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.

Searches for Noah's Ark (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

full protection dispute, disruptive editing by ip address. Teapotgeorge^Talk 18:56, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. GedUK  19:06, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Danny Wilson (Scottish footballer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, close season transfer speculation over a whole range of IPs.Monkeymanman (talk) 18:30, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

PlayStation 3 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, recent spate of vandalism from IPs and new users. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 17:41, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Declined Article appears to be a part of the pending changes trial. --RegentsPark (talk) 19:00, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary long-term semi-protection - Repeated IP vandalism. Examples here, here, here and here. This page is often the subject of such vandalism, so a length term of protection would be ideal. — Hunter Kahn 16:17, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Giovani dos Santos (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Repeated vandalism, from different IP's, but most likely the same person. Bocafan76 (talk) 15:44, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Beşiktaş J.K. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi protection vandalism, one week, repeated uncited transfer claims. Off2riorob (talk) 15:32, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. GedUK  19:08, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

IPhone 4 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Pending Changes Indefinite. A high level of IP vandalism, but also a high level of good IP edits. Was on the Pending Changes list and was working well, but it expired. KelleyCook (talk) 14:10, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Pending-changes protected for a period of 3 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. GedUK  19:03, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Indefinite semi-protection. A dynamic IP in the 83.9.xxx.xxx range (e.g., 83.9.165.230, 83.9.141.24, 83.9.166.26, 83.9.165.101. 83.9.168.86, 83.9.146.124, 83.9.136.105, etc.) persistently keeps deleting sourced content from the article lede and inserting inappropriate sources, like the pro-Limonov kasparov.ru and adds other unsourced partisan POV into the lede of this article, and never bothers to attempt discussion with the other editors.

The IP's already one-sidedly reverted myself multiple times, as well as users Hibernian [1], Narking [2], and others (see history [3]). He has been asked to adhere to WP policy in edit summaries [4], [5] and on the talk page [6], but he prefers to ignore those requests and keep reverting like mad on what's become a nearly daily basis. Admin Alex Bakharev semi-protected the article for several days on 12 July [7], but once protection expired he came right back and reverted everything wholesale once more [8], so it seems best to semi-protect this controversial article either long-term or indefinitely.

Since the modus operandi demonstrated here is simply to ignore all of his opponents, I think that a block for long-term edit warring might also be warranted. Zloyvolsheb (talk) 12:58, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. I'm no good at range blocks, you might want to raise that at ANI. GedUK  18:53, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Full protection disruptive move warring, a user continues to rename the page without consensus and refuses to discuss the situation on the talk page. Please protect the page as that discussion can take place without the disruptive moving.Griswaldo (talk) 12:40, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Declined User's been blocked for now. GedUK  18:51, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, End-of-season anon shenanigans over a whole range of IPs. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 11:16, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. TNXMan 14:03, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Protection or at least a pender before vandalism picks up even further. GunMetal Angel 09:46, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Declined Since protection came off, I see one piece of vandalism, and one GF changing the genre (which I know is against the note, but it needs more than that). Provide diffs if there's something more subtle I'm missing. GedUK  18:45, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Template:Nicki Minaj (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection IP users who insist adding a song as a single that was never officially released. Candyo32 02:22, 20 July 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.

User:Exir_Kamalabadi (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Unprotect. Around two years ago I became inactive on Wikipedia. I discovered that somebody kept vandalizing my page as a prank. I therefore requested an admin to protect the page. Now I'd like to edit my userpage again, so I am requesting to unprotect. --¿Exir?¡Kamalabadi! 19:09, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Unprotect. A single editor was editwarring against talk page discussion, was reverted by several different editors, and made personal attacks on the article talk page and in edit summaries. The problem editor was reported (twice) to WP:AN3. Rather than deal with the editwarring editor, an admin decided to lock the page (at the wrong version, naturally). This punishes the readers of wikipedia, who are now getting a unreliably sourced POV, the other editors who were acting in good faith to improve the article, and the project as a whole as now editors cannot make any improvements to this page. It also encourages the editwarring editors behaviour, in effect rewarding them for their uncivil attacks and revert perseverance. The protection should be lifted and if the problem editor inserts the material again without getting consensus first he should be blocked, rather than blocking the page. I have attempted to discuss this with the admin in question, but he has edited my talk page comments without permission, initial refused to respond to my request (simply removing a portion of it) and has been uncivil to another editor who asked him not to edit others comments. Verbal chat 18:27, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

I have attempted to discuss this with the admin in question, but he has edited my talk page comments without permission, initial refused to respond to my request (simply removing a portion of it) and has been uncivil to another editor who asked him not to edit others comments.

I'm mildly amused. -- tariqabjotu 18:44, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

I'm not and I've found your responses lacking. You seem to think being an admin is something special. You acted inappropriately. Verbal chat 19:04, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Declined I've removed the contentious material from the article since it is better to exclude controversial information pending discussion than to include it. It can easily be added back if there is consensus to do so. Seems to me that the protection was warranted and should continue. --RegentsPark (talk) 18:56, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

That is a compromise I can live with. Verbal chat 19:04, 20 July 2010 (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.

Fulfilled/denied requests

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

Indefinite full protection vandalism, Repeated attempts by a user with multiple IPs and Accounts to introduce false information after many, many blocks (10+ at this point). Full protection for at least 6 months should let them cool off. Mokele (talk) 13:20, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. TNXMan 13:56, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. Kitchen Knife (talk) 13:19, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. TNXMan 13:59, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. Kitchen Knife (talk) 13:19, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. TNXMan 13:59, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

My concern is that this seems to be an indivdual who has used sevral IP's over the last few weeks. His edits are reminisent of User:Waterspaces.--Kitchen Knife (talk) 16:08, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Indefinite full protection vandalism, Persistent and malicious attempts to introduce false information from an IP and user who repeatedly evades bans (10 sockpuppets and counting). Full protection warranted, for at least 6 months. Mokele (talk) 13:19, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Full protection blocks any non-admin from editing. Let's try semi-protection first. Elockid ^(Talk) 14:23, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Western world (edit | article | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, persistent IP-hopping vandal(s) based in Middle East who keep re-adding the same soapbox opinions. Suggest semi-protection from anonymous IP editing for two weeks to give them time to lose interest. Bgpaulus (talk) 12:45, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Elockid ^(Talk) 14:28, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Islamic views on anal sex (edit | article | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, persistent IP-hopping vandal(s) based in Middle East who keep re-adding the same soapbox opinions. Suggest semi-protection from anonymous IP editing for two weeks to give them time to lose interest. Bgpaulus (talk) 12:44, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Elockid ^(Talk) 14:29, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

User:GenericBob (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection or maybe 'pending changes' for my user and talk page. Banned User:Escapeeyes has taken to attacking me on my user & talk pages after I reported him for IP/sock abuse on Talk:Ronald Ryan. Blocking him directly is not an option because he has been using a rerouting service or similar to mask his IP. --GenericBob (talk) 12:37, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Please let me know if you want this extended. Elockid ^(Talk) 14:32, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Indefinite create-protection, repeatedly re-created promotional article. andy (talk) 09:31, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Declined Three creations isn't enough to warrant salting. TNXMan 11:58, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Indefinite create-protection, repeatedly created joke page. Empty Buffer (talk) 09:01, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Creation protected TNXMan 11:58, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

List of social networking websites (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Indefinite semi-protection vandalism, The temporary semi-protection, which just expired, has been very successful in countering the endless addition and reversion of non-notable social networking sites. It would be good to have this made permanent. . Biker Biker (talk) 08:07, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Declined The last block was a month-long, and was the first protection since December of 2006. Let's try and keep it open for the time-being. We can always protect later on if it does get crazy again. Jmlk17 08:21, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi protection an IP is edit warring by removing sourced information and adding personal essays in this article. The IP belongs to a dynamic IP allocating ISP (BSNL). So i request semi protection for a week.--Sodabottle (talk) 08:03, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. Jmlk17 08:19, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Adopt Child Online India (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Indefinite semi-protection, This article is of an NGO for adopting child online, we would like to have this page to be protected so that we only can add/modify the content.

Declined – Pages are not protected preemptively. Jmlk17 07:40, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi protection, Subject of rampant transfer rumors and targets of unverified and WP:CRYSTAL edits from IP editors. Mosmof (talk) 04:15, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Jmlk17 07:05, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

I think this is really getting beyond a joke now, I think we may have an IP Hopper here. Anyone for a rangeblock? The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 07:23, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

List of Chowder episodes (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary full protection dispute, Revert war between User:L Kensington & User:65.24.251.120. Vipinhari || talk 03:26, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. Jmlk17 07:08, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Main Page/ (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Indefinite full-protection No reason for anyone for edit it. Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 01:36, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Fully protected Fully protected Main Page/ indefinitely. (Note this is an oddly named redirect to the actual main page that might be a high volume entry point to Wikipedia.) -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 02:22, 20 July 2010 (UTC)