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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 78.225.149.66 (talk) at 20:05, 13 July 2016 (Revert abusive request. Read details in User_talk:FoCuSandLeArN.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

    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

    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: Persistent disruptive editing. Opencooper (talk) 12:07, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of two weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Katietalk 16:47, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Short-term vandalism since mid-July. -- LuK3 (Talk) 13:45, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.--Ymblanter (talk) 20:04, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Edit as Vandalism of User:Bertrand101 sock. LG-Gunther :  Talk  13:54, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    User(s) blocked. Katietalk 16:42, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring. clpo13(talk) 16:01, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    User(s) blocked. Katietalk 16:39, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite Semi Protection Continue edit warring and content dispute. Regarding hubs for airlines. TravelLover37 (talk) 16:20, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined procedural - article moved and new title fully protected Katietalk 19:44, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Continual addition of hoax players to the squad, usually by IP users. Many reviewers, acting in good faith, have mistakenly accepted them. See the page history for the reversion I had to make. Pending changes protection just doesn't appear to be working. Amccann421 (talk) 16:21, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Create protection: Repeatedly recreated. clpo13(talk) 17:04, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Creation protected indefinitely. Katietalk 19:39, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Disruption continued after protection expired. Same issue with an ip hell bent on removing German air dates. EvergreenFir (talk) 17:46, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Added List of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness episodes and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness. EvergreenFir (talk) 17:57, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    Semi-protected for a period of 3 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. NeilN talk to me 18:24, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: High level of IP vandalism. CLCStudent (talk) 17:53, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – This page is being vandalized by an IP editor. The previous page protection has expired. Gestrid (talk) 18:07, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected indefinitely. NeilN talk to me 18:26, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Music1201 talk 18:10, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined Pending changes looks to be handling it NeilN talk to me 18:28, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Due to an editor with a COI removing large amounts of sourced information. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:45, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Already done by administrator Jonathunder. @RickinBaltimore: The registered account has enough edits to be autoconfirmed on Saturday, so heads up. Katietalk 19:38, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Edit filter log shows some sockpuppets vandalizing. -- LuK3 (Talk) 18:58, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 4 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. BethNaught (talk) 19:22, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    They've been targeting lots of disney related articles lately as well, I think it might be related to this spi. Sro23 (talk) 19:41, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. JudgeRM 19:39, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of four days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Katietalk 19:42, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – There is a sudden attack on this page by IPs from the US east coast, adding WP:OR and modifying even direct quotes from sources. Kautilya3 (talk) 20:03, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    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: An editor was insisting May wasn't PM yet and got the page fully protected. However, he was incorrect and she is officially PM -see http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/13/theresa-may-becomes-britains-prime-minister Electoralist (talk) 16:57, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Done NeilN talk to me 17:06, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for edits to a protected page

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