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.
Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level
Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level
Request a specific edit to a protected page
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Current requests for increase in protection level
Semi-protection: High level of IP vandalism. Adith Balan (talk) 08:20, 11 August 2019 (UTC)\
- Adith Balan Current Players was deleted in 2007 and Kerala Blasters FC is
Already protected by administrator Caknuck. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 10:29, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
- Automated comment: @CambridgeBayWeather: One or more pages in this request have not been protected.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 10:54, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Same problem as Star Twinkle Precure, but not as severe. A protection period of at least 2 weeks would benefit the article, though. Sk8erPrince (talk) 08:36, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 10:30, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Warm Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 11:47, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Repeated unsourced edits from multiple IPs. David Biddulph (talk) 12:30, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 2 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 16:01, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
Full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – See the history page.. There is a dispute. I have started a RfC but still there is an editwar. SharabSalam (talk) 15:00, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
- Fully protected for a period of 5 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 15:59, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – This article attracts a LOT of socks and vandalism (possibly tied to various conspiracy theories about white supremacy). The biggest problem here is that it is unprotected and under a 1 revert rule. Either that rule needs to be rescinded or the page needs to go into permanent protection because it will be impossible to vandal fight. Jorm (talk) 15:53, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
- Semi-protected indefinitely. El_C 15:56, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. CLCStudent (talk) 16:18, 11 August 2019 (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.
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.
Unprotection: Gross overreaction by trigger happy admin. Hell in a Bucket (talk) 14:10, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
- Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to have already been unprotected. Please confirm.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 14:39, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
- Already unprotected by administrator Sandstein. ‑Scottywong| yak _ 16:23, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
Unprotection: It has been protected for about a decade and the sockpuppet appears to be gone so we could try unprotecting this it can always be re protected if the sockpuppet returns. Abote2 (talk) 16:27, 11 August 2019 (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.
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.
Page semi protection Ethereum-05 (talk) 08:37, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
Create a level 3 header with a link to the article in question, then a {{Pagelinks}} template and then the reason. It looks like this:
Example (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) your request here. ~~~~
Handled requests
A rolling archive of the last seven days of protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Rolling archive.