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.
2 Week Semi Protection Reason: High level of addition of unsourced speculations and possible WP:OR since this is a new NRL team, it is probably going to have persistent addition of unsourced speculations. Servite et contribuere (talk) 21:11, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: The article has a long history of being persistently vandalized by Pham Van Rang's sockpuppets. Currently, this article is temporarily protected, but I propose to increase the protection level to permanent. 2401:D800:29E:CFF:40BC:A357:2506:BF44 (talk) 16:27, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement - wp:AIPIA - Calmira90 (talk) 16:33, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Aintabli (talk) 18:17, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Temporary semi-protection High level of IP vandalism. Unsourced information which includes program guide listings. Msw1002 (talk) 19:06, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- Changed link from Baby First, since presumably protection is being requested for the article instead of the redirect. Revert if that was incorrect. Sdrqaz (talk) 20:42, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite pending changes: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – This page got many consecutive edits from a single user, and it was hard to distinguish the final version from vandalism. Faster than Thunder (talk | contributions) 19:37, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Kajmer05 (talk) 21:02, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. --Another Believer (Talk) 21:21, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: High level of vandalism since the new Pope Leo XIV is a dual citizen Plumber (talk) 22:36, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP vandalism and persistent disruptive editing. Hamasien (talk) 22:56, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:CT/IRP + persistent disruptive editing. Skitash (talk) 00:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP vandalism. Beshogur (talk) 00:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Page has been a target of constant vandalism and disruptive editing. Wikibear47 (talk) 02:00, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Vandalism 38.25.29.81 (talk) 02:02, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
- Automated comment: This user who requested protection has been blocked from editing Wikipedia.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 04:22, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: This is currently PC protected, but I have to go back to October 2024 to find a non-autoconfirmed edit that wasn't immediately reverted. I suspect this is partly because the article is already an FA, which means there isn't a lot for new editors to improve (and a lot for them to break). Upgrading to indefinite semi-protection would reduce this unnecessary burden on PC reviewers and page watchers. Toadspike [Talk] 02:14, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Currently PC protected but nearly all non-autoconfirmed edits are reverted. There seems to have been an uptick in unconstructive edits in the last 48 hours or so, presumably related to the article being on the main page; before 7 May many non-autoconfirmed edits were accepted. I don't think it's possible to temporarily raise the protection level, so maybe an admin would like to semi-protect this and set a reminder to revisit/lower the protection level after this has rolled off the main page (and out of the news cycle) in a week or so. Toadspike [Talk] 02:23, 9 May 2025 (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 02:37, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Vandalism restarted shortly after recent protection ended. Deadman137 (talk) 02:28, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. High risk article. Has been a target of persistent vandalism as per edit history. Requested protection as per WP:CT/IPA Wikibear47 (talk) 02:51, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – With the election of Leo XIV, attention on this article and vandalism dramatically increased 8 May 2025. Needs protection again for a while - perhaps 2 -3 months?. Geoff | Who, me? 03:58, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of edit-warring regarding this infobox template. Also given how controversial India-Pakistan conflict topics on Wikipedia usually are, I suggest extended protection of the template as well. Linkin Prankster (talk) 04:25, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Requesting semi-protection due to repeated vandalism by unregistered users over the past few days. Multiple reverts have been made, and the page history shows ongoing disruption. --Pawan7773 (talk) 05:30, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP disruptive editing. Perhaps 1 Month? Or possibly permanently? Servite et contribuere (talk) 06:52, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:A/I/PIA. The page is within scope of the restrictions. Per the ArbCom remedies, only extended-confirmed editors should be able to edit the article. Additionally, a complaint about this person has been filed with the International Criminal Court so it is probably a good time to protect the BLP. Sean.hoyland (talk) 07:06, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Temporary pending changes protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Edit warring, vandalism. Potential contentious topic due to being related to post-1992 American politics + race. jolielover♥talk 07:25, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: high level of vandalism in recent days from version that was reviewed and approved as trustworthy several weeks ago 80.169.140.68 (talk) 07:55, 9 May 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.