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.

User:Exir Kamalabadi (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

full-protection A vandal (who has a personal grudge with me) is persistently editing my page with harming content. Please block the page permanantly, as I am no longer active on Wikipedia.--¿Exir?¡Kamalabadi! 08:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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

full-protection A vandal (who has a personal grudge with me) is persistently editing my page with harming content. Please block the page permanantly, as I am no longer active on Wikipedia. --¿Exir?¡Kamalabadi! 08:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protect. Over the last year, nearly all edits are vandalism, usually from IP addresses. This is a disambiguation page with little need for constructive editing. Easchiff(talk) 06:51, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

American Civil Liberties Union (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect. High level of vandalism from many users. I suggest couple weeks protection. Buddha24 (talk) 06:42, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protect. High level of vandalism and name changes. CheetahKeeper (talk) 06:02, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protection Vandalized 9 times in past two weeks.Sebwite (talk) 05:49, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Tons of vandalism with nothing constructive being added..The Evil Spartan (talk) 05:25, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :)} 05:32, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

One Night Stand (2008) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi protection, Although there are helpful IP edits, there has been a handful of vandalizing edits and addition of speculation (unsourced material); which is expected to rise, because the event is a future event and will occur in 2 weeks, RPP for at least 1 week..SRX 03:45, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. So far I don't see too much vandalism; many of the IP/new user edits are constructive, if ill-formatted. Also, we don't preemptively protect pages. If it gets too bad, then please repost. :) Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :)} 05:20, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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

Semi-protect The page has taken a lot of random-IP abuse over at least the last week, and it's literally only gotten worse. I think enough is enough. HalfShadow 03:29, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :)} 05:25, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

2008 Summer Olympics (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection Heavy vandalism from IPs and new users. It's only going to get worse, so perhaps it should be protected until after the games are held (like September). -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 02:53, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of two months. Tiptoety ^talk 04:07, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Race and crime (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

full protection. Repeated insertion by a single user of NPOV text, one section which is a rephrasing of data removed several months ago. I'm asking for page protection as a preventative measure. Normally I wouldn't ask for page protection with such a "light" instance of edit warring, but the highly controversial nature of the topic inevitably leads to large-scale edit warring when instances like this occur. Check the page history for numerous examples of what I'm talking about, in particular any edits involving User:Mogg flunkie. -- Y|yukichigai (_ramble argue ^check)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. While I see what you're talking about, it's far too widespread and small-scale to warrant full protection. Right now there's a conflict of opinions here, which I'd like to mediate. No protection for now. Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :)} 05:27, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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

move-protect Yet another proposal to move this page is going nowhere, resulting in some users feeling the need to move it anyways. T-rex 01:55, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Already protected.. Related discussion on the incident noticeboard. PhilKnight (talk) 02:41, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

If only we could protect it to stop admins moving the page.... WjBscribe 02:42, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Cuban Missile Crisis (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protection Persistant and ongoing IP vandalism over a period of months.Asher196 (talk) 01:48, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. PhilKnight (talk) 02:13, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protectionNonvocalScream (talk) 01:00, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Note: Please provide "a brief reason for your request." « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 01:23, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Xan Yae (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), Yuan-ti (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) and all articles in this list

Full-protection. I know not to ask for preemptive protection, but there has been a continuous problem with users removing good-faith tags from articles Gavin.collins (talk · contribs) has tagged, and at present, of the three users who have reinstated the tags due to the issues present in the articles, two are under a mediation-requested injunction and the third is blocked pending an ArbCom resolution in re his unblocking. As for duration, I would like it to last only until the mediation (Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Kender) ends. -Jéské ^{(v^_^v E pluribus unum)} 18:58, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Fully protected Done until 19 June. Unprotect/list here when the arbcase is over. PeterSymonds (talk) 21:39, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

There's no arbcom case involved here (except in relation to User:Jack Merridew). It's mediation. -Jéské ^{(v^_^v E pluribus unum)} 03:44, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protection , IPs keep entering in unsourced speculation. It was bad enough before Cuddy fed the audience expository rumours....Sceptre ^(talk) 08:38, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 01:20, 20 May 2008 (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.

Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Was protected a week ago in response to an "edit war" which consisted of a few reverts and more confusion than animosity. The issues in play at the time of the protection are being discussed calmly on the talk page and elsewhere. Meanwhile, every other section of this multi-purpose policy page remains uneditable. (Historically, it has been edited quite frequently, with very little contentiousness.)

I have contacted the protecting admin; no word back, despite the admin having been active on the wiki since my request. I would rather such an important page not remain locked over such a minor issue for so long.--Father Goose (talk) 04:01, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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

Things are gradually moving forward and I would like to try unprotection at this time. Things have cooled off and I want to expand the article. There are a lot of sections that need to be updated. For example, the lead should reflect the body of the article. QuackGuru 22:00, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Current requests for significant 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

List of Meerkat Manor meerkats (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Anon IP keeps adding false and unsourced information to list despite numerous warnings and continued removings. As IP keeps changing, asking for page protection instead. Asking for at least two weeks, as the movie premieres this week and will likely result in an increase of anon IP vandalism, in addition to this issue..-- [[::User:Collectonian|Collectonian]] ([[::User talk:Collectonian|talk]] · [[::Special:Contributions/Collectonian|contribs]]) 00:57, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.--Jayron32.talk.contribs 00:58, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Dumbarton Middle School (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect Recent spate of anon IP bv, including BLP vios JGHowes ^talk - 00:25, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.--Jayron32.talk.contribs 00:38, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Crystal Castles (band) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect, heavy levels of potentially libelous / highly POV edits from IP addresses, due to external controversy surrounding the group. probably just one editor but he's used widely separated IPs <eleland/talkedits> 11:58, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Declined. Watchlisting and reverting seems to be working fine, and there are enough good-faith edits from IPs that semi-protection would have a negative impact on the article overall. --jonny-mt 01:10, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. Vandalized or spammed 10 times in past two weeks.Colorknit (talk) 18:03, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Comment. An average of one spam a day is hardly enough to warrant protection. 199.125.109.46 (talk) 18:53, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. - Rjd0060 (talk) 23:45, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

2008 NBA Draft (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect. Already high level of IP vandalism, and it is likely to increase as the NBA Lottery approaches. Please semi-protect for at least 3 days. Bender235 (talk) 21:54, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. I really would not call those edits vandalism, but more of a content dispute. Tiptoety ^talk 22:11, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

"Content dispute"? There have been a half dozen IPs adding themselves (or some totally fabricated players) to the early entry list. You call that "content dispute"? Can't be serious. Try to find those players (Cyrus Saadati, Alexander Zakaria, Gregorus Eversmeyeriskov) somewhere. —Bender235 (talk) 22:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. Persistent IP vandalism the last few days.Aparhizi (talk) 21:51, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. PeterSymonds (talk) 21:54, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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

indefinite semi-protection , continued abuse by long-blocked user; no reason for any IP to contact him..The Evil Spartan (talk) 19:53, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Declined, Not enough activity. If the user wishes to have his page protected he can list it him/herself. PeterSymonds (talk) 21:34, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Okay, scratch that, it's a sockpuppet. Generally protection is only enforced when the user talk page is subjected to vandalism from the sockpuppeteer. In other cases it would be because it receives high levels of vandalism. However, neither have occurred yet so protection would be pre-emptive. PeterSymonds (talk) 21:42, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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

No need for protection. Protection was improperly requested for the improper purpose of blocking one IP user and only one IP user from editing the article in a constructive manner. 199.125.109.57 (talk) 04:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Not unprotected Please discuss this with the protecting admin first and see what he has to say. In this case that is Jmlk17 (talk · contribs). Camaron | Chris (talk) 16:27, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Did. Received no response in over a week. 199.125.109.46 (talk) 18:51, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, yes I now see your attempts at contacting the admin, I missed them first time round for some reason. OK, given the lack of response and past suggestions to those querying his actions on page protection I am going to assume he is open to an independent admin review. I have checked the history and I can see there was some vandalism going on before hand, which could justify short term protection. However, the vandalism was not mega and some IPs were making constructive contributions, which has to be taken into account. I am going to compromise and reduce the time the page is protected for from 3 months to 2 weeks, which means the protection will expire very shortly. I will let Jmlk17 know about this. The page can be re-created if vandalism resurfaces significantly after expiry. Camaron | Chris (talk) 20:04, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. There is always a small level of vandalism to the page, but not enough to warrant long term protection. 199.125.109.80 (talk) 20:16, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protection due to sustained vandalism for days from multiple sources. VanTucky ^{Vote in my weird poll!} 19:31, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of five days. Tiptoety ^talk 19:45, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Reference Desk Templates

A returning vandal enjoys corrupting the templates used on the Reference Desk in order to show giant images of Avril Lavigne. I'd like to see permanent semi-protection on the following, all of which are current unprotected. Dragons flight (talk) 18:28, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Concur, I should add that given the complicated and inter linking design of these templates, most of them probably can't be improved by an inexperieced editor especially without discussion and actually finding vandalism could be difficult Nil Einne (talk) 18:42, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

• Wikipedia:Reference desk/header
• Wikipedia:Reference desk/header/addnew
• Wikipedia:Reference desk/header/deskopts
• Wikipedia:Reference desk/header/heading
• Wikipedia:Reference desk/header/howtoanswer
• Wikipedia:Reference desk/header/howtoask
• Wikipedia:Reference desk/header/leftside
• Wikipedia:Reference desk/header/nav
• Wikipedia:Reference desk/header/nav/aux
• Wikipedia:Reference desk/header/otherrd
• Wikipedia:Reference desk/header/skip

• • Semi-protected all. Acalamari 18:41, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Fully protected - autoconfirmed sockpuppets. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:28, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protection Persistent IP vandalism the last few days (~5/day), since the page was unprotected. ASHill (talk | contribs) 19:02, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of four months. Next one is going to be indef... Tiptoety ^talk 19:06, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Been monitoring the recent changes page all afternoon and I've noticed this page has been getting hit pretty bad.——Ryan | t • c 18:40, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Tiptoety ^talk 18:43, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Midnight (Doctor Who) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection , Consistent addition of unacceptable material by IPs - likely to continue until Friday next week (30th May), the day after the official synopsis is released.—TreasuryTag—t—c 17:37, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 11 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. PhilKnight (talk) 17:13, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Looks like you tagged it but forgot to actually protect - could someone, please? Thanks. —TreasuryTag—t—c 17:37, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Taken care of :). Seraphim♥Whipp 18:19, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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

temporary cascading semi-protection Vandalism, Repeated page blanking, vandalism and link farming.El Mariachi (talk) 13:11, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Tiptoety ^talk 18:44, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. Continued vandalism. JSpung (talk) 17:09, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. PhilKnight (talk) 17:19, 19 May 2008 (UTC)