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
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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.
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Persistent vandalism – This article has been plagued by persistent and blatant vandalism by IP editors, along with newly created accounts. Complaints about vandalism go back to at least 2015. Discussions on its talk page, along with limited duration page protections have totally failed to stop vandals repeatedly inserting identical uncited nonsense. As soon as any temporary protection expires, the vandal returns. Please apply indefinite page protection to retain the integrity of this article, for the relief of the genuine editors who constructively improve this. Militum professio scriniarii (talk) 23:42, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Militum professio scriniarii: If the vandalism is from
IP editors
andnewly created accounts
, wouldn't semi-protection be enough? jlwoodwa (talk) 02:40, 16 September 2024 (UTC) 
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Lectonar (talk) 07:46, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
- I respectfully ask you to reconsider. This article has suffered from repeated and systematic vandalism by IP editors AND newly created accounts. To answer {Ping|Lectonar}} about "not enough recent disruptive activity" - that is simply because the previous protection only expired around the 4 September 2024 - a day later, an IP inserted the identical unsourced BS about China and North Korea being official suppliers. If you kindly look at its edit history from 2 September 2023 and older, there are approximately 56 IP edits (by various IPs) reverted for the same uncited inclusion of China and North Korea being suppliers going back to January 2021. The edit history during that period is just filled with various registered users reverting this persistent vandalism.
- To answer @Jlwoodwa: - yes, I agree that seems more appropriate to go for semi-protection. But being as this as suffered the same identical vandalism since 2015 - I honestly think indefinite protection is needed. Should any IP need to add genuine cited info, they can use the 'protected edit request' facility on its talk page. Kind regards. Militum professio scriniarii (talk) 08:40, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, but we had exactly 1(!) IP edit since the last protection expired, and even that was almost 2 weeks ago. I do not see a need for protection at the moment. If another admin wants to protect: be my guest. Lectonar (talk) 10:58, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Lots of new user / IP unsourced and unconstructive edits. Out of the past 50 edits, only a single one of them hasn't been reverted. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 02:13, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – repeated addition of unsourced and/or incorrect content (last edit removed fradulent label claims). Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 03:26, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Recent IP vandals. Vestrian24Bio (TALK) 03:45, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent disruptive editing. BlueboyLINY (talk) 06:15, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: IP vandalism. ♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 07:27, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent IP vandalism and slow edit-warring. Previously, it was fast edit-warring and COI editing, such as Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive1090#Legal_threat. 174.89.12.36 (talk) 07:46, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Ratnahastin (talk) 07:48, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Per WP:CT/A-I. Pachu Kannan (talk) 08:31, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – IP 2406:3400:60D:B1E0:6C36:336A:BFD6:40F6/64 persistently edit warring to change the text to be contrary to what the sources say. This IP has already been blocked under this IP but continues to edit on the rest of their /64 (all the same person). Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 09:36, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Various ip's disruptive editing. I think a few days protection might help? Inserting 'greatest' town, 'legendary' etc. Knitsey (talk) 10:00, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
- I definitely agree, tons of non-neutral edits. I would even suggest a permanent protection just because of the town's name. TryAgainSooner (talk) 12:06, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent disruptive editing; WP:GS/CASTE. Ekdalian (talk) 10:07, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Ratnahastin (talk) 10:47, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Unreliable information is Published DrRamaKrishnanKalpathySundaram (talk) 12:06, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Coimbatore Suburban Railway, Incorrect & wrong information is published in the last part of 2nd Paragraph under subtitle #Suburban_Stations as follows However, this connection became superfluous when Coimbatore was directly connected from Irugur side via Pilamedu and Coimbatore North in 1953, and accordingly, this link line was removed at that time. Since the doubling work between Irugur–Coimbatore section is in progress, these double lines will be utilised for suburban traffic if required.[13] DrRamaKrishnanKalpathySundaram (talk) 12:10, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: High level of repeated vandalism and unsourced claims Ali aj809 (talk) 12:12, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP vandalism. Iamsouravrana (talk) 12:20, 16 September 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 redirect is fully protected because of an argument about whether it should be its own article. This dispute was settled over nine years ago, so this page's current level of protection is unnecessary. Cyrobyte (talk) 19:45, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Spartaz: Protecting admin, back in the day. Favonian (talk) 20:00, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
- The imposition of a redirect was endorsed at DRV and the advice was to allow a discussion before considering any changes to the level of protection. I guess my question is why do you want to remove the protection? Spartaz Humbug! 12:06, 16 September 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.