - Consistent BLP vandalism occurs from various accounts and IPs, as noted by the extended edit history, after each brief, requested protection period expires. These changes are either entirely gossip or unsourced details and in direct contradiction to cited material. I request, if protection is granted, it be for at least 1 month and extending the protection thereafter if necessary. Mjhtcarfan (talk) 15:46, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Regular vandalism activities going on here.IP and novice editors are making irrelevant editing.Please just see edit history.Kind regards and Thank you. 25 CENTS VICTORIOUS ^☣ 14:14, 6 October 2012 (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.

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

Unprotection: The page apparently was protected due to concerns regarding a transaction which is old news and is likely to not remain a problem. AutomaticStrikeout 01:26, 7 October 2012 (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

Bangladeshi political families (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full-protection: High level of IP vandalism for last two years against83.81.44.205 (talk) 18:43, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

Already protected by administrator Drmies. (3 months) Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{WrestleMania XXVIII} _{The Undertaker 20–0} 20:56, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

Smiley (2012 film) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. MacAddct1984 ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:56, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of ten days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. --Bongwarrior (talk) 18:47, 6 October 2012 (UTC)