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 protection increases at the BOTTOM of this section. If you cannot find your request, check the archive of requests or, failing that, the page history. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Skitash (talk) 14:17, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 3 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Lectonar (talk) 07:34, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent addition of unsourced content. Waxworker (talk) 15:17, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – this page is a mess. FMSky (talk) 15:46, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: There is a high level of unregistered users that constantly add in skaters or characters that are unconfirmed for the game, leading to constant manual removal. As there are new announcements concerning the game almost daily, there will be constant vandalism until the game releases in July, thus semi-protection should do fine. DasallmächtigeJ (talk) 16:51, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Repeated BLP violations by IP editors. This page has been semi-protected four times for the same thing, might be worth considering a longer or indefinite semi-protection. Yhvr (talk) 17:20, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
- List of TV5 (Philippine TV network) original programming (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Continuous addition of unsourced information by IPs that violates WP:NOTTVGUIDE. Constant warnings yet they keep coming. CNMall41 (talk) 18:58, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Mike Allen 20:04, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – mostly from IP users. 𝙳.𝟷𝟾𝚝𝚑 (𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚔) 20:28, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Vandal keeps listing programming of shows that are not listed on the website of 3ABN Kids Network. Catfurball (talk) 23:31, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: The term end date in the infobox is constantly changed, sometimes as 23, sometimes as 26. This is not correct, because another date remains in the article text, the template shows another date. That's why it needs to be protected. Sincerely, Gadir (talk) 00:34, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. Remsense ‥ 论 01:57, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Skitash (talk) 02:12, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP vandalism Azyn (talk) 02:14, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Per the first remedy of WP:ARBPIA5. JJPMaster (she/they) 02:37, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: IP is edit warring over the past few days since March 29 and removing cited content to push Fringe POV. Talk page discussion opened and IP provides no reason for their edit aside from that they don't like it. They can change IP address too. Edits are clearly disruptive and is aware of WP:BRD, but does not discuss actual issues in talk. Seems to be misusing BRD. Ramos1990 (talk) 03:01, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – They have been at this for a few weeks....let's force all to talk before there is multiple editors being blocked. Moxy🍁 03:28, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary pending changes: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent addition of self-published work from IP hopper. Lone-078 (talk) 06:19, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary pending changes: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent addition of self-published work from IP hopper. Lone-078 (talk) 06:20, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Repeated LTA vandalism target over the past three months or so, including auto-confirmed page move vandalism. Aspening (talk) 06:35, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Done – Move-protected the talk page while I was at it. Favonian (talk) 08:59, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
- Courtesy ping Frost. Favonian (talk) 09:00, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Main Page redirect (same reason as Main Article) Oreocooke (talk) 07:18, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism to |partner= by various users. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 07:18, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection. Niasoh ❯❯❯ Wanna chat? 07:46, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent IP vandalism with adding misinformation, in particular inaccurate episode titles. Harryhenry1 (talk) 07:48, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent unsourced content additions and disruptive editing, primarily from IPs. Magitroopa (talk) 08:32, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
- Rasht (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Sefid-Rud (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – More articles targeted by socks of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Caspidarya. HistoryofIran (talk) 09:42, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – External Operations (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Relevant to WP:ARBPIA - thanks in advance!. Smallangryplanet (talk) 09:57, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Covered under WP:ARBPIA, thanks in advance!. Smallangryplanet (talk) 09:59, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP and (new and autoconfirmed) user vandalism. 49.150.197.126 (talk) 10:00, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Also relevant to WP:ARBPIA sanctions. Thanks!. Smallangryplanet (talk) 10:11, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Another WP:ARBPIA relevant article. Thanks!. Smallangryplanet (talk) 10:15, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary pending changes: Persistent vandalism – Not all recent IP edits are clearly bad faith. Entranced98 (talk) 10:40, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite pending changes: Persistent vandalism – Long term target, still a few good faith edits recently. Entranced98 (talk) 10:48, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin on 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
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.