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    Welcome—request protection of a page, file, or template here.

    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
    Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here



    Current requests for increase in protection level

    Request protection of a page, or increasing the 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.


    Semi-protection: BLP policy violations. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 08:42, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. - Ratnahastin (talk) 09:30, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Why is an Indian editor so persistent to delete content from the page of a Bangladeshi Member of Parliament? Ratnahastin has been accused of gaming the system and misreporting editors who did not violate Wikipedia policy. In fact this is part of a wider pattern and coordinated campaign against Bangladesh-related content on Wikipedia, which is now being discussed in public domain forums like Substack: https://sherlockbd.substack.com/p/wikipedia-and-the-hindutva-war-against 203.202.240.244 (talk) 09:36, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    There are reasons why this content is important. A former Prime Minister of India knew this gentleman (who is the subject of the aforementioned article). So its absurd that an Indian editor is blocking legitimate content and gaming the system in the process. 203.202.240.244 (talk) 09:38, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Edit warring, possible CTOPS and BLPCRIME issues. Borgenland (talk) 14:45, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Multiple vandalism from IPs and new users these days. MileyCytrus (talk) 15:48, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – This film appears to be the subject of some renewed controversies with various editors not engaging in discussions when contested. Trailblazer101 (talk) 21:53, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    ECP is also requested as in accordance with {{Contentious topics/Arab-Israeli talk notice}}, which currently applies to this article. Trailblazer101 (talk) 09:37, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. Jdcomix (talk) 01:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite create protection: Repeatedly recreated. Jdcomix (talk) 02:17, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protected indefinitely. Chetsford (talk) 08:02, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection Since January 1, an anonymous editor has been IP hopping and consistently citespamming several articles despite explanation as to why this is wrong, and warnings. NJZombie (talk) 03:03, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection Since January 1, an anonymous editor has been IP hopping and consistently citespamming several articles despite explanation as to why this is wrong, and warnings. NJZombie (talk) 03:04, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection Since January 1, an anonymous editor has been IP hopping and consistently citespamming several articles despite explanation as to why this is wrong, and warnings. NJZombie (talk) 03:05, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection Since January 1, an anonymous editor has been IP hopping and consistently citespamming several articles despite explanation as to why this is wrong, and warnings. NJZombie (talk) 03:06, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection Since January 1, an anonymous editor has been IP hopping and consistently citespamming several articles despite explanation as to why this is wrong, and warnings. NJZombie (talk) 03:06, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: persistent disruption from multiple IP addresses. Left guide (talk) 07:46, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Persistent unreferenced edits by IP users, concerning the radio station Lajmmoore (talk) 08:25, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. Rastinition (talk) 09:58, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hsnudc. Rastinition (talk) 09:58, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hsnudc. Rastinition (talk) 10:01, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hsnudc. Rastinition (talk) 10:01, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hsnudc. Rastinition (talk) 10:03, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hsnudc. Rastinition (talk) 10:03, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hsnudc. Rastinition (talk) 10:03, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent Vandalism. Footballnerd2007talk10:04, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hsnudc. Rastinition (talk) 10:06, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hsnudc. Rastinition (talk) 10:06, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hsnudc. Rastinition (talk) 10:06, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hsnudc. Rastinition (talk) 10:09, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Relevant to WP:ARBPIA, Chris Nineham has mostly been in the news recently for being arrested due to protesting same. Thanks!. Smallangryplanet (talk) 11:18, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Presistent adding of un-reference information. Myrabert01 (talk) 12:23, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Entranced98 (talk) 13:08, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring. Binksternet (talk) 13:11, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: High level of recurrent & disruptive IP vandalism, as a result of contested territorial claims. It should be extend-protected under general Israel/Palestine arbitration decision. רמרום (talk) 13:24, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for reduction in protection level

    Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the 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: The page no longer attracts vandalism as the subject is no longer contentious. The person is no longer active in politics and the page view is low compared to previous data. The page is only protected due to one vandalism attempt by an IP address which had not edited wikipedia since. I see no reason why there could be persistent vandalism once the protection is decreased. Therefore, I request that the page be no longer protected. CS012831 (talk) 20:17, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    @CS012831: Biographies of still-living people are themselves a contentious topic. Have you spoken with the protecting admin? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 07:08, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: The article has been semi-protected indefinitely since 2023 over anti-vax edits. It's been over a year since then (closer to two years), so it might be a good idea to at least experiment with pending changes protection. The protecting admin Courcelles is currently inactive (last edit was in December and has generally been inactive for some time), so bringing up here. I'm aware of the current political climate, but as the subject is Japanese and not American, I don't necessarily see that as a major issue. This time, rather than full unprotection, I'm merely asking for a reduction to pending changes protection as an experiment to see if long-term semi is even still warranted (this is per the testing unprotection guideline). If the issue resumes, then semi can always been reimplemented. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:48, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for edits to a protected page

    Request a specific edit 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.


    A request to add only Mikheil Kavelashvili's picture and name in the infobox as the president of Georgia instead of current version, according ot consensus reached on the Talk page of the article. Rutdam (talk) 14:03, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined An edit request with the same content is already open on article talk. Patience, please. Lectonar (talk) 14:05, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Is there a way to bring admin attention to that request on the Talk page? It seems to have gone unnoticed so far. Rutdam (talk) 14:08, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Please be patient: it can take anywhere from a day to several months for an edit request to be acted upon. We are all volunteers here. Lectonar (talk) 14:20, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Handled requests

    A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.