Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
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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) 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
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Current requests for increase in protection level
Place requests for protection increases at the BOTTOM of this section. If you cannot find your request, check the archive of requests or, failing that, the page history. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – A whole bunch of IP editors adding that the page is related to 14/88 without citing sources, this has been ongoing at least for today though likely longer. CommissarDoggoTalk? 21:12, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP vandalism. Seasider53 (talk) 21:19, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 4 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. I've bumped it up for the time being as this has been driven by a recent episode on British series "Would I lie to you?" dissuading these edits outright makes sense. Seddon talk 02:19, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. EF5 21:35, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
- Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to already be protected. Please confirm.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 21:54, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Cyberbot I Confirmed. Also AN and ANI shouldn't be protected to ensure all users can report ongoing incidents. DotesConks (talk) 01:14, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Temporary Semi-protection: An IP user keeps adding vandalism or non-constructive edits to this page. HJHooker00 (talk) 22:29, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Target of IP-hopping hijacker. Sumanuil. (talk to me) 22:34, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
User(s) partially blocked: 2603:7000:DD00:226A::0/64 (talk · contribs) (from Michael Jacobs Productions). — rsjaffe 🗣️ 01:11, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Long-term semi-protection: High level of persistent IP vandalism, typically name edits due to a long-running meme. Has been semi-protected several times now, with an immediate regression to disruptive editing patterns as soon as it has been lifted. Subject is a widely-discussed Formula One driver with a contract until 2028. MB2437 23:10, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 6 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 00:32, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent edit warring from IP users (who are likely sockpuppeters), inserting factually incorrect information. The article was recently semi-protected for one week, but the edit warring resumed after the protection was lifted. --oxmx (talk) 00:51, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
- Opinion polling for the 2025 Canadian federal election (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Heartfox (talk) 00:56, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP vandalism Smart boy Ke (talk) 01:51, 21 March 2025 (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 ITalk to my owner:Online 01:57, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP traffic and harassment; Assassin's Creed Shadows released today. Relm (talk) 01:56, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Note: The talk page is drawing a lot of attention due to the articles own protection but I'm hesitant to apply a protection to the talk page unless it gets completely out of hand. I'm open to a second opinion on this so not marking it as not done. Seddon talk 02:35, 21 March 2025 (UTC)- I agree with Seddon, it's not there yet, but we might need to apply protection for short durations if it becomes burdensome to deal with the traffic. Acroterion (talk) 02:38, 21 March 2025 (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.
Unprotection: 14 years of protection with little vandalism or disruption. Thepharoah17 (talk) 23:34, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
Current requests for edits to a protected page
Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting 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.
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.