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=== [[Tonight I'm Getting Over You]] ===
* {{pagelinks|Tonight I'm Getting Over You}}
'''Semi-protection:''' Persistent genre change without references/discussion. [[Special:Contributions/115.164.72.223|115.164.72.223]] ([[User talk:115.164.72.223|talk]]) 17:26, 14 December 2017 (UTC)


== Pinto Martins - Fortaleza Airport ==
== Pinto Martins - Fortaleza Airport ==

Revision as of 17:26, 14 December 2017

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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)

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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.

    Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008

    Declined. This appears to be a slow-motion edit war between unregistered accounts. Both accounts claim consensus. Both say to take it to the talk page, but in fact neither account has made any comments there. Please make your case there, and possibly ping in previous discussants to get a broader view. If talk page discussion is ineffective, maybe ask for a third opinion. MelanieN (talk) 18:50, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Done--Ymblanter (talk) 07:42, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Santa Ana winds

    Pending changes protection: Consistent IP vandalism, plus bouts of disruptive edits by registered users who are new to the article. Every time the Santa Ana winds blow in Southern California, the IPs and newbies flock to this article to vandalize or do a complete rewrite out of thin air. Myself and a handful of other editors have long tended this article and repaired the damage from these seasonal bursts of vandalism and other less-than-helpful-or-well-informed edits. The article will go months without edits during the non-Santa Ana seasons, but always a flurry of bad edits as soon as these winds begin to blow: hence the Pending Changes Protection request rather than Semi-Protected. Darkest Tree Talk 00:03, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Question: @Darkest tree: There was a big rewrite by IPs in May. I do not see it being reverted, and it doesn't immediately strike me as having been bad. Can you comment on this? Thanks. Samsara 00:19, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, happy to comment on that. While most of the edits by 24.61.220.85 were not "bad," I did actually go back in October and rescue some content that user removed (In the etymology section, specifically). I think it would have been better if these IP changes had been reviewed first. Also, that IP user seems to be the exception rather than the rule in terms of not making "bad" edits. To be clear, I am not attempting to embark down that slippery slope that would end with in argument for pending changes protection (at least) on every single article. I am only asking for it specifically on this article, because of all the articles I edit and of all those I regularly tend to, only this one has this consistent, seasonal pattern of lying dormant and then being hit with sudden vandalism and other edits that are (pardon the pun) driven by the winds that are the subject of this article. I'm also well aware that I don't "own" this article any more than any other editor—I'm just starting to feel like it's Groundhog Day with the editing pattern on this article and I'm volunteering to help fix that. Darkest Tree Talk 00:37, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Pending-changes protected for a period of 3 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Sorry for butting in if you were planning to come back to this, Samsara. This pattern - recurrent but not very frequent vandalism, combined with some constructive editing by IPs - seems well suited for PC protection. MelanieN (talk) 01:37, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @MelanieN: I'm not sure it's such a good idea for longer IP-only editing sessions, especially when different IPs are involved - unless the review happens very swiftly. Hence my hesitation. Samsara 02:02, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I'll withdraw it. You were here first. --MelanieN (talk) 02:04, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Not an easy situation, but I initially tended towards thinking that severity of the disruption was not particularly great relative to the possible loss of contributions that could occur by the display of the lock icon and/or slow accepting of good changes from rapidly contributing IP editors. I felt that this interpretation was confirmed by the above opinion that the changes were only partly flawed. So I've added the article to my watchlist - maybe if MelanieN does the same, we can manage any disruption that does occur by means of reverts and protections as may be needed in future. It's also probably worth thinking about whether the desire of new editors to restructure the article means that it could be more compellingly structured. I realise I'm in a somewhat privileged position of being offered a platform on which to make that remark without having to offer any specific suggestions - I actually have none at this time. But in my experience, thinking about why editors come and make certain changes can often help improve the article and reduce disruption. Samsara 03:22, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    For the benefit of the archiving bot:
    Declined – Likely collateral damage as one or several users who are making improvements would be affected by the requested protection. Samsara 03:22, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Tonight I'm Getting Over You

    Semi-protection: Persistent genre change without references/discussion. 115.164.72.223 (talk) 17:26, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Pinto Martins - Fortaleza Airport

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinto_Martins_%E2%80%93_Fortaleza_International_Airport Due constant vandalism and destruction of User CGB17 I beg to protect the page --92.76.86.106 (talk) 17:06, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Sect

    Temporary Semi-protection: Repeated unexplained edits by IP user(s), including removal of requests for citation or clarification. Nitpicking polish (talk) 02:46, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Actually, they explained one of their edits [1], though it would be great to get them to the talk page.--Ymblanter (talk) 07:47, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Shoulda Been There, Pt. 1

    Temporary extended confirmed: Persistent sockpuppetry. Binksternet (talk) 02:50, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Girl Disrupted

    Temporary extended confirmed: Persistent sockpuppetry. Binksternet (talk) 02:51, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Ittefaq (2017 film)

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Currently persistent vandalism for the past couple of months. Clarkcj12 (talk) 05:24, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 2 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Samsara 13:42, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Manny Machado

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Trade Rumors happening for this player so people have been fiddiling around with this page. KENGRIFFEY24FAN (talk) 05:44, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Pages are not protected preemptively. Alexf(talk) 11:50, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Congressional Black Caucus

    Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations – Anon User:86.179.200.63 edit-warring to add likely BLP-violating content describing an organisation with a small identifiable membership as racist with no citations to back this up. Request semi-protection for a few weeks. RevivesDarks (talk) 08:05, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Asia's Got Talent (season 2)

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Some user keeps changing the format which has been in use since the first season. Hiwilms (talk) 10:15, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Sadly, this is the anniversary and the article is attracting more than its usual level of vandalism. Recommend at least a week please. Shearonink (talk) 14:09, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Ever-changing transient IP restoring disputed material, whilst a talk page discussion is ongoing. >SerialNumber54129...speculates 14:28, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    IndiGo

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Jetstreamer Talk 14:31, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Romanoro

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent IP hopping - disruptive unexplained redirecting, removal of legitimate comments on the talk page. –72 (talk) 15:18, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Dennis Prager

    Extended semi-protection: Persistent removal of reliably sourced content over an extended period of time. The subject of the article frequently complains about his Wikipedia page, so it's likely that he, his associates or followers are the ones repeatedly removing content. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 15:47, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Article is being pressured by obvious sock/meat. Please protect soon. Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 16:51, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Targeted killing

    Temporary full protection: Persistent addition of disputed content. STSC (talk) 16:46, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Lebanon

    Indefinite extended confirmed: Arbitration enforcement – Part of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Felicia (talk) 17:01, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    SilkAir

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. CLCStudent (talk) 17:13, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. BethNaught (talk) 17:14, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for reduction in protection level

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    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.
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    Check the archives if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.

    protection was applied as indefinite 7 years ago. surely it can be lifted now. LibStar (talk) 03:38, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Courtesy ping to protecting admin Ckatz. Samsara 05:10, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Blue Angels

    Unprotection: Per [edit] it seems like the vandalism was centered around the Army–Navy Game, which was [[2]] on Dec 9. We might be able to get away with decreasing level of protection. Frapsity (talk) 05:16, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I judged edits starting on Nov 16 to be part of the current spree of disruption; therefore, I believe that unprotecting so soon would be rather optimistic. Samsara 13:06, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for edits to a protected page

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    • 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.
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