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This page is for requesting that a page, file or template be fully protected, create protected (salted), semi-protected, added to pending changes, move-protected, template protected (template-specific), upload protected (file-specific), or unprotected. Please read up on 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 only to prevent IP and new user vandalism (see the rough guide to semi-protection), and move protection is used to stop pagemove revert wars.

After a page has been protected, the protection is listed in the page history and logs with a short description indicating why it was protected, and the article is listed on Special:Protectedpages. Further discussion should take place on the Talk page of the article. In the case of full protection due to edit warring, admins do not revert to specific versions of the page, except to get rid of obvious vandalism.

Instructions

If you would like to request a page to be protected or unprotected, please follow the following steps:

  1. If you are requesting unprotection, you must ask the protecting administrator first for unprotection. If the admin is unable to respond and/or lower protection then you can list your request on this page.
  2. Add a level 3 header (i.e. === [[Example title]] ===) with the namespace if not an article. Place your request at the bottom of either the protection or unprotection list, depending on the nature of your request, and place the pagelinks template below the header in the form of * {{pagelinks|Example title}}. Please make sure you have spelled the name of the article properly; a common error stems from mistaken requests for the protection of redirects, particularly capitalised ones.
  3. If you are requesting protection, write the type of request (full protection, semi-protection, pending changes, move protection) and a brief reason for your request below your header.
  4. Please do not add arbitrary requests for a protection expiry time to your request, or request indefinite protection arbitrarily.
    • If there is a reason for a page to be protected for a certain amount of time, such as protecting a user talk page until the user is unblocked, please make this clear.
    • If you are requesting indefinite semi-protection or pending changes, be aware that it is only applied to articles with endemic and endless vandalism problems which multiple increasing periods of temporary semi-protection or pending changes have failed to stop.
    • Note that different expiry times can be set for edit and move-protections, so an article can, for example, be semi-edit-protected for a week and full-move-protected indefinitely.
  5. Sign your request with four tildes ~~~~ and save.
  • Note: this is not a venue for continuing an argument from elsewhere nor starting a new discussion regarding content. If a request contains excessive arguing, is being used for edit-warring or content disputes, contains personal attacks or uncivil comments or any other unrelated discussion, it will be removed from this page.
Examples
For single page requests
=== [[Example Article Name]] ===
* {{pagelinks|Example Article Name}}
'''Semi-protection:''' High level of IP vandalism. ~~~~

=== [[Template:Example Template Name]] ===
* {{pagelinks|Template:Example Template Name}}
'''Unprotection:''' From full protection to template editor protection. ~~~~
For multiple page requests with the same criteria
=== Short descriptive header ===
* {{pagelinks|Wikipedia:Example Page Name 1}}
* {{pagelinks|Wikipedia:Example Page Name 2}}
'''Temporary semi-protection:''' High level of IP vandalism. ~~~~
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Administrator instructions

Current requests for increase in protection level

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 rolling 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.

Lacey Sturm

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – A new editor/anon continues to remove content. No discussion, simply deletion. Would like to see discussion. I don't agree with the content, but it is somewhat sourced. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:40, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Declined I've warned the new editor about WP:3RR NeilN talk to me 11:08, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Mexican Mafia

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing by user EditPatrol, and some IP users. User EditPatrol along with some IP users have been removing sourced content, and adding unsource content. I'm requesting at least 3 months of protection. --- BlueRedPurpleGreen (talk) 07:05, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Declined The IP has not edited recently and the registered editor is autoconfirmed. NeilN talk to me 11:14, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Optimsm

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – New user trying to add spam about this product, please protect this redirect. Joseph2302 (talk) 19:26, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Jim Butterworth (politician)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – IP Editor removing sourced content and breaking image. Sources removed. Scr★pIronIV 20:06, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Declined Warned IP. NeilN talk to me 11:21, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Racial transformation (individual)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – There has been some disruptive editing after the article has been sent at AFD. Please protect it until the dispute is settled. TL22 (talk) 21:20, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Qed237 (talk) 21:29, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Template:Iranian Imperial Family

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – I.P editor persistently adding hoax content. Flat Out (talk) 01:50, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. NeilN talk to me 11:19, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Lee Siegel (cultural critic)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – persistent POV editing by I.P editor with declared COI. Flat Out (talk) 02:11, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Declined It's one IP. Warn accordingly and then take to the appropriate noticeboard. NeilN talk to me 11:17, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Chris Cuomo

Semi-protection: Persistent high level of IP vandalism and BLP violations, starting nine hours after the last semi-protection ended. Softlavender (talk) 02:50, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Don Cossacks

Temporary pending changes: IP keeps repeatedly adding a block on unsourced data and claims it is firts hand data. Any attempt to remove is reverted.-- . Rsrikanth05 (talk) 04:04, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Declined Rsrikanth05, looks to be one static IP. If it keeps happening, give the user a final warning and if disruption continues after that, let me know. NeilN talk to me 10:55, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
@NeilN: Alright. Will do. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 11:04, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Priyanka Chopra

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Ok enough is enough. IP users are continuously disrupting the article and its high time to indeff it. —Indian:BIO [ ChitChat ] 04:18, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Would like to request semi-protection on this page to prevent multiple new sock accounts from COI editing on the article. Not sure if temporary or indefinite duration is more appropriate and will leave that up to the admin. As evidence, multiple COI accounts have edited, been blocked either for external link spamming or violations of the username policy and then a new account is created to edit this article. Many of the accounts have been warned about abusing multiple accounts. Suspected socks include User:Rajeevfl, User:Spjimr, User:Spmba, User:SPJIMR Editor, User:SPJIMRMum, User:Hrish15. -War wizard90 (talk) 05:28, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Declined The article is only lightly edited and the latest change is now sourced. Let's see what the SPI determines. NeilN talk to me 11:01, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Garuda Indonesia

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent addition of "orders" despite all press releases clearly saying that these aren't orders yet, just the expression of an intention to order, which is already covered in the text. SideshowBob7 (talk) 12:06, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

The X Factor (U.S. TV series)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Continued addition of original research and unsourced speculation to article by IP's and anonymous editors. livelikemusic my talk page! 12:20, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Current requests for reduction in protection level

Shortcuts:
Please post requests in this section for removing or reducing the protection level of a page if the protecting admin is inactive or you have already asked them.
  • To find out the username of the admin who protected the page click on "View 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.
  • Unprotection requests for 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 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 here if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.

Current requests for edits to a protected page

Further information: Wikipedia:Edit requests
Shortcut:
Ideally, requests should be made on the article talk page rather than here.

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.