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.
Reason: WP:ARBPIA. Solidarity walk for Israeli hostages, suspect shouted "Free Palestine". Page has changed name a few times, please expedite protection. Mikewem (talk) 03:47, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Continuing disruptive editing regarding the player's current team. Raskuly (talk) 04:19, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Yuvaank (talk) 05:53, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Reason: IP vandalism BlameRuiner (talk) 06:15, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Yuvaank (talk) 06:47, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – Edit warring between multiple IPs and various extended-confirmed users in the past several days. — AP 499D25 (talk) 11:11, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
- The edit war is about the political position of the party (e.g. diff 1, diff 2); as of now it is still going (diff 3). — AP 499D25 (talk) 12:50, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection: Regular misgendering of perpetrator, CTOP (GENSEX) restriction; page was protected for the period between 9/2023 - 4/2025. Bridget (talk) 11:25, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 1 year, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. OhNoitsJamie Talk 13:49, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent disruptive editing by IP editors, particularly in the form of blanking and putting some random phrase in its place. Yelps ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ critique me 11:44, 2 June 2025 (UTC).
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Disruptive edits few and far between; I have watchlisted. Lectonar (talk) 12:29, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Continuous unsourced addition of heritage from different IPs over the past month (with no results on Google): diff, diff, diff, diff, etc. Iiii I I I (talk) 13:05, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Vandalism 60.53.232.62 Normal rookie (talk) 13:31, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent disruptive editing by various IPs. ZimZalaBim talk 13:44, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
- Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to already be protected. Please confirm.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 13:57, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – requesting semi-protection for the Inter Miami CF article due to a noticeable pattern of disruptive editing and promotional additions, particularly surrounding high-profile players like Lionel Messi and match coverage. While not strictly high-volume vandalism, there has been a recurring issue with new or unregistered editors making unsourced, speculative, or overly fan-driven changes, especially following match days or transfer rumors. This compromises article stability and requires frequent cleanup. Semi-protection would help ensure that edits come from more experienced contributors who are familiar with Wikipedia's content standards, while still allowing constructive editing through the edit request process. Vinizex94🌍 14:11, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Skitash (talk) 14:13, 2 June 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.
Reason: I don't like it. It's annoying. LikisaAgain! (talk) 14:26, 2 June 2025 (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.
I would like to request protection for my page due to persistent vandalism and disruptive edits, particularly from anonymous users. The page has recently experienced malicious changes that appear to be targeted and coordinated, likely from individuals with a conflict of interest or intent to discredit.
To maintain the integrity of the article and prevent further disruption, I kindly request that the page be fully protected. We request a copy of the usernames and associated details of the individuals who performed the recent edits. After consulting with our legal advisors, we are considering legal action. Additionally, we would like to request the removal of the last four edits to the page, as they negatively impact our credibility. Please let us know if you require any further information from our side.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Ranjithramasamy1 (talk) 10:15, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
I would like to request that... 2023 was changed to 2017: Ireland entered a sjoelen team from 2017 and participated in all the following years. 51.199.224.23 (talk) 11:14, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Automated comment: @51.199.224.23: This request cannot be parsed. Please ensure it follows formatting consistent with the current or previous methods of submission.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 11:26, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Not done – The article isn't protected, so you can make the change yourself, but please remember to include a reliable source for your claim. Favonian (talk) 11:37, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.