Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
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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 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 Semi-Protection: They are extreme metal/djent band but someone changed the genre to hip hop, Nu metal, and pop. Someone, disruptively added names like Nicholas Cage and a rapper name. I request more protection to this page. Persistent disruptive editing.-- wwe69584 (talk) 10:10, 28 October 2017 (CT)
Temporary semi-protection. There's a user who owns a page that continues to add their web page to this list of services via a range of IPs. Appears to be ongoing for almost 2 months. 168.215.145.158 (talk) 21:05, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
- Automated comment: @168.215.145.158: This request cannot be parsed. Please ensure it follows formatting consistent with the current or previous methods of submission.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 21:16, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
Pending-changes protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.
User(s) blocked. Dlohcierekim (talk) 02:39, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary pending changes: Persistent disruptive editing – Massive edit warring between an IP user & registered user over a short space of time. Iggy (talk) 14:38, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
- No "edit warring" whatsoever. I'm trying to remove incessant vandalism and have asked for help at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. 173.224.116.233 (talk) 14:42, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Massive edit warring between an IP user & registered user over a short space of time.--Shanaya1 (talk) 18:06, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection.--Ymblanter (talk) 08:15, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- IPs are vandalizing articles unnecessarily. Please do something.--Shanaya1 (talk) 13:41, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- It is not vandalism, it is content dispute.--Ymblanter (talk) 14:18, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- IPs are vandalizing articles unnecessarily. Please do something.--Shanaya1 (talk) 13:41, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring. Nihlus 18:09, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary Semi-Protection: Persistent disruptive edits/edit warring by multiple IPs. DerbyCountyinNZ (Talk Contribs) 19:50, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: recent spate of IP edit-warring over whether the band is "broken up" or "on hiatus". Chubbles (talk) 22:55, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary Extended Confirmed Protection: To say things have gotten out-of-hand with this article is an understatement. Two weeks ago, it was semi-protected for the persistent addition of uncited content and general disruptive editing. However, it didn't help much, as autoconfirmed users (many of which being redlink accounts and relatively inexperienced users) continued to do the exact same thing. Now that the film was just released and semi-protection has expired, the article has been overwhelmed with such edits. I seem to be the only editor actively monitoring it, and frankly I'm not sure what else would work. Full protection would be a bit much. DarkKnight2149 23:42, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
- Note: An administrator just semi-protected it, probably after seeing the edit history. Though, given how the disruptive behaviour and persistent uncited content continued through the last time it was protected, I doubt it will solve it. Already, there are signs of edit warring involving newbie redlink accounts ([1], [2], [3]). Not to mention this ongoing issue, which only just made it to the Talk Page. DarkKnight2149 18:05, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary Semi-protection: Noted a recent spate of IPs in content dispute over former hub status and their references being questioned. Looking at history, it seems the talk page discussion has achieved very little. 2001:8004:1300:7C69:E546:E943:3A2D:983E (talk) 00:16, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Even for a template, there has been too many forth and back reverts and I fear it has only started. I and User:JacktheHarry had a dispute, with three forth and back reversions. But we are talking it out at this time: User talk:FleetCommand#Template:Video digital distribution platforms.
The problem, however, is this revision. At first, it might look like an innocuous revert by an interested party. But the IP address (and its geolocation data) tells a different story. It belongs to a well-known harassment-minded sockpuppet and vandal. He is responsible for the vandalism attempt in Calibre (software) and hundreds of instances of vandalism and harassment over five years ago, of which we have a full list. (It is large, so please drop me a note and I will have her forward it to you.) He usually lies to make it look like a genuine dispute. Knowing this malicious person, there will be many more reverts and this is a template. Hence, the protection is required. FleetCommand (Speak your mind!) 07:03, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent editing by socks Jim1138 (talk) 08:35, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. The Banner talk 10:17, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- Declined, this is just one IP, and they seem to have stopped.--Ymblanter (talk) 14:48, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary move protection: Page-move vandalism – Delite (Pakistan). Famousvideomovies (talk) 10:52, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- Declined, I speedy deleted the article, please do not restore.--Ymblanter (talk) 14:47, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Indefinite full protection: Persistent vandalism – While semi-protect means that unregistered/new users cannot vandalise the page, it still means that users who have been on Wikipedia for a period of time can potentially vandalise the page without violating the current edit protection. This article covers an issue that is still heavily disputed on quite a fundamental level (e.g. concerning the subject's role in Catalonia). The Historian (talk) 14:22, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- Declined, we have WP:AIV for vandalism, and if confirmed users vandalize, they must be blocked.--Ymblanter (talk) 14:24, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Dee03 15:38, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.--Ymblanter (talk) 16:59, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: The Hello Internet–related disruption has resumed. —Granger (talk · contribs) 15:44, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.--Ymblanter (talk) 17:02, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Return of mindless IP vandalism following end of last protection period. Needs longer period of semi-protection. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:53, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 3 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.--Ymblanter (talk) 17:04, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary extended confirmed: Persistent vandalism – One of the accounts is autoconfirmed. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk • contribs) 17:18, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Between the loss to arch-rival Georgia yesterday and flying rumors that the Florida's coach has just been fired, Gator football-related articles are under assault, and it's just gonna get worse as the day goes on, imo. Temporary protection would be very helpful. Thanks... Zeng8r (talk) 17:40, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IP refusing to discuss content removal. - FlightTime (open channel) 17:44, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. Sro23 (talk) 18:04, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. Sro23 (talk) 18:04, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. Sro23 (talk) 18:04, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Constant changes by numerous IPs, regarding rumors of firing. – Latics (talk) 18:25, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
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.
Can we finally unlock the name for this page? If you recall, I requested this previously but with so many bad faith editors trying to spam this, I was told to submit it to articles for creation. I did so and it was denied (by user Flow234 who is now blocked for using multiple accounts). I have done nothing but good edits on Wikipedia (please check my edit history) and feel like I am being treated like a second class editor because of other people trying to spam. I am not sure how any other user has any more rights to judge the notability of the topic than I do since we are all in the same boat. I think this is evidenced by the now banned user whose opinion was apparently valued more than my contribution history. I have since moved the page to the person’s real name of Gazzy Garcia and invite editors to recommend it for deletion if they feel it is not notable (there are also two other related pages created by another editor, Lil Pump (mixtape) and Gucci Gang). What I would request is that the name Lil Pump be unlocked so that we can move the page to the proper name. By the way, I made another request to the administrator about three weeks ago and they have not edited during that time so I have had no response.--DoubleuWW (talk) 03:59, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
- (Non-administrator comment) @Cryptic: Protecting admin. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk • contribs) 21:35, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
Unprotection: Per Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Redirects#Category request: Category:Lorde Suggestion. No opposition after 2 months and I feel that this is a reasonable category. feminist 15:02, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
- Agreed. There's no reason to still have this sysop protected four years after the original CfD. Nihlus 18:31, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
- @JamesBWatson: Protecting admin. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk • contribs) 21:37, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
This may be out of order, but given the very public discussions going on, I'm going to request in a public forum that BrownHairedGirl consider reducing the protection to ECP. GMGtalk 00:37, 29 October 2017 (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.
Handled requests
A rolling archive of the last seven days of protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Rolling archive.
Reduction in protection level: From full protection to template editor protection.)
Please please please reduce the protection on this page, on the romanian wiki. What those guys wrote is utter gibberish, and I can't stand seeing an opera like this being vandalized. Lancerlot99 (talk) 10:00, 29 October 2017 (UTC)