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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.
Mukesh Ambani
- Mukesh Ambani (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
"Semi-protection:' Persistent vandalism. High level of IP vandalism over the last few days
Malayalam
Semi-protection: @ThaThinThaKiThaTha user authoritative over the page. Not ready to accept any additions or any constructive changes with sources or any links to make the page richer in information. Constantly requesting for sources even if it has been given before hand. Seems like the person is trying to prove his point. Naveen Ramanathan (talk) 09:56, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Declined The problem editor actually appears to be Yaakohv, who has been warned about adding unsourced content by several different editors. I gave them a final warning; if they do it again they should be blocked. MelanieN (talk) 02:26, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
WWE Superstar Spectacle
- WWE Superstar Spectacle (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent vandalism, removal of reliable WP:PROWRESTLING sources by anonymous contributors who are choosing to add unreliable sources, removing spoilers which are allowed, and being generally disruptive by deleting important information about the event in question. Pokkeballs17 (talk) 11:45, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Declined It was just one editor, and it looks they have agreed to stop doing it. MelanieN (talk) 02:33, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Mahar
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – There seems to be rewriting of history in recent weeks on this page using unreliable sources. One user was recently blocked after sock puppet investigation, a newly registered user, Prem Mathurr is peddling the same content. Jonathansammy (talk) 15:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Declined. I'm not seeing it. Looks like they are editing constructively and not getting reverted. MelanieN (talk) 03:03, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- Macedonian Blood Wedding (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Kočo Racin (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Dimitar Vlahov (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Voydan Popgeorgiev – Chernodrinski (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Todor Aleksandrov (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Semi-protection: High level of IP and newly registered users disruptive and biased editing. WP:SPA, WP:NOTHERE. Jingiby (talk) 16:56, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Inner Mongolia
- Inner Mongolia (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Semi-protection: unconfirmed IP persistently reverting edits by autoconfirmed users and pushing POV, has been going on for weeks. (talk) 17:15, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- note this [1].Who maybe use proxy and several account to dispute edit.2402:7500:4D0:30CE:0:0:925F:2333 (talk) 22:55, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Jeremie Frimpong
- Jeremie Frimpong (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Page is seeing persistent vandalism given the current events associated with this person. Andrew Henderson (talk) 17:37, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sajad Shingali
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sajad Shingali (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – There have now been 4 different sockpuppets trying their best to disrupt this AfD. Please consider protecting it. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 18:11, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
J. Cole
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. CLCStudent (talk) 18:14, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 5 years, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Samsara 04:53, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Gringo
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent Disruptive Editing. User:189.216.167.235 continues to remove sources from the page claiming it's "misinformation" Thus saith findanegg. (talk) 18:37, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Declined – Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. Samsara 04:34, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Blockstream
- Blockstream (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – article is subject to WP:GS/CRYPTO and has persistent problems with vandalism. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 19:36, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Not much editing going on there... Samsara 04:39, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Antony Blinken
- Antony Blinken (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – Blinken was just confirmed, yet people keep adding he assumed office today, yet don't provide a source for his swearing in. Snickers2686 (talk) 19:43, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Recommend that all the Biden cabinet & cabinet level nominees bios be protected, until each are sworn in. Many editors tend to jump the gun, upon US Senate confirmation. GoodDay (talk) 19:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- @GoodDay: @Snickers2686: But a pages cannot be protected preemptively per WP:NO-PREEMPT. An article needs an evidence of persistent vandalism or distruptive editing before it can be protected. As far as i know, i don't see any persistent vandalism in some Biden Cabinet and cabinet-level nominee articles for now. 110.137.190.132 (talk) 23:20, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Declined. He has now been sworn in so the issue is moot. MelanieN (talk) 02:41, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
America's Got Talent - Multi-Season Articles
- America's Got Talent (season 1) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- America's Got Talent (season 2) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- America's Got Talent (season 4) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- America's Got Talent (season 5) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- America's Got Talent (season 6) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary semi-protection: Disruptive editing, exactly the same as what occurred with America's Got Talent (season 3). Likely the action of the same sockpuppets. Considering that article has been given this protection arrangement, would recommend the same for these ones, since its unwelcome for such a user to think that they can sneak around a ban and not only vandalize one article with false information, but to do the same with others covering other seasons of a programme. GUtt01 (talk) 20:05, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Yeovil
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. I dream of horses (Contribs) Please notify me if replying off my talk page. Thank you. 20:22, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Mechagodzilla
- Mechagodzilla (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing & addition of unsourced content by various IPs for the last few days. Armegon (talk) 20:53, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary pending changes: Persistent vandalism – A TikTok user has posted a video of themselves editing this page with inaccurate information and encouraging others to do the same across wikipedia and this page. An increase in vandalism is evident in the article's edit logs. The video in question is available at https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSKPWQoh/. DawidGiertuga (talk) 21:24, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Peter Dutton
- Peter Dutton (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Semi-protection: BLP policy violations – IP overwrote BLP. Crossroads -talk- 21:43, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 5 years, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Samsara 04:57, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Josh Phillips (murderer)
- Example Article Name (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary semi-protection: High level of IP vandalism over the last few days. I'd say a week's protection should be sufficient at this stage. Damien Linnane (talk) 21:53, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Farrukhi Sistani
- Farrukhi Sistani (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruption. HistoryofIran (talk) 22:04, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Andrew Left
- Andrew Left (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Semi-protection: Multiple recent examples of IP and new user vandalism, likely to continue given current market events and particularly concerning due to article's BLP status. RunningTiger123 (talk) 22:37, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Macedonian Blood Wedding
- Macedonian Blood Wedding (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Amanuensis Balkanicus (talk) 23:30, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Melissa Ferlaak
- Melissa Ferlaak (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Binksternet (talk) 23:58, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
British Rail Class 321
- British Rail Class 321 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: disruptive editing This page is being updated constantly with no sources being added to back up newly added information on class 321 units going for scrap despite me asking for such when reverting edits.
Of the edits I reverted 2 were made from IP adresses and 1 was made from a “sock puppet account” this is why I am making this request and one came from a user who just needed a little reminding of policy. Due to the frequency of these edits I ask for temporary page protection.Maurice Oly (talk) 01:29, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Beijing
Semi-protection: Protection needed in order to prevent future vandalism as with all articles on major cities(e.g. New York City, London, Hong Kong) have semi protection. Stonksboi (talk) 01:37, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Samsara 04:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Shanghai
Semi-protection: Protection needed in order to prevent future vandalism as with all articles on major cities(e.g. New York City, London, Hong Kong) have semi protection. Stonksboi (talk) 01:44, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Samsara 04:09, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Shenzhen
Semi-protection: Protection needed in order to prevent future vandalism as with all articles on major cities(e.g. New York City, London, Hong Kong) have semi protection. Stonksboi (talk) 01:44, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- @Stonksboi: Per WP:NO-PREEMPT, unless there are evidence of vandalism, pages cannot be protected preemptively. 110.137.190.132 (talk) 03:05, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Samsara 04:10, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Tokyo
Semi-protection: Protection needed in order to prevent future vandalism as with all articles on major cities(e.g. New York City, London, Hong Kong) have semi protection. Stonksboi (talk) 01:46, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- @Stonksboi: Please read WP:NO-PREEMPT for Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, etc. Pages are not protected preemptively. 110.137.190.132 (talk) 02:31, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- Declined – Likely collateral damage as one or several users who are making improvements would be affected by the requested protection. Samsara 04:48, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Converge ICT
- Converge ICT (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. —hueman1 (talk • contributions) 02:03, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
2020 BWF World Tour Finals
- 2020 BWF World Tour Finals (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Flix11 (talk) 04:25, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Andover, Minnesota
- Andover, Minnesota (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. KH-1 (talk) 05:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Chetsford (talk) 05:59, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Dan Povenmire
- Dan Povenmire (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Jalen Folf (talk) 05:37, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of three days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Chetsford (talk) 05:57, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
2021
- 2021 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Talk:2021 (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs)
Semi-protection: High level of IP vandalism and disruptive editing, specifically from user 2001:8003:5022:5E01:D064:CEB7:621C:116A. Thescrubbythug (talk) 06:10, 27 January 2021 (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.
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.
Montana Tucker
- Montana Tucker (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Reason: This page has been protected in 2008, after several attempts at COI biographies. In other words, very much justified at that time. 16 years have passed and by now she passes the GNG. I wish to undo what is by now an injustice. gidonb (talk) 22:43, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Gidonb: Do you have a ready draft article you could use to help justify unprotecting it? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 22:47, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
- I have something on my machine I plan to use once unprotected. It's not very organized. I will add plenty of references and tie to the many pages where she is currently mentioned.[2] It's a similar effort really to the Brian Balmages article that I recreated. Was also understandably removed for peacock, yet notable. gidonb (talk) 22:53, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Module:RFX report
- Module:RFX report (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Reason: Downgrade to semi-protection to match Template:RFX report, which is the only template that invokes this module. They are both transcluded on 389 other pages. (For a period of three months in 2022 the module was transcluded on >5000 pages because of this edit, later reverted, so the bot template-protected it.) If semi is too low, please increase Template:RFX report to match the module. SilverLocust 💬 06:24, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Module:Rfx
- Module:Rfx (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Reason: Downgrade to semi-protection from template-protection. Transcluded on 457 pages. It is invoked by Module:RFX report, so the bot template-protected it in 2022 for the same reason. SilverLocust 💬 06:24, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Talk:List of lighthouses in China
- Talk:List of lighthouses in China (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs)
Unprotection: There is no edit warring or disruptive edits to the list under the article namespace. Neither are there disruptive edits to the talk page. Talking doesn't affect the article itself. 220.246.55.231 (talk) 13:51, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to have already been unprotected. Please confirm.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 08:49, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
- Oppose. Attacked by meatsock and offsite canvassing. Read also Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/14.0.180.170. Matthew hk (talk) 12:51, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Myx
Unprotection: Article was protected since 2017, protection will expire on 2022. No disruptive activity happens until December 2020. Sean Ethan James D. Querubin (talk) 02:58, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
- Courtesy @Samsara:. Although the protection might be the reason why there is no disruption. (CC) Tbhotch™ 05:27, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to have already been unprotected. Please confirm.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 07:23, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Note: There was a reverted addition of unsourced content in December of 2020. I think SP is still needed. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 11:34, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Comment: That is on May 6, 2020, after ABS-CBN went off-air due to cease-and-desist order from the National Telecommunications Commission on May 5, 2020 after its franchise expired. Sean Ethan James D. Querubin (talk) 13:03, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Current requests for edits to a protected page
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.
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.
Israel-Hamas War
- Israel-Hamas War (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
I would like to request that... (the map be updated to show that Israel now controls the entire Gaza-Egypt border) . LordOfWalruses (talk) 15:25, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- @LordOfWalruses this is not the place. Contentious topics should not be unprotected. 48JCLTALK 12:42, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- @48JCL: Unregistered and non-extended-confirmed editors are allowed to request edits to ARBPIA pages here. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 15:09, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- The talk page Talk:Israel-Hamas War is protected, therefore edit requests by non-extended-confirmed users land here. That is acceptable, and this request made above is reasonable. The people who actually do participate on that talk page should be reviewing requests here that remain open and haven't been declined for days. ~Anachronist (talk) 20:30, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
Create a level 3 header with a link to the article in question, then a {{pagelinks}} template and then the reason.
Handled requests
A rolling archive of the last seven days of protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Rolling archive.