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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Guy Macon (talk | contribs) at 11:40, 12 February 2014 (→‎Current requests for increase in protection level: Tor (anonymity network)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.


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

    Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level
    Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level
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    Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here
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    Current requests for increase in protection level

    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.

    Temporary Pending changes level 1 protection IP hopping user (all from the same region in Germany) is slow-motion edit warring against the consensus of at least four editors.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Most of the editors working on the page are reviewers or administrators, so PC edits should go through quickly. --Guy Macon (talk) 11:40, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – IP sock of LanguageXpert repeatedly nominating it for PROD along with other articles that I created. SMS Talk 09:40, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Same requested for:

    -- SMS Talk 09:44, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Note: The edits have been spread over around 6 days so short of pending changes protection (which still needs to be reverted) a reasonably long term semi protection would be needed. I'm not sure that it'd be appropriate for semi for that reason so I'd appreciate opinions from other admins (and feel free to protect them). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 10:54, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Page has been vandalized at 10:08 PM EST last night. IPadPerson (talk) 08:32, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: BLP vandalism and dubious unsourced changes. STATic message me! 07:52, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 08:23, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Full Protection: Content dispute/edit warring. Don't know if matter has been taken to article talk page yet. However, users are discussing at each other's talk pages. Rzxz1980 (talk) 06:02, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    User(s) blocked. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:14, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Some anonymous user is intent on adding a wealth of unreferenced material to this BLP. C679 05:48, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – Persistent edit warring. Flat Out let's discuss it 02:29, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined, looks like the reverts have died down over the past couple days. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:06, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Jamesx12345 18:08, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:50, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Anonymous user adding irrelevant, negatively biased and plain incorrect information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JSebastian83 (talk • contribs) 16:59, 11 February 2014‎ (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism - addition of false information, possible sock puppet IP addressed editing it and also lots of personal attacks from the user when I questioned the edit the user made. See [11], [12], [13], [14], [15] (suspected sock puppetry here as the user Yatzhek is replying and two random IP addresses - this is going to be reported).--Windows66 (talk) 16:29, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Unconstructive edits (not quite vandalism) from a couple of new accounts. Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 07:52, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for reduction in protection level

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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

    Further information: Wikipedia:Edit requests
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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

    A rolling archive of the last seven days of protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Rolling archive.

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