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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Snotbot (talk | contribs) at 13:36, 6 September 2013 (Bot clerking, archiving 4 threads, 4 pending requests remain.). 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 protection

    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.

    Temporary semi-protection Persistent vandalism. Thebof (talk) 13:19, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Full protection: Persistent violations of the biographies of living persons policy, serious libel. Pending changes protection gives nothing. WTM (talk) 12:20, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Create protection: Repeatedly recreated. Sir Sputnik (talk) 05:34, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – IP vandalism intensified due to Google doodle. Widefox; talk 10:16, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 1 day, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. GedUK  12:03, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Please renew semiprotection. Assorted IPs adding defamatory and racist content. Hertz1888 (talk) 06:14, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary pending changes: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism. Request PC for 3 months. Evano1van(எவனோ ஓருவன்) 05:19, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Pending-changes protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Let's just try a shorter duration first to see how it goes. GedUK  12:12, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for unprotection

    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.

    Unprotection: Article at Jackson Ferguson (footballer) should be moved to this previously salted title. It was salted as part of a bulk salting of a bunch of poorly written unreferenced non or barely notable footballers. The-Pope (talk) 12:30, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Unprotection: This page got salted after an AfD. However, the article got recreated somewhere else after she became notable and the original protector, Ron Ritzman, is no longer active. The result is that there is now higher protection for a redirect then there is for the article itself, enough to raise the ire of Jim.henderson for whom I have posted this on his behalf. Launchballer 07:23, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Already unprotected by administrator Ron Ritzman. Armbrust The Homunculus 13:26, 6 September 2013 (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.

    Fulfilled/denied requests

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