Wikipedia:Requests for page protection

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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 protection Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level Request unprotection Request a specific edit to a protected page Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here Request edit

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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.

Arabian horse

• Arabian horse (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – The only new accounts or IPs to edit this article are vandals or the promoters of "magic unicorn horses." Waste of editor resources to be babysitting this article. Montanabw^(talk) 23:45, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected., to be honest, the level of vandalism is moderate, last time it was semi-protected was 2007, I do not see any reason why it should be indef-protected now. If vandalism resumes after two weeks we can re-protect it or configure pending changes--Ymblanter (talk) 08:39, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Appaloosa

• Appaloosa (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Another horse breed article plagued by IP and new accounts either vandalizing or promoting "magic unicorn horses" Featured Article, too. Editors have other things to do than vandal patrol on this one, please. Montanabw^(talk) 23:48, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

2015–16 Montreal Canadiens season

• 2015–16 Montreal Canadiens season (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – IPs, maybe around 4 of them, are adding unsourced scores. Callmemirela 🍁 {Talk} ♑ 03:24, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2016

• So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2016 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Continuous blanking of page, and addition of unrelated content by multiple IPs. ilovechristianmusic ^{(Tell Me Something!)} 03:30, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of two weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:47, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Ted Nugent

• Ted Nugent (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: BLP policy violations. Mlpearc (open channel) 04:15, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Pending-changes protected for a period of 1 year, after which the page will be automatically unprotected., vandalism is infrequent, let us try pending changes.--Ymblanter (talk) 08:36, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Turing Pharmaceuticals

• Turing Pharmaceuticals (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: High level of vandalism. 2605:6000:8B43:5B00:6C53:D634:9559:60C2 (talk) 04:55, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Declined, not high level.--Ymblanter (talk) 08:34, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

List of Power Rangers Dino Charge characters

• List of Power Rangers Dino Charge characters (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. clpo13_(talk) 09:11, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:20, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

John Prescott

• John Prescott (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations. clpo13_(talk) 09:44, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Josh Moore

• Josh Moore (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – bog-standard vandalism from IP . Nomoskedasticity (talk) 09:59, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Page

• Page (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Ctwabn (talk) 10:29, 10 February 2016 (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.

Shalom Television

• Shalom Television (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Unprotection: The channel received significant coverages. Requesting an un-salt for the page. . SuperHero ● 👊 ● ★ 08:37, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Note: Have a look on these coverages [1], [2], [3] and [4] on several Catholic news portals. SuperHero ● 👊 ● ★ 09:18, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Please contact User:Master of Puppets, the admin who deleted and salted the last version (if you have not done so already). Lectonar (talk) 10:58, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Also, the chances of unprotecting are greater if there's a draft article ready to move into place. There might be some sourcing but it still needs to stand as an article. tutterMouse (talk) 12:54, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

I know because the article passes the guideline criteria (an article must have received "significant coverage" in reliable sources that are independent of the subject). Probably, i had contacted the salting admin for this matter. SuperHero ● 👊 ● ★ 13:06, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

I have several reservations about this that I've detailed on my talk page. m.o.p 17:30, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Technically this is being discussed elsewhere so I feel it's Not done, any admin can override this of course. tutterMouse (talk) 07:34, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Current requests for edits to a protected page

Further information: Wikipedia:Edit requests

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.

Donald Trump

• Donald Trump (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Edit semi-protected: The header states that he "earned...support among working-class voters, as well as widespread opposition from Hispanics/Latinos, Muslims, business leaders, and other Republicans," but does not cite a source. This is not the language used later on in the article where it says "...earned him support among working-class voters and voters without college educations amid heavy and frequent controversies in the news media." I think it's unfair to paint him in this way without at least citing a source because potential voters of those groups may read the header and get an impression of him without actually looking into his positions for themselves. My request or suggestion is to change the language in the header to what is said later in the article (which is cited), or cite a source for the original claims. WikiUser2244 (talk) 01:02, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

{{RFPP|no}} No specific edit proposed. The article talk page is the appropriate venue for discussion of content. Katie^talk 03:25, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

My specific edit was to change the last line of the header to what it is says later in the article. I said "My request or suggestion is to change the language in the header to what is said later in the article (which is cited), or cite a source for the original claims." If you can't find a source or if that's not how this process works then my "proposal" is to just change the wording to match. Also, the talk page is also semi-protected, otherwise I wouldn't have posted here. WikiUser2244 (talk) 04:06, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

You'd be right, that isn't how the process works. You need to bring what specific changes you want to have made, admins are only proxies for these small edits after all so they can't do anything that requires more than a copypaste or that forwards a specific POV. If you have a different wording for the unsourced sentence in the lede then that probably could be done seeing as it's an unsourced statement, just need to say where it is and what it should read as with cites if you have them. tutterMouse (talk) 06:17, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Okay, so I'd like to change the last sentence of the header to read "Trump's politically incorrect, anti-illegal immigration politics, which also concentrated on terrorism and national security concerns, earned him support among working-class voters and voters without college educations amid heavy and frequent controversies in the news media," for the reasons stated originally. The source that cites this is source 200. WikiUser2244 (talk) 14:50, 5 February 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.128.73.5 (talk)

Restoring as the request wasn't actually done, I would do it but it's a hot button article I'd rather not be involved with. tutterMouse (talk) 11:30, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

In short, I agree with the first responding admin that this is a talk page matter. In detail: It should be "anti-illegal-immigration policies"; that's a three-word compound adjective. Needs comma before "amid" (the voters' educations are not what's amid the controversies). Other than that, this seems reasonable wording as far as it goes, but not as a blanket replacement. My concern would be that there are likely other sources in the the article for "widespread opposition from" various demographics. It's not that the lead is making a unitary unsourced claim; rather it is doing what a lead is supposed to do, summarizing various material in the article that is sourced lower down. It's a general principle that stuff in the lead does need to be sourced there but only if it's likely to be controversial or challenged. Anything at all like this is controversial and likely to be challenged, so the lead simply needs the sources for those claims added to it, even if WikiUser2244's particular wording tweak is also used as a substitute for part of it. The only danger would be WP:OR, in the form of synthesis that "leads" the reader, e.g. if it said something like "because of his position on national security concerns, he earned the enmity of Hispanic voters", an implication our sources don't make and that we should not draw (they suggest that it was because of his anti-illegal-immigration perspective, which while it relates strongly to national security concern, in Trump's views, to Muslim immigration, it does not to Hispanic immigration).  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼  15:21, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Four days is a long time, don't think WikiUser2244 is returning but I'll ping them anyway to see if they have any more input. tutterMouse (talk) 12:56, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Handled requests

A rolling archive of the last seven days of protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Rolling archive.