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.

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

Indefinite move-protection, A lot of armenians changing names of the town named Khojavaned, which is De-Jure to Azerbaijan but de-facto for self-proclaimed nagorno karabakh republic. I think, Wikipedia should consider international name of the article which goes under Khojavend not Martuni. NovaSkola (talk) 02:39, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary full protection vandalism, Way too much vandalism going on . Dawnseeker2000 02:35, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Indefinite semi-protection vandalism, In last 3 month, this article vandalised a lot by anonym IP's. Obviously presidents are easy targets for vandals, therefore I think article requires semi-protection from vandals. NovaSkola (talk) 02:34, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism. The High Fin Sperm Whale 02:17, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. Persistent vandalism. 5 albert square (talk) 01:50, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. by Toddst1 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA). The rest should be easily manageable, but let me know if it gets worse. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:54, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism. The High Fin Sperm Whale 01:40, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:44, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Template:Carnivora (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection relatively high-use template. IP addresses and new users should not need to be editing it. Intelligentsium 01:02, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected indefinitely. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:14, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection at least. Persistent longterm vandalism from numerous accounts. Who knew kids still looked at Botticelli? JNW (talk) 00:50, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of three months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Húsönd 01:12, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection vandalism. excessive vandalism within past two months. --华钢琴49 (TALK) 00:15, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Declined for now - just one IP, report them to WP:AIV or something. Article has been pretty quiet other than that. AlexiusHoratius 00:21, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

ok. actually two IPs, or two IPs masquerading as one account, but that does not make a difference. ---华钢琴49 (TALK)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism. The High Fin Sperm Whale 23:59, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. AlexiusHoratius 00:07, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism. Connormah (talk | contribs) 23:14, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of three months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. AlexiusHoratius 00:06, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection vandalism, I know this is only a disabiguation page, but for some reason it attracts a huge amount of vandalism by the same group of idiots. Arleach (talk) 22:28, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. AlexiusHoratius 00:04, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Live Oak High School (Morgan Hill, California) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, The school has recently been in the news and the article is attracting substantial anon vandalism . -- Rrburke (talk) 21:54, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one day, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. (May want to check through the article for missed vandalism.) AlexiusHoratius 22:09, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

1860s (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, IP hopping vandal/idiot. Tommy2010 21:10, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of six hours, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. AlexiusHoratius 22:06, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

The Blind Side (film) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection Excessive sockpuppetry. Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 21:01, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. SlimVirgin ^{talk contribs} 22:23, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism. —Notyourbroom (talk) 20:50, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. SlimVirgin ^{talk contribs} 22:25, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

United Kingdom general election, 2010 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Further request for Semi Protection. High degree of IP vandalism since previous protection expired. I would suggest protection of 12 hours to take us to 10am tomorrow UK time when most results are known. Road Wizard (talk) 20:44, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Declined - Completely understand why you've asked for protection, but there's a number of admins watching the page and I think it would be a good idea to keep the page open for as long as possible. Ryan Postlethwaite^{See the mess I've created or let's have banter} 20:47, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Chris Johnson (running back) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Constant malicious edits. Octa62 (talk) 20:19, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. SlimVirgin ^{talk contribs} 20:39, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Livin' la Vida Loca (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection, A dynamic IP seems to insist on inserting the sexuality of the singer. . Pseudomonas_(talk) 20:04, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. SlimVirgin ^{talk contribs} 20:37, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Shining Time Station (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full protection disruptive posting and vandalism, Continued addition of nonsense to the Thomas stories section in each episode of season 3, even after the previous protection expired. WikiLubber (talk) 00:54, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Declined Not enough recent activity, but I'll help you to keep an eye on it. SlimVirgin ^{talk contribs} 01:58, 7 May 2010 (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.

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

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

I have never done this, but I hope that this plead creates a semi-protected article involving Hande Yener. I have consulted even the Turkish wikipedia involving Hande (since she is Turkish), and from there on I have found sources that gave the figures of the album sales of Hande. Somehow, however, user 83.252.142.150 keeps on changing the figures. In order to keep the page wikipedia-proof I recommend a semi-protectide article involving the article of Hande Yener. I want to keep this page wikipedia-worthy. Could someone please semi-protect the article? I have already singaled it on the talk-page of the involving article (Talk:Hande_Yener). Thnx in advance, --Robster1983 (talk) 22:02, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. NW (Talk) 19:11, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Indefinite semi-protection vandalism, Since 2008, the usual cycle of protect-expire-reprotect for articles about celebrities. Andrewlp1991 (talk) 18:57, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected indefinitely as requested- a 12 month protection has only just expired and the vandals have come right back. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:05, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

File:FreeRepublicTeaBag.jpg (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Full-protection premature nomination for speedy delete, a key piece of evidence in origin of Teabagger political term. 12.7.202.2 (talk) 18:22, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Declined Articles and files are not protected to prevent deletion (speedy or otherwise). Fix the permission problem and the file won't be deleted. Gogo Dodo (talk) 18:26, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

I thought the permission problem was fixed by noting that multiple pix in WP contain copyrighted material being used in public in the manner intended for their use, and that this is no different, but someone added the speedy template back anyway. How can this be brought to wider discussion? Also, the rescue template seemed OK since CAT:ARS has a media section at bottom where this appears. 12.7.202.2 (talk) 18:45, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

I have no comment on if the permission problem has fixed, only your request for protection, which is inappropriate for the reasons that I stated. As for the {{rescue}} template, discussion of that here is inappropriate, but I will answer anyways: read the template's documentation. The tag is for articles/templates/files under a deletion discussion, the speedy delete is not a deletion discussion. Your logic about the category having a media section meaning that the template usage is correct is wrong. You have it backwards. The media section is a result of the template usage, not inference that the usage of the template is correct. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 18:50, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Indefinite semi-protection excessive vandalism still going on after protecting this article for one week. This time please for god sake make it indefinite protection.--Kkm010^as© 18:20, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. (Protection expired 10 days ago and two IPs have edited it since.) AlexiusHoratius 18:23, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Long term vandalism target, vandalism has always recurred after unprotection, page should be semi-protected for quite some time. Immunize (talk) 18:07, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. AlexiusHoratius 18:13, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Great Barrier Reef (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Indefinite semi-protection vandalism, IP hopping vandal. Tommy2010 17:40, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Let's see how that goes. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:02, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

User talk:12.7.202.2 (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism. 12.7.202.2 (talk) 16:53, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Question: (I actually don't know this one) I know that warnings may be removed, and that confirmed sock tags may not, but what about suspected sock tags? AlexiusHoratius 18:21, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism. The High Fin Sperm Whale 16:34, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of three months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. AlexiusHoratius 18:00, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Sarah Jessica Parker (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary Semi-protection. Repeated violations of WP:BLP by IP addresses ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 16:28, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of six months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. AlexiusHoratius 17:58, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary full protection dispute, Persistent removal of unresolved maint tags by various IPs. Chuunen Baka (talk) 16:16, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Already protected.. Seems Shirik already took care of this one. Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 17:59, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Semi-protect permanently. Two edits reverted IP address not known previously trying to make bullshit comments about the person without having sources.--Kkm010^as© 16:00, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. I see almost no activity since the beginning of April, and two edits in one day is not nearly enough to justify a protection, never mind an indefinite one. Warn the vandals and report them to WP:AIV if they persist. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:55, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

List of heads of state and government by net worth (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection vandalism Major Vandalism from unidentified IP's trying to make the Turkish leader the richest leader on the list replacing the Thai King. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 15:55, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Can someone please help me with a quick protection here? or at least give me a hand with the IP vandal fighting as I'm getting swamped here. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 16:55, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Taelus (talk) 16:58, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Colton Harris-Moore (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect permanently. Over the last two months, this article has seen vandalism by more than 20 distinct IPs. This fugitive teenager has attracted a cult following [1]. This is a biography of a living person and needs to be treated with care. --Hammersoft (talk) 15:39, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. I have, however, blocked one of the IPs who has been making a nuisance of themselves today. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:46, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

• Vandalism and insults from 20 different IPs over the last two months isn't enough? What is enough? This is a BLP we're talking about here. --Hammersoft (talk) 17:56, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Diapers.com (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary create-protection E Wing (talk) 15:36, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Declined. There has only been one creation, and the page actually meets A7 as a claim to notability is present. Feel free to AFD or PROD the page, but i certainly see no reason for create protection at this time. Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 17:57, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

2010–11 UEFA Champions League (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi protection vandalism, Repeated edits of IPs regarding the two remaining English participants suggesting that these have already been confirmed to certain rounds while the opposite is the case (Arsenal lead Tottenham by two points with one match to play). Requested duration is two or three days until the Premier League season has been concluded. Soccer-holic^{I hear voices in my head...} 15:03, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Comment The request explicitly aims at semi-protection, not full protection as stated earlier. I mishandled the respective formular, sorry for that... --Soccer-holic^{I hear voices in my head...} 16:00, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected. Let's try 3 days. Come back if the trouble resumes after 3 days. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:42, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary full protection vandalism, Has been vandalized quite often recently. (Note: Please notify me if I did this wrong, it is my first time using twinkle). Alpha Quadrant (talk) 14:56, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:32, 6 May 2010 (UTC)