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.
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Current requests for protection
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.
Semi-protection: High level of IP vandalism. And someone keeps trying to delete it! it is the official article of an upcoming movie Please Protect! Rani300 (talk) 18:02, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Semi-protection: for one month maybe much longer i.e. indefinite semi-protection. Very high level of sockpuppetry. All of the highlighted edits below are by socks of Argentina based, indefinitely topic banned AndresHerutJaim (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AndresHerutJaim/Archive) apart from a few that are by a sockpuppet (User:Powder Hound 3000) of indefinitely topic banned NoCal100. I've probably missed some too. It's around 25% of all edits to the article since AndresHerutJaim was topic banned and started violating the ban and socking.
| Edits to 1948 Arab–Israeli War with sock/banned editor's edits highlighted |
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Sean.hoyland - talk 18:04, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Pennsylvania State University (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Recent NCAA sanctions imposed earlier today, influx of vandalism. -- Luke (Talk) 16:13, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Semi-protected for 2 weeks. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 16:19, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Note: Warned the IP's: 132.189.76.43, 64.150.138.175, 93.204.68.145, 99.136.199.27, & 65.35.181.27. ObtundTalk 16:25, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent edit warring by IP hopper. Yobol (talk) 15:46, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Fully protected for 2 days. It's not just IPs involved in the dispute, so semi-protection would be inappropriate. Try to continue the discussion started at the talk page. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 16:08, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – The past 24 hours have seen nothing but disruptive editing. The sneaky nature allows it to pass censors without attracting attention. IPs have simply attacked this page by messing the format and making random changes to facts such as amending the sourced year of birth from 1984 to 1976. See the condition of the article prior to my restoration of the last constructive revision. The edits are coming in every few minutes yet the article is not part of a recent event. Also, even the automated efforts are restricted on this case, see this. Evlekis (Евлекис) (argue) 15:40, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Enigmamsg 15:46, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Once again, IP and new editors keep inserting the name of a popular actress as the actress who played the horse. BLP violation. Manway 14:46, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for 1 week. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 16:09, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations – IPs and anons repeatedly insert unsourced controversial analysis of the subject's alleged political views etc. Sitush (talk) 13:03, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Checking to see if protection is necessary. ObtundTalk 16:17, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Note: I really don't see that much, really it is only done by two or three IP's over the last 2 weeks. ObtundTalk 16:28, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Comment Hm. It has been protected four times in the last year or so. The subject is controversial, there is substantial discussion on the talk page, and the nature of the IP/anons is to evade blocks etc. Unless they are meatpuppeting, which is of course possible. There has been a defamatory statement present for several hours now because I "ran out" of reverts. - Sitush (talk) 17:09, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Already protected. by Fluffernutter. —SpacemanSpiff 17:41, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Constant addition of unsourced and unnotable pre-season details. Mattythewhite (talk) 12:00, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of ten days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Enigmamsg 15:51, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Long-running edit war by anonymous user who has been reported for vandalism. Page previously semi-protected on 11 July, this was successful until it expired on 18 July when edit war resumed. Also insulting messages to other users posted in edit summaries, including "racist" and "retard." Richard75 (talk) 10:33, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- (Non-administrator comment) Another IP blocked 86.143.76.40 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) and a new IP appears 86.161.210.200 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) to make exactly the same edits. Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 14:21, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Already protected by administrator Elen of the Roads. Semi-protected for 2 weeks. Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 14:38, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism from a number of IPs, all adding/reverting to version with advertising links. The level of vandalism is not excessive, but seems to occur 2 or 3 times daily, as seen here. Jonathanfu (talk) 10:03, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for 2 weeks. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 16:12, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Incorrectly targeted vandalism over Minecraft lawsuit. May be useful for Admin to Watchlist and monitor for escalation. I suspect full protection will be needed at some point. - X201 (talk) 10:01, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for 1 week, and indef blocked the vandalism-only account. I have also added the page to my watchlist and will monitor it over the next few weeks. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 16:17, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Regular POV additions (legendary figure, etc.). Qwyrxian (talk) 03:43, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Clerk note: Article has had previous semi protection; the most recent expired on 22 April 2012 and was for "persistent vandalism". Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 05:44, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Question: It has only been done by two IP's. User 222.164.231.152 should be blocked; this is the third time of POV/vandal, and it is the first time for User 115.241.132.29. I really don't see why you are requesting for semi-protection, when you should be asking from User 222.164.231.152 to be blocked. ObtundTalk 14:10, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Enigmamsg 15:52, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Current requests for unprotection
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.
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.
Fulfilled/denied requests
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Adding useless information. Blackgaia02 (Talk if you're Worthy) (talk) 03:24, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- (Non-administrator comment) I'm not seeing the amount of disruptive editing required for protection and as the article hasn't previously been protected it doesn't 'qualify' for indefinite protection, as well I don't see that there is an escalating problem either. But, as always I leave it to an admin to decide. Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 05:41, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection.. And, Blackgai, please don't shout in edit summaries on the article.--Bbb23 (talk) 08:19, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Full protection. Seem to be several editors who represent the actual subject of the article on the cusp of an edit war over some of the particulars of the content. Would recommend just a couple of days of protection for the page to stop the incentive to edit war. -- Avanu (talk) 03:21, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Declined. I don't see how full protection for a couple of days will help you. I see principally one problem editor who claims to be the subject's publicist. In addition, that editor has clearly been edit-warring. Yet, there have been no warnings given to the editor for either the conflict or the edit-warring. Nor has that editor been contributing on the article Talk page. I suggest you focus on preventing further damage by that editor and any other editor who is disruptive rather than on protecting the page itself. I also don't see "several" editors. There is another who hasn't edited for a few days who seemed to admit to representing the subject, but that's kind of stale now. And there's one other editor, but they seem to have different issues that don't relate to the problem you're legitimately complaining about.--Bbb23 (talk) 08:43, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Seems better now, so hopefully it will be fine. -- Avanu (talk) 08:53, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection. Persistent level of IP vandalism. -- Wikipedical (talk) 04:02, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- (Non-administrator comment) Article has not been edited since 19 July 2012 and there has been no previous protection. Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 05:47, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection..--Bbb23 (talk) 08:27, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: High level of activity. AlexakaAlex (talk) 05:30, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- (Non-administrator comment) Article has not been edited since 19 July 2012. Article has been previously protected, with the most recent expiring on 26 June 2012. Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 05:50, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection.. There has not been an edit by an non-auto-confirmed account since July 11.--Bbb23 (talk) 08:49, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – The Yogscast recently started a new series in which Jaffa Cakes are featured rather prominently. As such, this page has received an uptick in vandalism related to them. elektrikSHOOS (talk) 07:18, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection.. There has been an increase in disruptive activity, but not very much at this point. I count only a handful in the last week.--Bbb23 (talk) 08:55, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – String of vandalism events may be in part the result of this recent thread. Zujua (talk) 07:52, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Note: I think. there is not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection and page are not protected pre-emptively. Armbrust, B.Ed. WrestleMania XXVIII The Undertaker 20–0 08:04, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection.. Only one vandalism since last protection was lifted, and that editor has been indeffed.--Bbb23 (talk) 08:58, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
