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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Yeknom Dnalsli (talk | contribs) at 20:16, 11 September 2012 (Requesting semi-protection of 1960s. (TW)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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    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.

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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.

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – '. Yeknom Dnalsli (expound your voicebox here) 20:16, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Article was protected to stop an edit war. There was at the time an ongoing discussion at ANI about the very issue:Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Continued_edit-warring_on_Paul_Ryan_article. That discussion is now closed, and seems to have favored article probation instead. Thus, the article has been placed on probation, and no longer needs full protection. The original protecting admin is OK with this being dealt with by others: User_talk:Jayron32#Semiprotect_Paul_Ryan.3F. Homunq (talk) 18:37, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: IP and newly-registered users adding content that merely promotes the subject (in a rather juvenile manner), unnecessary links, and WP:PEACOCK. Qxukhgiels56 (talk) 19:49, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: An anonymous user editing from different IPs keep removing information that is properly supported by the references provided. Jetstreamer Talk 19:44, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Do I really need to explain why this needs to be protected? Here's a hint: Some people don't accept it as an independent state. Six Sided Pun Vows (talk | contribs | former account) 19:44, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Create protection: Repeatedly recreated. Qxukhgiels56 (talk) 19:42, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Very high level of IP vandalism. O.Koslowski (talk) 19:31, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Favonian (talk) 19:47, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: If the user wouldn't have used 3 IPs in 3 hours it would be 3RR. With a normal user I would turn this editwar into a discussion (like I already suggested in the page histories), but this IP hopper cannot be reached this way. Lumialover2 (talk) 19:13, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection Vandalism from IPs mainly removing sources for no reason. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 17:55, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: IP user 138.162.0.42 keeps on adding an information that is not reliably sourced and that is unconstructive in the lead, despite having received several warnings. I don't know if it is possible to block him since it is a shared IP address so I am asking the protection of the page. Sofffie7 (talk) 17:39, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Edit warring on the part of one editor, despite many claims as to why his edits are disruptive. Antiapathy54 (talk) 17:29, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: This is an unusual request because the level of vandalism is not high, but the vandalism is tasteless in the way it defiles an article about a young person who committed suicide. The most recent was to change his date of birth, trivial, pointless and done with precision, probably by an experienced editor who chose to log out first. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 16:49, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Can't justify protecting the page with less than one incident of vandalism per month. GoodnightmushTalk 18:29, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Policy is perfectly well understood. I said when I requested it that this is an unusual request. On that basis I'd like a consensus to be reached, please. I know, too, that Wikipedia is not a memorial. My case is simply that this is a case where IP only edits have been hurtful recently, thus this is a place to ignore all rules Fiddle Faddle (talk) 19:19, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations – Repeated BLP violations in light of recent news. Nymf hideliho! 16:15, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 2 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. GoodnightmushTalk 18:23, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – edit warring- persistent unexplained maintenance tag removal. . Qxukhgiels56 (talk) 16:09, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    • (Non-administrator comment) This asserted edit-war is about the removal/restoration of a maintenance template. I have no idea why this article was tagged with {{COI|date=August 2012}} in the first place since the tagger has not discussed it on the talk page. One editor asserted that another editor had some kind of COI issues but, again, the editor filing the RPP has not discussed the matter at Talk:Dara Maclean. In addition, Qxukhgiels56 has not posted on the alleged-COI editor's talk page about this issue. Also, the tag has not been removed by the supposedly-COI editor but by a third editor (see article's edit history). So far as I can tell, the tag appears to be inappropriate. Shearonink (talk) 16:38, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • (Non-administrator comment) This appears to be a simple edit war between two protagonists. It may be that protection is required while this is solved, and the talk page is being used at present to solve it. It should be noted that the request is made by one of the antagonists. This does not prevent the consideration of protection, nor does it prevent a random state being chosen should the article be protected, but I suggest that the protection be deferred until the outcome of the talk page resolution. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 19:25, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – Prolonged dispute with multiple autoconfirmed editors involved. —KuyaBriBriTalk 16:08, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection Persistent vandalism by a non registered IP address recently. I already reverted the edits from this IP address twice but now I must seek the help of this tool in order to protect the page as per the guidelines of wikipedia. Arunbandana (talk • contribs) 15:41, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined Only two instances of vandalism in the entire history of the article that I see, both from a single IP address. Not enough to justify any duration of protection and certainly not enough to justify indefinite protection. See WP: R Van and WP:AIV instead. GoodnightmushTalk 18:15, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Target for vandalism from conspiracy theorists due to anniversary of attacks; article is under discretionary sanctions from ArbCom. Semi or full protection may be warranted until the end of the day. Toa Nidhiki05 13:16, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined The conspiracy theorist was autoconfirmed, so only full protection (or a block) would stop him. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:17, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    (Non-administrator comment) Then do a full protection or a block! LikeLakers2 (talk | Sign my guestbook!) 20:05, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, just wanted to point out that just because a user says to semi protect it, doesn't mean it HAS to be semi. It could be full protection, it could be move protection. It could even be unprotected. LikeLakers2 (talk | Sign my guestbook!) 20:11, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Blocks are preventative, not intended to be used as punishment. The one conspiracy theorist had already been notified of impending sanctions on his talk page and had stopped editing the page. A full protection would just lock out the constructive editors.
    As an aside, please do not edit my (or any other user's) comments. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:15, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for unprotection

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    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.

    Current requests for edits to a protected page

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    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

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – I request my user page semi-protected indefinitely, because I often find my page vandalized by IPs whose vandalism I have recently reverted. I find it very annoying and harrasing, and I believe it is a waste of time reverting it afterwards, both for me, and for other users. Sometimes I'm not around to see it, which I really don't feel comfortable with. It's different people everytime, so I believe that an indefinite semi-protection would solve that problem forever, because I know the vandals won't stop. Altaïr (talk) 13:57, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected indefinitely. JohnCD (talk) 14:02, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism!. Nightwolf87 (talk) 10:27, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined I declined this yesterday, and the reason for declining it today remains. Most of the IP edits are constructive or at least in good faith. GedUK  11:16, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism by non-registered users. jk2exp (talk) 20:49, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Moved this to the top so it's easier to find. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 08:37, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. GedUK  11:25, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protected: Okay. It seems like a big leap since this page hasn't been protected but the page is filled with too much vandalism. The editors who did that should get blocked or something. There are songs list from other series,stuff in Spanish and well...its just a big mess. Go and see it for yourself and see how much vandalism there is. Way too much. --70.131.100.87 (talk) 11:40, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Moved this to the top so it's easier to find. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 08:36, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. GedUK  11:20, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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