Wikipedia:Requests for page protection: Difference between revisions

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Shortcuts WP:RFPP WP:RFP WP:RPP 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. Skip to table of contents requests to raise protection lower protection requested edits (purge) 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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Place requests for new or upgrading pending changes, semi-protection, full protection, move protection, create protection, template editor protection, or upload 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 sockpupptery. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 02:02, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection. Persistent sockpuppetry. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 02:00, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection. Persistent sockpuppetry. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 01:54, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism, the article about Colombia receives vandalism attacks each week by IP users. IP users usually do not help to improve the article and contribute very little to this article. The article should only be edited by autoconfirmed users. Theryx7 (talk) 01:39, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection. Persistent vandalism. WadeSimMiser (talk) 01:00, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Indefinite pending changes: Persistent vandalism – Attempt to restore deleted material within 24 hrs of protection removal. Paris1127 (talk) 00:53, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection. Persistent sockpuppetry. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 00:23, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Already protected. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 01:24, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection. Persistent vandalism. WadeSimMiser (talk) 22:37, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Already protected. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 01:24, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Temporary full protection: I stumbled upon this article earlier and it appears that an edit war has broken out between two editors over the actor's date of birth. I think protecting the article might force them to discuss the issue on the talk page instead. - JuneGloom Talk 21:40, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection: Since April 2013, IPs and new users have tried with increasing frequency to change the feminine pronouns to masculine pronouns, although (as has been explained to several, who try to edit-war the male pronouns back in, anyway) this violates MOS:IDENTITY. -sche (talk) 21:37, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection: Disruptive IP editing related to adding unsourced content. STATic message me! 20:18, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Various IPs repeatedly removing AfD templates. Semi-protect for about a week or so. GregJackP Boomer! 19:27, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – IP sock of a currently blocked user. Darkness Shines (talk) 18:10, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin at 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.

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.

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