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 remove obvious vandalism.
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Current requests for increase in protection level
Place requests for protection increases at the BOTTOM of this section. If you cannot find your request, check the archive of requests or the page history. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – LTA target. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 18:50, 16 December 2025 (UTC)
User(s) blocked. All recent socks; article had not been edited much in the three years before today's attacks. Daniel Case (talk) 03:46, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Samsung LTA is over here now. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 18:59, 16 December 2025 (UTC)
- User(s) blocked. All recent socks; article had not been edited much in the three years before today. Daniel Case (talk) 03:47, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Reason: There appears to be an emerging pattern of disruptive editing beginning around 15 December 2025, noted previously on the article’s Talk page by user Cxsmith6174 and observed by multiple editors through rollbacks. The edits involve removal or distortion of well-sourced historical content, particularly regarding:
The multilingual and multicultural history of Latin America (including Portuguese-, French-, and English-speaking populations and their historical presence)
Religious diversity and historical development in the region
These edits have required repeated reversion and appear to originate primarily from new or unregistered accounts, including but not limited to:
Tudjomarar
IP ranges labeled ~2025-40766-43, ~2025-40629-33, ~2025-40447-54, and related ~2025- IPs
Given the recurrence, thematic consistency, and timing of these edits, this may constitute the early stages of a coordinated vandalism or POV-pushing campaign rather than isolated good-faith mistakes. Temporary protection would help stabilize the article while discussion continues on the Talk page and consensus is maintained. ~2025-41037-62 (talk) 21:09, 16 December 2025 (UTC)
- Seems to be a content dispute involving primarily one editor. I left a note on their talk page. Yue🌙 (talk) 02:52, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Declined per above. Daniel Case (talk) 03:55, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Requesting immediate archiving...
Create protection: Repeatedly recreated – Not an informative draft title. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 00:45, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Two creations five years apart is not "repeatedly recreated" requiring protection. - The Bushranger One ping only 01:28, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- Requesting immediate archiving...
Reason: Monthly vandalism edits by several vandal-only accounts. Hotwiki (talk) 03:49, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- User(s) blocked.| All recent socks. Before them, no disruption since January. Daniel Case (talk) 03:57, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Change of INC Leader frequently 4774அப்செ (talk) 04:01, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Repeated vandalism and disruptive edits due to the article’s association with a highly contentious topic; temporary semi-protection requested. ~2025-40905-64 (talk) 04:20, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Yue🌙 (talk) 04:48, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- (Non-administrator comment) But this is an WP:CT/PIA topic that requires extended-confirmed protection, and some of the vandal edits reflect this. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 04:51, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- Most recent ones seem to be non-sensical test edits. I'll let another administrator weigh in. Yue🌙 (talk) 04:53, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- (Non-administrator comment) But this is an WP:CT/PIA topic that requires extended-confirmed protection, and some of the vandal edits reflect this. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 04:51, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Editors keep ignoring hidden notes about NOT adding or changing information about the film (particularly the cast) using leaks or rumors as their source. Joy040207 (talk) 04:37, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- I was also going to file this request. There are multiple talk page discussions on how to handle this situation and material, which even extended confirmed editors are ignoring and have nearly edit warred over this leaked material. Requesting a longer timed ECP. I do not think autoconfirmed is sufficient for the high traffic this article already receives, which is only inevitably going to increase and become more problematic given the nature of this article and subject. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 04:52, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Reason: WP:CT/SASG: ECR violations Jay8g [V•T•E] 04:47, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protected indefinitely. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 05:08, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- Requesting immediate archiving...
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:CT/SA; major ECR violation on September 13, shortly after semi-protection expired. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 05:18, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- Requesting immediate archiving...
Extended confirmed protection: See WP:RUSUKR. Non-extended confirmed editors fighting over control. Mellk (talk) 06:42, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
Before posting a request for unprotection, please discuss it with the protecting administrator first. You can create a request below only if you receive no response from them.
To find out which administrator protected the page, go to the page's edit history and click on the "View logs for this page" link (located underneath the page's title). The protecting administrator is listed in the protection log entry, next to the words "protected", "changed protection level", or "configured pending changes". If there are a large number of log entries on the page, use the drop-down menu near the top of the page and select "Protection log" or "Pending changes log" to filter the logs accordingly.
DO NOT request a reduction in protection if...
- ...you are being prevented from editing the page. A desire to change content is not a valid reason for unprotection. Instead:
- If you can edit the article's talk page, use the WP:Edit Request Wizard to propose a change on the article's talk page. Include an explanation of the exact content that you want to change, and what the content will be afterward.
- If the article's talk page is protected, you may propose a change at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Edit.
- ...your reasoning for reducing protection is that the article has not been vandalized. That simply means the protection is working as intended.
- ...your reasoning for reducing protection is basically "a long time has passed" without supporting details.
- ...you haven't contacted the protecting administrator.
You may request a protection reduction below if...
- ...you want to change the protection level of a template or module from full protection to template protection. You may add the request to this page without having to discuss it with the protecting administrator first.
- ...you need to remove creation protection from a location where no page exists (redlinked pages) after a draft version of the intended article is prepared beforehand and ready to be published.
- ...you are proposing a trial reduction in protection for a page that has been protected for several years, provided the proposal is supported by evidence such as talk page activity, page views, page traffic, number of watchers, frequency of edit requests, and prior history of vandalism.
- ...the protecting administrator is inactive or has not responded to you in several days.
If you cannot locate your request, make sure to check the request archives to see if it's been moved there. Only requests that have been recently answered will still be listed here.
Reason: Want to edit more 4774அப்செ (talk) 04:00, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- Declined – No changes to the current protection level are required at this point in time. The page is set to semiprotection; you're not just autoconfirmed, you're extended confirmed. - The Bushranger One ping only 05:47, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Reason: The page has been semi-protected for 6 years. I believe a trial unprotection may be in order, as it seems unlikely that the page will be vandalised. Yes I am a nerd -XCBRO172 (How could you tell?) 04:31, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- Did you ask the protecting admin, El C? ~Anachronist (who / me) (talk) 06:12, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Unprotection: They temporary protected this article due to in additional unsourced or poorly sourced so now the news says Jorge Polanco has been finalized 2 years contract for the Mets so I'm requesting to remove the protection because now is sources they have signed with the New York Mets. – https://elitesportsny.com/2025/12/13/mets-plug-hole-at-1b-sign-jorge-polanco-for-2-years-40-million/ – Darnitol Medicine (talk) 05:35, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- Not unprotected – Please use an edit request to request specific changes to be made to the protected page. ~Anachronist (who / me) (talk) 06:13, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Well edit request doesn't help to unprotect this article page and that's not how it works I only requesting unprotection not edit request you were wrong Anachronist well you didn't follow the protection policy rules. Darnitol Medicine (talk) 06:31, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Well it is too late for me to do edit request anyway because I didn't get it done on time to add the sources but is okay. Darnitol Medicine (talk) 06:40, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
- Requesting immediate archiving... Darnitol Medicine (talk) 07:29, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Current requests for edits to a protected page
Please add an edit request to the talk page of the protected page before adding an edit request here
Requests for specific edits should be made on the talk page of the protected article. You can create an edit request below only if the talk page is also protected, preventing you from adding a request there.
- You may add the appropriate template (
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{{Edit COI}}template should be used instead of the others listed above. - Requests to move pages that are currently move-protected should be made at Wikipedia:Requested moves, not on this page.
- This page is not for holding discussions regarding content. Please make a request only if you have a specific edit that you wish to be performed.
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Sorry to be another peanut in the gallery here but the international response section is a real word salad. Could something like the following work?
"The attack gained international attention, and was responded to by numerous international leaders and representatives who condemned the attack. This included statements from leaders such the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, and the United States of America President Donald Trump."
I would argue that these three countries + Israel are currently the only relevant countries to this current discussion due to long-standing geopolitical alliances, and Australia being part of the Commonwealth. Random American senators or another country’s ambassador (not to Australia) is unnecessary.
Thank you! Greyhounds Sleeping (talk) 04:27, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
(this part of the request has been removed because it's apparently not related to WP:PIA anymore)
I would like to add a protection notice (with an explanation) on the begining of the source like the Talk:Gaza war page has:
{{Notice|image=Semi-protection-shackle.svg|1=This [[WP:TALK|talk page]] is currently under '''semi-protection''' due to edits that were violating [[WP:FORUM]] and being generally disruptive. If you cannot edit this page and want to request a specific edit, [[WP:RFED|make an edit request]] instead.}}
Thanks. ~2025-40848-27 (talk) 10:05, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
- Since I have reduced the protection to semi, the wording will have to be changed, at least. Daniel Case (talk) 20:35, 16 December 2025 (UTC)
- Will update the request.
- UPDATE: request has been updated.
- ~2025-41120-35 (talk) 21:31, 16 December 2025 (UTC)
- Also, the protection was supposed to be applied on the talk page?
- Unless I have missed something, the semi is going to be applied after the ongoing XC protection expires right?
- ~2025-41120-35 (talk) 21:42, 16 December 2025 (UTC)
- My mistake. I shortened the term of the current ECP, so it now expires next week at the same time as the article protection. Daniel Case (talk) 03:59, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.