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
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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 vandalism – Persistent vandalism from IP editors. FifthFive (talk) 21:57, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
- Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to already be protected. Please confirm.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 22:15, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
Already protected by administrator Sdrqaz. Favonian (talk) 08:45, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent unconstructive, POV and disruptive edits by IP users. Chanaka L (talk) 22:00, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
- Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism from IP editors and new accounts. IDB.S (talk) 00:28, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Favonian (talk) 09:06, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 22:48, 21 September 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 23:00, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
Upgrade to extended-confirmed indefinitely: Related to the Arab–Israeli conflict, and to the recent 2024 Lebanon pager explosions. ѕιη¢єяєℓу ƒяσм, ᗰOᗪ ᑕᖇEᗩTOᖇ 🏡 🗨 📝 22:57, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 23:07, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Multiple IP users repeatedly make changes and insert brand names and related content for those brands. Contrary to WP:MEDMOS. Also WP:COI, WP:NPOV. Whywhenwhohow (talk) 23:24, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Repeated addition of logo that is nearly identical to current logo without consensus. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:17, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:RUSUKR due to his past work as recruiter. LilianaUwU (talk / contributions) 00:20, 22 September 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, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Vandalism edits by Anonymous IP Address. Gunther : Talk 00:27, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Protect from removing Mandarin and Tamil as Malaysian languages by Gandalfett, due to Malaysia is a multiracial and multicultural country and it tolerant and promote different cultures within the country. 119.56.96.46 (talk) 00:55, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Declined – Content dispute. Please use the article's talk page or other forms of dispute resolution. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 09:25, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism from IP editors and new accounts. IDB.S (talk) 01:45, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Favonian (talk) 09:09, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Non-EC users participating in EC-only discussions. Would suggest one month as that probably will be enough time for this to get out of the spotlight, can always be extended later. Awesome Aasim 02:53, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Change protection level from pending to indef semi because pending is not working. 2603:8080:D03:89D4:DBC:A9DB:D80B:D9D6 (talk) 02:54, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
- Declined – No changes to the current protection level are required at this point in time. It's had one reverted edit in two weeks. That is a great result. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 05:53, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP disruptive updates RogerYg (talk) 03:44, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 05:32, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – All edits so far this year have been socks inserting same spam. Requesting semi for long (6 months?) temporary period, and maybe they will lose interest. Nick Levine (talk) 08:25, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
- Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to already be protected. Please confirm.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 09:19, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.
- Pending-changes protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. @Nick Levine: If disruption resumes, please submit a new request and we'll consider a longer duration. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 09:23, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. Frost 09:17, 22 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.
Unprotection: The company now likely meet WP:GNG due to new developments since 2015. A number of reliable sources now cover the studio: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. A redirect to Koch Media or Embracer Group, or the creation of a new article is now likely. I am requesting this again because the closing admin last time declined the request as he confused this company with Draft:Vertigo Gaming, which is not the same company. OceanHok (talk) 05:51, 22 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.