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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.

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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.

The Orient (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect or protect (at your discretion). Disagreements over suitability of recently added material. --Media anthro 17:58, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Louis Pasteur (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. Catchpole 17:53, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Turkey (bird) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect Been getting vandal attacks from a wide range of anons (who could be proxies) for the last 48 hours. It seems that there is vandalism every 2 hours or so, with multiple instances of sandboxes/vandalism. A semi-protect for a couple of days can take off the attention I think. Baristarim 16:56, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Scranton Preparatory School‎ (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect or protect There has been lots of abuse. A school administrator wants it protected. Mike6271 16:51, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tadcaster Grammar School (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect. Lots of anon vandalism. — cBuckley (Talk • Contribs) 16:07, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

X Japan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection to advert or at least contain an imminent edit war, following the removal of uncited information per WP:V. A checkuser request to see whether Darkcat21 and 62.57.22.131 are the same person and in 3RR violation is in progress, but since this editor appears to operate from a variable IP address and has proven to be very determined to protect his/her contributions even when at odds with Wikipedia policy, blocking IP based edits would still help a great deal to diffuse the situation. - Cyrus XIII 15:42, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kristiansund (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect. Being edited to read cusswords and non-facts Rbotti 13:58, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Also, the offending IP has been blocked. -- Natalya 17:17, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reddy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Requesting semi protection. A anon editor repeatedly adds highly controversial unsourced material about living persons.Itsmejudith 11:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rosa Parks (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Requesting semi protection. Lots of vandalism by anon editors. Regards, Ben Aveling 11:51, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected. -- Natalya 17:08, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Current requests for unprotection

Shortcuts

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.

Transnistria (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Request to unprotect or change to semiprotect. It was protected in 30 December, I believe 3 weeks is enough.--MariusM 16:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Our Lady of Fatima University (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Request to unprotect the school may be facing some controversies in the past but i dont find a necessity to protect it like other controversial articles that need further explanations. controversial inputs in an article can be cited and semi-protecting it may only lead to knowledgeable unregistered users at bay †Bloodpack† 15:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hanging (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

This has been protected for over two weeks now. The hanging of Saddam is long over, protection is no longer needed. 141.211.175.235 15:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Current requests for significant edits to a protected page

Shortcut

WP:RFED

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

Hyponatremia (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

This page has been vadalized by multiple people several times today alone. They keep putting abusive, wikified curse words in place of the actual words. (I think it is due to Jennifer Strange's death, and the current criminal investigation as to the cause of it.) I hope I have followed the proper form here. TheKatK 11:27, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. If levels continue as they have been today, then obviously protection will be needed. But it seems mainly to be one user at the moment, who I'll give a 1 week block. --Robdurbar 11:31, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, its a shared IP at a university, so I'll leave it unblocked for now; still not needing protection though. --Robdurbar 11:33, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Eli Falk/welcome (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) and other User:Eli Falk subpages

Semi protection per user request. If vandalized in real time, the damage would be hard to trace and fix.

List of pages:

Eli Falk 11:00, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected --Robdurbar 11:34, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

File:Gould-love.png (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Full protection. Image currently appears on Main Page and should be tagged with {{Mprotected}}. Khatru2 07:51, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Already unprotected. Translucion onto the Main Page automatically protects it. I've added the tag. --Robdurbar 11:29, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Issac Newton (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect. FA quite heavily vandalized over the past few days. Repeated reversions has resulted in loss of whole paragraphs. Shushruth ^{\talk page \ contribs} 07:48, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected Isaac Newton --Robdurbar 11:26, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of Pokémon episodes (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect. Giving of false information from IP users. Can be considered vandalism. Ragnaroknike 07:15, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. --Robdurbar 11:25, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tiger Woods (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect - significant IP vandalism from many users (ever since the previous tag was removed) Supertigerman 06:33, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected --Robdurbar 11:23, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Recovered Territories (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) and others

Full protection An edit war going on that doesn't seem likely to end, I think a discussion might take place if the page is protected. Same goes for Expulsion of Germans after World War II, and Demographic estimates of the German exodus from Eastern Europe. Full protection would encourage discussion rather than revert wars. Please also consider Nicolaus Copernicus for full prtection._{added by Philip Gronowski ^Contribs 05:53, 18 January 2007 (UTC)} Philip Gronowski ^Contribs 05:33, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fully protected All protected. --Robdurbar 10:49, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DNA‎ (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect - High level IP vandalism from multiple users. -- TimVickers 05:17, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected --Robdurbar 10:46, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kraftwerk (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I requested protection due to spamming. The primary spammer has since been blacklisted so am now requesting unprotection. Thanks. Dissolve 05:54, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unprotected --Robdurbar 10:44, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Afrika Bambaataa (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I requested protection due to spamming. The primary spammer has since been blacklisted so am now requesting unprotection. Thanks. Dissolve 05:54, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unprotected --Robdurbar 10:44, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Northern Illinois University‎ (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect - IP vandalism seems heavy today from several rotating IP addresses. Probably the same party, but multiple IPs from same geographic location. [1] [2] [3] [4] --Dual Freq 03:54, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected Core desat 04:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Girla PurpleHeart (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Can you please remove my protected tag because I can't even edit my userpage by myself, cause I needed to bypassed my userboxes? It's been like this for a while so I suggest you remove the protected tag. Thank you. Girla PurpleHeart 02:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unprotected ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 03:11, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of entertainers by nickname (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Last 50 edits are vandalism/reverting. Multiple IP addresses. Filing request per AN/I request. Hbdragon88 23:01, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Already protected. An admin already got to it. [5] Hbdragon88 23:25, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Celebrity Big Brother 2007 (UK) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-Protection. Article is currently subject to a lot of anonymous vandalism usually involving insults against celebrity's mentioned in it. Peteb16 22:32, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected Cbrown1023 22:40, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jew (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection significantly vandalized by anonymous IPs and new accounts lately.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 21:23, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected due to heavy vandalism. Nishkid 64 21:44, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hans-Gert Pöttering (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full protection Appears on the main page and is being blanked and vandalised.--Lucy-marie 18:25, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected only. Full protection not currently needed.--Húsönd 20:45, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nick Saban (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection The article is getting hit by vandalism from the usual rabid fans of opposing schools. Semi-prot will hopefully let this die down a bit. Realkyhick 20:10, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection.--Húsönd 20:20, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agriculture (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection The article has what appears to be a bunch of school kids hitting it. I expect the vandalism will dry up after a week or so. --Mdwyer 19:57, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection.--Húsönd 20:21, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Bunker Hill‎ (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection The article is continuously vandalized by IPs. I think that if the article is semi-protected, then vandalism on it might decrease quite a bit. --Releeshan 19:30, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection.--Húsönd 20:23, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

History of Pakistan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full protection Users insist to add their own POV based claims. This page was protected before, but since the Admin was banned, the page was left unprotected, and certain users vandalise by replacing Pakistan with "Ancient India (now Pakistan) or "what used to be Pakistan". --Unre4L ITY 19:17, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fully protected--Húsönd 20:25, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Doosra (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full protection This cricket move was invented by a Pakistani, in Pakistan, his language was Urdu. However certain users keep adding a description of Hindustani and replacing Urdu with Hindi. --Unre4L ITY 19:17, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Declined It's currently semi-protected, no signs yet that a full protection is needed.--Húsönd 20:27, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

SuperShadow (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect. Under hard-core attack from a VERY persistent vandal more than one IP/Username. TheRealFennShysa 19:06, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Already protected. by Edgar181.--Húsönd 20:29, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Amazon Rainforest (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect. Under hard-core attack from a VERY persistent vandal more than one IP/Username. TheRealFennShysa 19:06, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Already protected. by Edgar181.--Húsönd 20:30, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Valencian (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protect. Under hard-core attack from more than one IP. Fan-1967 18:41, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and the Talk page, too. Same problem. Fan-1967 18:44, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected article. Talk page was being attacked by a single user who's been blocked meanwhile.--Húsönd 20:36, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Marietta High School (GA) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection due to vandals within the past 3 days. -Penwhale | Blast the Penwhale 17:47, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Declined. The vandalism is only coming from one IP; I've warned the sole IP from which it is coming (the IP of the school, it seems), and if they continue, they will be blocked. -- Natalya 18:15, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The IP in question has been blocked. -- Natalya 17:13, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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 }}. -- [[User:Natalya|Nataly<font color="green">a</font>]] 17:08, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
+==Current requests for unprotection==
+{{Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/URheading}}
+===={{la|Transnistria}}====
+'''Request to unprotect or change to semiprotect'''. It was protected in 30 December, I believe 3 weeks is enough.--[[User:MariusM|MariusM]] 16:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
+===={{la|Our Lady of Fatima University}}====
+'''Request to unprotect''' the school may be facing some controversies in the past but i dont find a necessity to protect it like other controversial articles that need further explanations. controversial inputs in an article can be cited and semi-protecting it may only lead to knowledgeable unregistered users at bay [[User talk:Bloodpack|<span style="color:#fff;background:#800">†B<span style="background:#a00">lo<span style="background:#c00">o<span style="background:#d00">d</span>p</span>ac</span>k†</span>]] 15:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
+===={{la|Hanging}}====
+This has been protected for over two weeks now. The hanging of Saddam is long over, protection is no longer needed. [[User:141.211.175.235|141.211.175.235]] 15:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
+==Current requests for significant edits to a protected page==
+{{Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/SRheading}}
+==Fulfilled/denied requests==
 ===={{la|Hyponatremia}}====
 This page has been vadalized by multiple people several times today alone.  They keep putting abusive, wikified curse words in place of the actual words.  (I think it is due to Jennifer Strange's death, and the current criminal investigation as to the cause of it.) I hope I have followed the proper form here.  [[User:TheKatK|TheKatK]] 11:27, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
@@ Line 95: / Line 110: @@
 :{{RFPP|s}} --[[User:Robdurbar|Robdurbar]] 11:23, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
-==Current requests for unprotection==
-{{Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/URheading}}
-===={{la|Transnistria}}====
-'''Request to unprotect or change to semiprotect'''. It was protected in 30 December, I believe 3 weeks is enough.--[[User:MariusM|MariusM]] 16:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
-===={{la|Our Lady of Fatima University}}====
-'''Request to unprotect''' the school may be facing some controversies in the past but i dont find a necessity to protect it like other controversial articles that need further explanations. controversial inputs in an article can be cited and semi-protecting it may only lead to knowledgeable unregistered users at bay [[User talk:Bloodpack|<span style="color:#fff;background:#800">†B<span style="background:#a00">lo<span style="background:#c00">o<span style="background:#d00">d</span>p</span>ac</span>k†</span>]] 15:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
-===={{la|Hanging}}====
-This has been protected for over two weeks now. The hanging of Saddam is long over, protection is no longer needed. [[User:141.211.175.235|141.211.175.235]] 15:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
-==Current requests for significant edits to a protected page==
-{{Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/SRheading}}
-==Fulfilled/denied requests==
 ===={{la|Recovered Territories}} and others====
 '''Full protection''' An edit war going on that doesn't seem likely to end, I think a discussion might take place if the page is protected. Same goes for [[Expulsion of Germans after World War II]], and [[Demographic estimates of the German exodus from Eastern Europe]]. Full protection would encourage discussion rather than revert wars. Please also consider [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] for full prtection.<sub>added by [[User:Philip Gronowski|<font color="OliveDrab">'''Philip'''</font>]] [[User talk:Philip Gronowski|<font color="OliveDrab">'''Gronowski'''</font>]] <sup>[[Special:Contributions/Philip Gronowski|<font color="OliveDrab">Contribs</font>]]</sup> 05:53, 18 January 2007 (UTC)</sub> [[User:Philip Gronowski|<font color="OliveDrab">'''Philip'''</font>]] [[User talk:Philip Gronowski|<font color="OliveDrab">'''Gronowski'''</font>]] <sup>[[Special:Contributions/Philip Gronowski|<font color="OliveDrab">Contribs</font>]]</sup> 05:33, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

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