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: Persistent edit warring from IP users (who are likely sockpuppeters), inserting factually incorrect information. The article was recently semi-protected for one week, but the edit warring resumed after the protection was lifted. --oxmx (talk) 00:51, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Declined, I have blocked OxMx and 2A00:23C8:1821:6200::/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) from the article instead. This is a two-person content dispute that has been going on for at least a month, and both editors have a combined total of one edit to the talk page. Fix that. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:10, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP vandalism Smart boy Ke (talk) 01:51, 21 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 01:57, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
- Declined - just like your last request, no IP/unregistered users have edited the page for the entire time that it has existed. Please do not make disingenuous or frivolous protection requests. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:16, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP traffic and harassment; Assassin's Creed Shadows released today. Relm (talk) 01:56, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Note: The talk page is drawing a lot of attention due to the articles own protection but I'm hesitant to apply a protection to the talk page unless it gets completely out of hand. I'm open to a second opinion on this so not marking it as not done. Seddon talk 02:35, 21 March 2025 (UTC)- I agree with Seddon, it's not there yet, but we might need to apply protection for short durations if it becomes burdensome to deal with the traffic. Acroterion (talk) 02:38, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: This article seems subject to low-quality edits from new accounts.
- 15 March - External link, likely self-promotion.
- 17 March - Blanked section to call it theft instead.
- 19 March - Blanking and lots of uncited stuff. Possibly well-meaning but effectively vandalism.
- 21 March - Strengths and weaknesses section entirely based around a single source that isn't cite-worthy. Possible self-promotion, and still not up to Wikipedia standards if it isn't.
Given this is a somewhat niche page, these edits and their respective reversions quickly make up a significant portion of the edit history. Giving it semi-protected status would curb all of this. Here for the one billionth edit (talk) 05:32, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – Persistent adding of unsourced content from IP editors. (especially adding the name as Gali Batu and changing the goddamn station code). brachy08 (chat here lol) 05:36, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Nobody (talk) 06:11, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
- List of Malaysia international footballers born outside Malaysia (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Reason: Persistent vandalism BlameRuiner (talk) 09:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Recent passage of the amendment to the Indonesian Military Act and its ongoing protests has led to persistent disruptive edits from other Indonesian users to alter the period of this rule without providing sufficient explanation.
While I understand that emotions are currently running high in the country due to the protests and the fear of the legal and political effects the TNI Act may bring to the wider country, I think it's also important as well that the results and effects of this amendment should be observed in a wait-and-see approach. Farey0633 (talk) 10:21, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Annh07 (talk) 10:47, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Arbitration Enforcement. CR (how's my driving? call 0865 88318) 11:00, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Editor is continuing to disrupt the page after already being blocked twice for the same thing. Reflecktor (talk) 12:06, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Repeated reversion, by multiple anon IPs, to incorrect place of birth (it was Lancashire, not Merseyside, in 1973). Martinevans123 (talk) 13:23, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Requesting semi-protection. Slow but consistent reverted edits by new or IP editors. MimirIsSmart (talk) 14:00, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Editor (MilanoTorino) is edit warring with multiple users and IPs in an attempt introduce negative content to article via unreliable sources and encyclopedic tone, edit history demonstrates single-purpose editing activity. Multiple users have reverted them and warned them via their talk page. Requesting his latest edit is reverted to last stable version and page protected from further disruption. 2601:646:8081:8100:8DF:93F7:F82F:7294 (talk) 14:01, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Taffer😊💬(she/they) 14:27, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Repeated IP vandalism over the last half a year. 134.96.76.116 (talk) 14:46, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: BLP policy violations – WP:CT/AP. E6400 (talk) 15:22, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Significant changes are being made without any discussion. Even after undoing those changes, edits are consistently made. I tried to encourage editors to communicate, but no one is paying attention to the talk page. All of this has led to edit warring. The editor who's making changes without discussion has no regard of NPOV and is trying to portray a whole religion in negative light even though the facts of the incident beg to differ. The editor who's making these changes without discussion is an autoconfirmed editor. DataCrusade1999 (talk) 15:30, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Persistent vandalism by various socks with Korean username since 2018. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 15:56, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Persistent vandalism by various socks with Korean username since January 2025. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 15:59, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 3 years, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Favonian (talk) 16:25, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: IP vandalism. Needs protection for a long time because this is a contentious topic. Polygnotus (talk) 17:11, 21 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.
Unprotection: 14 years of protection with little vandalism or disruption. Thepharoah17 (talk) 23:34, 20 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.
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.