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.

User:Osirium.ltd

• User:Osirium.ltd (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite create protection: Repeatedly recreated – User page repeatedly recreated with promotional material, account blocked as well. -- LuK3 (Talk) 17:19, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. Deepfriedokra (talk) 17:23, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Note: Weren't before; blocked now. Deepfriedokra (talk) 17:23, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Immigration reduction in the United States

• Immigration reduction in the United States (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite extended confirmed: Arbitration enforcement – Given a recent user's block, I'd enforce WP:ARBDS. IanDBeacon (talk) 18:58, 27 February 2020 (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 I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 19:03, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
  • I dunno, going back over two years to late 2017 suggests it's really just this one clearly disruptive user. I'd be inclined to decline this as well. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 20:38, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:19, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Note: I'll probably request a partial block on their talk page in case they withdraw the legal threat. Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:19, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Yoel Romero

• Yoel Romero (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary protection: Low volume but persistent vandalism. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 00:49, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Lee Boyd Malvo

• Lee Boyd Malvo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – IP vandals are removing some sourced content from the WaPo. I've advised them a few times to take it to the article's Talk page for WP:CONSENSUS, but this may be the same person considering the timeframe. . Mr. Vernon (talk) 02:16, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

The Plum Guide

• The Plum Guide (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite extended confirmed: Persistent sockpuppetry – User MG2020DTC was blocked for sockpuppetry a few weeks ago and since then they keep adding unsourced and promotional contents to the article using sock accounts and IP addresses. . GSS ^💬 02:40, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Adam Levine

• Adam Levine (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Lots of vandalism from several new users and ips. Jake (talk) 02:53, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. AustralianRupert (talk) 08:54, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Nickelodeon Animation Studio

• Nickelodeon Animation Studio (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent high level of IP vandalism. Have had to revert adding unrelated company names, dates, nonexistent shows, etc. Hammill Ten (talk) 03:44, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of three days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Johnuniq (talk) 09:15, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Miss Vietnam

• Miss Vietnam (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent High level of IP vandalism potentially from the same person utilizing different IP address. Have had to revert many times unsourced contested entries-- Richie Campbell (talk) 05:39, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Johnuniq (talk) 09:16, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Taiwan, China

• Taiwan, China (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Lapse of previous protection has not succeeded in preventing IP vandalism that was seen in the past. CaradhrasAiguo (leave language) 05:55, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Declined @CaradhrasAiguo: Sorry but there have been only two edits by one IP and that is not sufficient to justify protection. I'm sure you are right that disruption will continue but we have to wait for that to occur. Johnuniq (talk) 09:19, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Elimination Chamber (2020)

• Elimination Chamber (2020) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. TheDeviantPro (talk) 07:02, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of three days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Johnuniq (talk) 09:20, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Bangladesh Liberation War

• Bangladesh Liberation War (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Permanent semi-protection or ECP per Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive306#Proposal:_Extended-confirmed_protection_for_India-Pakistan_conflict. Highly controversial article which got unprotected to IP addresses after going through a recent full protection. Orientls (talk) 07:45, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Extended confirmed protected indefinitely. I'm not sure about whether I should have chosen indefinite. Any admin might like to alter with no need for consultation. Johnuniq (talk) 09:28, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Ayushmann Khurrana

• Ayushmann Khurrana (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Long term IP vandalism. Krimuk2.0 (talk) 09:00, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Tourism in Egypt

• Tourism in Egypt (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Constant advertising by companies to promote their tours/guides in Egypt. Bᴇʀʀᴇʟʏ • ^{Talk to me}∕_{What have I been doing} 09:21, 28 February 2020 (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.

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.

City Line (Merseytravel)

• City Line (Merseytravel) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Move protection was never really needed because there is no history of bad moves. Unprotection is needed because the page should be (uncontroversially) moved to match the sentence case of the other Merseyrail/Merseytravel and also to follow how Transport for London underground and overground lines are named. 10mmsocket (talk) 11:10, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Pinging @Redrose64, who originally protected the page. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 17:47, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Uncontroversial page moves may be requested at WP:RM/TR. — Malcolmxl5 (talk) 13:30, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Anti-Americanism

• Anti-Americanism (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Unprotection: The amount of IP disruption to this article wasn't very significant when it was protected; the single user on one range was not enough for protection. Cutlass^Ciera 02:00, 19 December 2024 (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.