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.
Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level
Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level
Request a specific edit to a protected page
Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here | ||
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Current requests for increase in protection level
Place requests for new or upgrading of article protection, upload protection, or create 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.
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Long-term persistent vandalism by IP editors. Apocheir (talk) 23:09, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent disruptive editing and addition of unsourced content increased by IP users. Telenovelafan215 (talk) 01:31, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Editor is disrupting article with POV and modern politics. PlotinusEnjoyer (talk) 02:06, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations – Persistent removal of sourced materials by various South Korean IPs. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 10:37, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Reason: user after being blocked, created new account and now continues to disrupt article. Adrikshit (talk) 11:52, 17 January 2025 (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 11:58, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Request semi-protection, regular IP vandalism of high profile BLP. Orange sticker (talk) 12:03, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – IPs persisting in changing the name of the island back to its defunct old name. GraziePrego (talk) 12:53, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Question: What is the WP:COMMONNAME of the island? Lectonar (talk) 12:57, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Repeated nonsense vandalism (quadruple-second cousin twice removed, etc.) from IP hopping user. MrOllie (talk) 13:45, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Violations of the biographies of living persons policy. Being the star of one of Netflix's biggest shows (and a massive meme), I believe this page should have indefinite semi-protection - or at the very least, long-term semi protection for at least 1 year, given that the third season of Squid Game is due to release later this year. jolielover♥talk 14:06, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Edit warring by IP editor has resumed since protection expired 12/31/2024. Geoff | Who, me? 14:13, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – IPs keep removing source requests. The Banner talk 14:25, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Vandalism. ☩ (Babysharkboss2) 14:45, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced information BlameRuiner (talk) 14:47, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Reason: BLP who is getting recent attention for criticizing US support of the Israel-Hamas war during a press conference and being dragged out. There have been multiple IP vandalism attempts [1] [2] [3] in the past 12 hours. 🌸wasianpower🌸 (talk • contribs) 15:01, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
- This seems to be primarily coming from one IP who has not vandalized after their most recent warning. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:09, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – Frequent addition of unsourced speculation. Page was protected for a week but bad edits are continuing after protection expired. Wburrow (talk) 15:04, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of vandalism, false claims. It's Berlusconi's private network. gtp (talk) 15:42, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of racist vandalism. Spaceplaces (talk) 16:02, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Not done. Article is already indef semi and I don't see enough vandalism from autoconfirmed accounts to upgrade the protection level. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 16:07, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 16:59, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Reason: A dozen instances of vandalism from different IPs over the last two days. Iiii I I I (talk) 19:28, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations – Persistent vandalism on this BLP since 05:14, 2 January 2025. Alith Anar 19:47, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin on 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
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.
Add “by June 30, 2024” to the sentence: The Lancet has estimated 70,000 deaths due to traumatic injuries.[8] Seahumidity (talk) 23:09, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
I would like to request that... (the status section for the front page should be labeled as “ceasefire” until the ceasefire ends. This is in accordance with the recently-reached agreement.) . LordOfWalruses (talk) 04:55, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.