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 new or upgrading of article protection, upload protection, or create 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.
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – It was protected before for several days but looks like vandalism and disruptive editing on this article continues. Needs protection. Mehedi Abedin 08:36, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Case (talk) 18:54, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
- Automated comment: @Daniel Case: One or more pages in this request have not been protected.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 20:00, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
- I believe the page I protected was the one the editor meant to request protection for. Although the redirect could stand to be move-protected. Daniel Case (talk) 23:23, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:ARBPIA. 🌙Eclipse (she/they/all neos • talk • edits) 19:29, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Daniel Case (talk) 19:40, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Semi-Protection: High level of IP vandalism and text changes that don't match sources Akidari (talk) 20:01, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Persistent sockpuppetry since 00:37, 23 February 2025. Alith Anar 20:17, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection: BLP policy violations – Persistent disruptive, unsourced, non-english edits from IPs. Taffer😊💬(she/they) 20:20, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Returned right after the last protection expired. Entranced98 (talk) 20:30, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Pending changes: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Donnowin1 (talk) 20:51, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism, changing source dates and content without explanation. BOVINEBOY2008 21:20, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of vandalism (People putting their list and their companies on the list) ElementLover (talk) 22:04, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 22:13, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent promotional edits, all the same ones and mostly from the same IP 185.85.253.74. Have reverted each time to maintain neutrality, reads like it's perhaps from someone close to the source trying to paint the event in a more favourable light. (I acknowledge this was requested recently but has happened several times again since.) Has been 3 times in the last 2 days and a few more times over the last few weeks. Requesting semi-protection to avoid COI/maintain NPOV RufusLechuga (talk) 22:54, 7 March 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 23:02, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Repeated addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. UndergroundMan3000 (talk) 22:58, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Repeatedly recreated. Let's salt this now to head off another round of people declaring themselves above the law as is all too common in this space. * Pppery * it has begun... 23:11, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Trailblazer101 (talk) 00:11, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
- The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Reason: Persistent disruptive editing in the last days. Xexerss (talk) 00:22, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
Semi-Protection: High level of IP vandalism from news reports of an unofficial trade Vataxevader (talk) 00:33, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Disruptive edits by IP. Edits are a repeat of this serial sockpuppeteer. Same IP caused Subh-i-Azal to be protected. Cuñado ☼ - Talk 00:43, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent, ongoing disruptive editing on page over long term period of time by anonymous editors. livelikemusic (TALK!) 01:39, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – Persistent addition of repeated unsourced content by anonymous editors. livelikemusic (TALK!) 01:41, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent Sockpuppetry – Vandalism by auto confirmed accounts it is currently semi protected. 208.204.11.114 (talk) 01:43, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Sleepy Bird is constantly having its bio changed. IP and regular WP accounts keep changing Sleepy Bird's pronouns from female to male. Kiff Chatterly (talk) 02:01, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent addition of poorly unsourced content. Ccai2053 (talk) 03:09, 8 March 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: Page protection is now 14 years old and refers to the repeated creation of an article about a non-notable DJ from Tampa—a notable rapper from Philadelphia shares this name. Admin who protected the page is no longer an admin. benǝʇᴉɯ 22:47, 7 March 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.
It states he is the worst president etc which is leftist propaganda and tosh. By all accounts Trump is the best president and has been elected twice and cheated in 2020. Dr D Howard, former fellow University of Oxford, former Fellow UK Defence Evaluation and Defence Agency, UK. 193.8.247.42 (talk) 19:20, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Not done That's a statement attributed inline in the intro, and repeated with attribution in the article body. It's not stated as a fact. Perhaps it should also be cited in the intro, though. Daniel Case (talk) 19:45, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.