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 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 semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IPs repeatedly changing the infobox image to use the logo of a similarly named company. Trailblazer101 (talk) 05:22, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Frost 06:20, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Anonymous user and newly made user refuse to cite sources, and rely strictly on their own arbitrary opinion to split some of the records by the branding name change, which do not have an official source to back up their edits, as organisation recognize the records to be the same by all branding names. Thegamemuster (talk) 08:07, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations – Current target of controversy by internet personality leading to BLP attacks/vandalism. Lewis Cawte (Talk) 08:26, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: The article has been vandalised by a series of IP addresses, which I reckon are from the same person. Please consider placing semi-protection on the article. Thanks. Daniel Plumber (talk) 08:29, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – persistent disruptive editing; caste related POV-pushing. Ekdalian (talk) 08:39, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Gunther : Talk 10:02, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: High level of vandalism 103.176.184.196 (talk) 11:43, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Dieter Lloyd Wexler 12:25, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Edit war starting 25 August and intensifying through 28 August initiated by an IP and new user over claimed political bias (over clothing!). Geoff | Who, me? 12:38, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP disruptive edits that fail to comply with the WP:MOS especially WP:LIVESCORES. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ (PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ) 13:23, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Full protection: Content dispute/edit warring. Khirurg (talk) 13:27, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – This actor has been recently has allegation of sexual misconduct, so there is unconstructive edits without reference. Aadirulez8 (talk) 13:49, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Currently this actor has allegation misconduct. So there is many unconstructive edits without reference and also vandalism. Aadirulez8 (talk) 13:51, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Recently the actor had allegation of sexual misconduct because of which there is more vandalism on this page. Aadirulez8 (talk) 14:13, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Multiple recent instances of IP user vandalism. HapHaxion (talk / contribs) 14:27, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Permanent extended confirmed protection. Arbitration enforcement WP:GS/SCW&ISIL. Civil war where the 2nd largest belligerent is, Al-Shabaab, an Islamic State affiliate. Contentious topic, back and forth edit warring. Ecrusized (talk) 14:27, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. As per WP:CT/IPA Wikibear47 (talk) 14:39, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent addition of unsourced content. UndergroundMan3000 (talk) 20:22, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – IP vandalism again (looks like same person with lots of dynamic IP addresses). Joseph2302 (talk) 23:05, 29 August 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: This should redirect to Chan Wui-ngai, which is an existing article. Nicholas0 (talk) 06:20, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: This should redirect to Chan Wui-ngai, which is an existing article. Nicholas0 (talk) 06:20, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: (The redirect, not its target): The page was preemptively protected without prior deletion in logs. No prior history of vandalism. Requesting extended confirmed protection or autoconfirmed protection as WP:Featured articles is autoconfirmed-protected. 2003 LN6 07:02, 29 August 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.