Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
| 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 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 | ||
|
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |
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.
Reason: This VA recently passed away and a New York Times obituary says she was 55.[1] However numerous IP editors keep changing the birth year. Kcj5062 (talk) 04:43, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Chiming in to agree that this article desperately needs semi-protection. There's very frequent unintentionally disruptive editing due to what's at the moment something of a trainwreck in fact-checking by either the Times or by various other news sources. As the editors there are all already aware of the issue, the edit warring is just causing an easily preventable mess. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 08:14, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Lectonar (talk) 10:28, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. FMSky (talk) 06:28, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Template protection: High-risk template – Component of template-protected Template:Chembox Hazards. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 06:29, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations. General Ization Talk 06:33, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP vandalism to a WP: BLP page of very popular Olympic medalist, Neeraj Chopra RogerYg (talk) 06:37, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection, Reason: High level of IP vandalism. VirtualVagabond (talk) 06:50, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: IP Vandalism due to news of rock collapse XCBRO172 (talk) 07:44, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent removal of logo images for multiple TV channels by IP users, including on the articles for 10 Bold Drama, Peach Comedy and Nickelodeon. Yours sincerely, Bas (or TechGeek105) (talk to me) 08:25, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Why isn't this page extended protected? It is a popular page which can be vandalized by users 125.160.115.94 (talk) 08:56, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Declined – No changes to the current protection level are required at this point in time. Semi-protection working as intended. Lectonar (talk) 09:18, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Contetious Topic restriction WP:PIA 125.160.115.94 (talk) 09:01, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Lectonar (talk) 09:24, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Disruptive editing by an IP. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 10:18, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Declined – Content dispute. Please use the article's talk page or other forms of dispute resolution. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 10:24, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Addition of unsourced content again and again by IPs. M S Hassan (talk | contributions) 10:18, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Aydoh8[contribs] 10:51, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Lectonar (talk) 11:57, 13 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: more editors will then be able to improve the draft if protection is removed so it can become an article in the future 117.206.244.15 (talk) 08:17, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Automated comment: This user who requested protection has been blocked from editing Wikipedia.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 08:31, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Not unprotected – Socks need not apply. Favonian (talk) 12:40, 13 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.
Canobie Lake Park had to shut down for a few years when the surge in automobile use led to the downfall of trolley lines. Lalaelmosworld (talk) 16:02, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.