While most articles can be edited by anyone, semi-protection is sometimes necessary to prevent vandalism to popular pages.
The reason for protection can be found in the protection log. If there are no relevant entries in the protection log, the page may have been moved after being protected.
What can I do?
If you have a user account, log in first. If you do not yet have an account, you may create one; after 4 days and 10 edits, you will be able to edit semi-protected pages.
If you have noticed an error or have a suggestion for a simple, non-controversial change, please check the talk page first in case the issue is already being discussed. If the issue has not been discussed yet, you can submit an edit request at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Edit. Make sure to clearly describe which page your request is about, and which change exactly you are requesting.
If you wrote any text, please save it temporarily to your device until you can edit this page.
Administrators: These are comment templates that are appended to page protection reports to indicate the course of action that has been taken. To use, place the template after the submission you are dealing with (do not substitute!). The main template may be found at Template:RFPP.
The template must be indented at least once in order for the bot to archive the report the template is attached to.
If the page has been protected (the s, p or m option) with an expiration, then a second optional parameter that accepts the duration can be specified. For example, {{RFPP|p|1 week}} produces:
Fully protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.
Notes
Some of the template variations have support for multiple parameters - these are marked as X and Y in the table below, with X being the second variable and Y being the third. Variations that have a Y variable will require X.
This template supports "indefinite" in the duration field where applicable. "indef" and "infinite" are synonyms.
User(s) re-blocked with talk page editing disallowed by Example.
:{{subst:RFPP|tb|Example}} ~~~~
:{{subst:RFPP|tabl|Example}} ~~~~
Unprotected
:{{subst:RFPP|u}} ~~~~
:{{subst:RFPP|unpr}} ~~~~
Not unprotected
:{{subst:RFPP|nu}} ~~~~
:{{subst:RFPP|noun}} ~~~~
Not unprotected – Please create a sourced version of this article in a subpage or your userspace. When this is done, please make the request again, or ask any administrator to move the page for you.
:{{subst:RFPP|cr}} ~~~~
:{{subst:RFPP|nucr}} ~~~~
Not unprotected – Please use an edit request to request specific changes to be made to the protected page.
Please do not edit this page directly. Please follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection instead. Thank you!In particular, this means:
Please use the blue buttons to request protection, unprotection or specific edits.
Please use the "edit" link next to a specific request to add a comment to it.
You are currently editing the wrong page; please close the editor and have a closer look at the page again.
This IP address has been blocked from editing Wikipedia. This does not affect your ability to read Wikipedia pages.
Most people who see this message have done nothing wrong. Some kinds of blocks restrict editing from specific service providers or telecom companies in response to recent abuse or vandalism, and can sometimes affect other users who are unrelated to that abuse. Review the information below for assistance if you do not believe that you have done anything wrong.
The IP address or range 150.230.128.0/17 has been blocked by JJMC89 for the following reason(s):
You will not be able to edit Wikipedia using a web host or colocation provider because it hides your IP address, much like a proxy or VPN.
We recommend that you attempt to use another connection to edit. For example, if you use a proxy or VPN to connect to the internet, turn it off when editing Wikipedia. If you edit using a mobile connection, try using a Wi-Fi connection, and vice versa. If you are using a corporate internet connection, switch to a different Wi-Fi network. If you have a Wikipedia account, please log in.
How to appeal if you are confident that your connection does not use a colocation provider's IP address:
If you are confident that you are not using a web host, you may appeal this block by adding the following text on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Caught by a colocation web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. My IP address is _______. Place any further information here. ~~~~}}. You must fill in the blank with your IP address for this block to be investigated. Your IP address can be determined here. Alternatively, if you wish to keep your IP address private you can use the unblock ticket request system. There are several reasons you might be editing using the IP address of a web host or colocation provider (such as if you are using VPN software or a business network); please use this method of appeal only if you think your IP address is in fact not a web host or colocation provider.
Administrators: The IP block exemption user right should only be applied to allow users to edit using web host in exceptional circumstances, and requests should usually be directed to the functionaries team via email. If you intend to give the IPBE user right, a CheckUser needs to take a look at the account. This can be requested most easily at SPI Quick Checkuser Requests. Unblocking an IP or IP range with this template is highly discouraged without at least contacting the blocking administrator.
This block will expire on 22:31, 24 April 2027. Your current IP address is 2603:c021:8002:5c77:6a5f:766:c4eb:4382.
Even when blocked, you will usually still be able to edit your user talk page, as well as email administrators and other editors.
This IP address range has been globally blocked. This does not affect your ability to read Wikipedia pages.
Most people who see this message have done nothing wrong. Some kinds of blocks restrict editing from specific service providers or telecom companies in response to recent abuse or vandalism, and can sometimes affect other users who are unrelated to that abuse. Review the information below for assistance if you do not believe that you have done anything wrong.
This block affects editing on all Wikimedia wikis.
The IP address or range 2603:C021:8000:0:0:0:0:0/35 has been globally blocked by AmandaNP for the following reason(s):
This block will expire on 20:53, 30 October 2026. Your current IP address is 2603:c021:8002:5c77:6a5f:766:c4eb:4382.
Even while globally blocked, you will usually still be able to edit pages on Meta-Wiki.
If you believe you were blocked by mistake, you can find additional information and instructions in the No open proxies global policy.
Otherwise, to discuss the block please post a request for review on Meta-Wiki. You could also send an email to the stewardsVRT queue at stewards@wikimedia.org including all above details.
This page is currently semi-protected so that only established, registered users can edit it.
RFPP administrator notation templates
New to RFPP? Read me!
Fully protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.
Checking to see if protection is necessary.
Done
Not done
Declined
User(s) blocked: Example (talk · contribs) blocked by Example2.
Already unprotected by administrator Example.
Question:
Note:
Requesting immediate archiving...
Consider the edit warring noticeboard – This is a case of possible edit-warring by one or two users.
This IP address has been blocked from editing Wikipedia.
You will not be able to edit Wikipedia using a web host or colocation provider because it hides your IP address, much like a proxy or VPN.
