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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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 extended confirmed protection: BLP policy violations – Target of LTA inserting defamatory lyrics set to the Philippine national anthem. Blake Gripling (talk) 23:59, 12 June 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Materialscientist (talk) 01:53, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- Automated comment: @Materialscientist: One or more pages in this request have not been protected.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 02:21, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – This page comes under WP:CT/A-I so both it and it's talk page will need protecting. Brandon Downes (talk) 00:31, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- WP:CT/IRP as related subject. IanDBeacon (talk) 00:32, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- Note: June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran has been redirected into June 2025 Israeli strikes in Iran. There is a talk page discussion about renaming the title to this article, so protection request still needed. --Super Goku V (talk) 01:43, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite extended protection: Arbitration Enforcement. To comply with WP:CT/A-I. Possibly killed in recent Israeli airstrike. Owen250708 (talk) 01:58, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- I would immediately do this because you have vandals, and pro-Israel editors GiraffeLover19 (talk) 02:27, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- Extended confirmed protected indefinitely., logged, arbitration enforcement. —Ganesha811 (talk) 12:36, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Recent multiple vandalism and removals from unregistered users. Riktetta (talk) 08:17, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Currently it is under attack of Hazara and Pashtun nationalist who change photo and statistics in the article, the best solution is to forbid editing of the article Amir TJK (talk) 10:59, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
User(s) blocked. Materialscientist (talk) 12:28, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- Automated comment: This user who requested protection has been blocked from editing Wikipedia.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 12:40, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- {{https://fa.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA_%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%7CExample Article Name}}
Reason: High level of IP vandalism. Amir TJK (talk) 11:41, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- Automated comment: @Amir TJK: This request cannot be parsed. Please ensure it follows formatting consistent with the current or previous methods of submission.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 11:54, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- User(s) blocked. Materialscientist (talk) 12:27, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Contentious topic restriction. Dahawk04 (talk) 12:20, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Contentious topic restriction. Contentious topics|topic=irp Dahawk04 (talk) 12:23, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – A lot of sockpuppeting is going on to try to make this redirect into an article that ultimately is eligible for speedy deletion. Requesting temporary semi protection. Yelps ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ critique me 13:03, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Vandalism by vandalism only newly created accounts [1] [2] [3] [4]. Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:04, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Temporary pending changes protection: Persistent vandalism. Recent edits needing reverts. Requesting short term protection to sort out Dahawk04 (talk) 13:15, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent editing by sockpuppets. Waxworker (talk) 13:44, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Disruptive editing relating to ethnicity has resumed after previous protection expired. Mellk (talk) 13:47, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Three related but different IPs have vandalized the page in the last week. Wil540 art (talk) 13:55, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IPs persistently editing against talk page consensus. Kovcszaln6 (talk) 14:06, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Frequent unsourced additions Polish kurd (talk) 14:29, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement. ―Howard • 🌽33 14:50, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Constant edit warring. Ryanisgreat4444 (talk) 15:21, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Frequent vandalism by unknown IP addresses. MNWiki845 (talk) 16:08, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – The page has somehow become the target of persistent vandals/pranksters. While some have been blocked, others persist. Recommend a 60-day protection. BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 17:03, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent amount of WP:GWARRIOR and WP:VANDALISM. Rockmusicfanatic20 (talk) 17:35, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent IP sockpuppetry. JeffSpaceman (talk) 17:48, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite create protection: Repeatedly recreated – Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Ananny. Kinopiko talk 18:07, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
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.
Reason: Unprotection: This article has been semi-protected since 2008 due to apparent sockpuppetry (from this banned user, I suppose). The first Madagascar film was also semi-protected that day for the same reason, but had since been unprotected in 2018. As the first film gains more than twice the amount of views than this one in the past year (see [h`ttps://pageviews.wmcloud.org/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&redirects=0&start=2024-06-07&end=2025-06-07&pages=Madagascar_(2005_film)|Madagascar:_Escape_2_Africa here]), doesn't see really much disruptive activity right now, and that sockpuppeteer primarily targeting on Disney articles, perhaps it's time to test whether long-term protection is still needed? The protecting administrator has long retired since 2010. 46.48.213.19 (talk) 14:55, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- I invite you to read the article you've requested unprotection for. Hint: It isn't a Bambifan target and didn't exist in 2008. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 15:08, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Declined – No changes to the current protection level are required at this point in time. Please don't waste our time with any more spurious requests like this. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:14, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Protected for thirteen years with little to no vandalism. Frankster04 (talk) 14:57, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
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.
Looking to update my worldwide recognitions under my page Luisonoguerol (talk) 15:20, 12 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Luisonoguerol: We're not your billboard. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 15:51, 12 June 2025 (UTC)
The page should be blanked as with the other similar userpages when the user is banned from editing. Only keep the ban notice. ToadetteEdit (talk) 04:44, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.