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.
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Current requests for increase in protection level
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.
Temporary full protection: Persistent ban evasion by User:MariaJaydHicky. Binksternet (talk) 23:39, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Binksternet: Is there a reason why WP:ECP wouldn't work here? — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 17:43, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, ECP is fine. Binksternet (talk) 20:14, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protected for a period of 3 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:19, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, ECP is fine. Binksternet (talk) 20:14, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Countless WP:GENSEX violations by several editors not familiar with our policies around the CTOP area and in particular MOS:GENDERID. Requesting Arbitration Enforcement under the WP:GENSEX policy. Raladic (talk) 05:07, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Raladic: While I imagine this article will need protection in the near future, as most in the area do, this one has been edited exclusively by EC editors so far. If you are having issue with specific edits, I'd recommend starting a thread at WP:AE. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 08:52, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Declined, given that extended-confirmed protection wouldn't achieve anything here. Sdrqaz (talk) 00:40, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: The page has had a long history of being vandalized, mostly by IPs. OpalYosutebito (talk) 14:07, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Semi-protected indefinitely. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:20, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Indefininite semi-protection. Unconstructive edits by unregistered users. Different IPs continue to be used Podgoričano (talk) 14:14, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Please WP:SALT this category as repeatedly recreated. The protection should expire at 00:01, 1 January 2025 (UTC). Thanks. Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 16:16, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Redrose64 Couldn't you salt the category yourself if you felt it was appropriate? You're an admin yourself y'know. Fathoms Below (talk) 18:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Well, if you really think so - Creation protected for a period of 00:01, 1 January 2025 (UTC), after which the page will be automatically unprotected.. Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:34, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Well, if you really think so -
Reason: High level of IP vandalism, the show is still premiering and will go on for another one week, yet IPs are found to be disruptively editing to update their supporting participant as winner which is unsourced and there is still one week for that to get decided. Requesting semi-protection for atleast 10 days. 94.156.30.234 (talk) 16:27, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Due to the recent dismissal of the manslaugter charge (and apparent Fox News coverage), there's a high quantity of IPs arguing against consensus, reliable sources, and NPOV (7 in the past three days, not counting additional responses or the last days of November). I think semi-protection may be worth looking at here. LaughingManiac (talk) 18:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: ECP protection, WP:GS/SCW&ISIL, disruptive editing and vandalism. Ecrusized (talk) 18:42, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – Normally a little early to suggest, but an IP's edit summary indicates a willingness to continue edit warring for unsourced, unfounded claims. mftp dan oops 19:23, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Same as previous protection, IPs periodically adding the same Spanish nonsense sentence and/or a link to Es-Pachydermata-article.ogg. Belbury (talk) 19:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: GA article which has an ongoing edit war. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 21:23, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
User(s) blocked: Luffaloaf (talk · contribs). 24 hours for 3RR violation. Favonian (talk) 22:20, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent addition of uncited DOB. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 21:43, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Declined – Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. Edits are from 2a00:23c0::/28 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)). Sdrqaz (talk) 00:40, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Temporary ECP protection, WP:GS/SCW&ISIL. Disruptive editing. Ecrusized (talk) 22:12, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. I don't see any obvious disruption in the past week or so. Sdrqaz (talk) 00:40, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Remsense ‥ 论 22:25, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:17, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – nearly every single edit has been vandalism. Filmssssssssssss (talk) 23:38, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Frequency is too low, even for pending changes. Last three instances of vandalism go back to September and before that, June. If frequency increases significantly later on, please make another request. Sdrqaz (talk) 00:40, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Two former requests declined. Disruptive editing keeps going. Somebody taking this seriously?. Jetstreamer Talk 00:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Automated comment: A request for protection/unprotection for one or more pages in this request was recently made, and was denied at some point within the last 8 days.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 00:31, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 1 year, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:42, 8 December 2024 (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.
Reason: COVID 19 isn’t a huge topic anymore, I think the protection can be reduced to semi. Heyaaaaalol (talk) 23:13, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
- @HJ Mitchell: you did the most recent protection. I think the reason for the current EC protection is likely no longer a concern. There are a couple of old but reasonable edit requests on the talk page too. Is it OK with you to reduce to semi? ~Anachronist (talk) 01:27, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- HJ did a visibility change to a vandal's edit. @El C did the most recent protection level change. Zinnober9 (talk) 02:19, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- Not unprotected No admin's been willing to unprotect in a week, I guess we've made our decision. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:16, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: It's been 13 years. The vandal who kept saying the article subject was dead is surely long gone by now. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 03:26, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- Pinging @Brandon, who protected the page in 2011. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:24, 5 December 2024 (UTC) - Unprotected. Brandon (talk) 21:55, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Unprotected for bot. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:15, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason:Article is in a poorly written state and barely gets meaningful contributions since it was last protected. No signs of disruptive editing for a long time either.Axedd (talk) 14:45, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Axedd: Is the long-term abuser that caused the article to be ECP'd still active on other articles? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 16:46, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Last time this specific user was active was 4 years ago according to his case page. I believe another sock caused this page to locked over an year ago for edit warring, but they weren't solely interested in this particular page. Axedd (talk) 16:52, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: The article was protected back in 2010, when protecting standards were far lower. I believe it's now ready to go unprotected, Cheers. 50.100.53.53 (talk) 04:02, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Current requests for edits to a protected page
Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here
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.
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.