Wikipedia:Requests for page protection

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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. Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level Request protection Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level Request unprotection Request a specific edit to a protected page Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here Request edit

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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.

Surfin' Bird (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, large number of vandalistic and inappropriate edits after family guy episode (a week or 2 should be enough for people to forget) -TinGrin 03:40, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for two weeks. BJ^Talk 03:48, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

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

temporary full protection Dispute, A number of IP's (Possible to be one editor) is removing sourced content and replacing it with unsourced content. It's been reqested that the issue should be taken to the talk page but the IP's continue to revert. .Bidgee (talk) 03:21, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Searching (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

indefinite move protection, recent page-move vandalism by Grawp sockpuppet. Please protect Help:User contributions and World Trade Center as well. Cunard (talk) 03:21, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Snarklesnappleblast (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

full protection trolling by indefinitely blocked user. Cunard (talk) 03:16, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

United States presidential election (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

indefinite move-protection , Recent page-move vandalism by a Grawp sockpuppet.SchfiftyThree 03:00, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Battles of Saratoga (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protection Vandalism, Massive amount of IP vandalism in the last two days. Would recommend longer duration of protection; the Battles of Saratoga page has long been a target of vandals..TheLetterM (talk) 02:31, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for one week. –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 02:45, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Chinese New Year (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full-protect for 2 weeks due to edit war between some users with anti-Chinese culture user VeryGoodBoy. Please take your looks at his contributions section and you will see that. Thank you. Angelo De La Paz (talk) 02:14, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

I also request protection for this article. But please let the indication of dispute remain in the article so Wikipedia users and editors may know that the article is in dispute and in need of discussion. VeryGoodBoy (talk) 02:20, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection: The article has been repeatedly vandalized by various anonymous IPs. -- Luke4545 (talk) 01:32, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection: The article has been repeatedly vandalized by various anonymous IPs. There also appears to still be a semi-protection icon at the top of the page from previous protection that was lifted a while back. -- Luke4545 (talk) 01:32, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protect. 50% of edits are vandalism or reverts. Could you give us a month on this? Would take us through the election.Student7 (talk) 01:22, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

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

indefinite semi-protection Vandalism, Continually vandalized by anonymous users.αЯβιτЯαЯιŁΨθ ^(talk) 00:54, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Binary numeral system (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect. Constant high level of IP vandalism. yayay (talk) 00:32, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Since lifting the previous protection, IP contributions have been anywhere from vandalism to useless, at best. Based on previous history, this isn't going to change. A longer protection period (longer than 4 weeks) would be greatly appreciated..KhalfaniKhaldun 23:26, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

User talk:HenryNacho (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

indefinite semi-protection User talk of blocked user, Continued self-embarrassment of indefinitely blocked user.Vianello (talk) 23:07, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Fully protected -- Alexf^(talk) 23:17, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection - Recent onslaught of anonymous POV edits; subject is the source of current political controversy. Mike Doughney (talk) 22:07, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Jonas Brothers (edit | [[Talk:Talk:Jonas Brothers|talk]] | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection - Yeah, I know we normally don't like to protect Talk pages. However, I'm fully satisfied that all of the IPs of the world think they rock, they're really cute, and they would love to marry them and begin making babies as soon as their mommies trust them to be out of the house after dark. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 21:20, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

• Semi-protected for five days. Acalamari 21:31, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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.

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

That page has not been vandalised for a long time -59.95.101.133 (talk) 18:03, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined. There appears to have been some disruption very recently. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:17, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

* Sorry for this I was just trolling around yesterday. My apologies. 59.95.99.100 (talk) 18:28, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism.LAAFan^sign _review 20:47, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

• Semi-protected for a week. Acalamari 20:55, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism.LAAFan^sign _review 20:45, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

• Semi-protected for a month. Acalamari 20:55, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

full protection Dispute.Apollo81001 (talk) 20:23, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Already done. - It has been on full protection for many years. Camaron | Chris (talk) 20:25, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Please protect article [venus] for two weeks please? Heavy vandalism such as changing the name venus to penis thank you Apollo81001 (talk) 19:57, 8 October 2008 (UTC) .Apollo81001 (talk) 19:57, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Camaron | Chris (talk) 20:23, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Can you protect article [lizard] for two weeks.Several attacks over past few days..Apollo81001 (talk) 19:16, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Only 1 IP within the last two days, if the disruption resumes warn and then report to WP:AIV. Camaron | Chris (talk) 20:17, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

Temporary protection Its a featured article (currently linked from the main page). Last 50 edits were from kids vandalising it. Since its linked from the main page right now I think it needs semi-protection. 59.95.99.100 (talk) 18:26, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Heavy, but seems under control. Camaron | Chris (talk) 20:28, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Earth's atmosphere (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Please protect article[Earths atmosphere] for two weeks? Heavy vandalism such as - i love the feeling of a penis in my vagina... it just makes me cum SO MUCH!!!!!! i need a penis RIGHT NOW! luckily my husband is coming home soon :) .Apollo81001 (talk) 19:52, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Camaron | Chris (talk) 20:14, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Neurolysis (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

indefinite semi-protection - Due to my Huggling, I get a lot of POed vandals vandalising or otherwise attacking me on my talk page. Here are two examples: [1], and [2]. — neuro^(talk) 18:54, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined. New editors may have legitimate concerns to raise with you. Try not to P them O. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:16, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protection against an anon IP vandal. Vishnava _talk 18:25, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

User(s) blocked.. Seems to have stopped, but I've added a short range block to make sure. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:28, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

User:Moleman 9002 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

full indef protection Talk page of an indef blocked user, inappropriate usage of attempting to get his block overriden (i.e., diatribes on talk page). Yngvarr (t) (c) 18:11, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Does not seem very abusive at this time, also user talk page protection to stop blocked users is now deprecated with changes to block options. Camaron | Chris (talk) 20:06, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

User:Neurolysis (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

indefinite semi-protection - Due to my Huggling, I get a lot of POed vandals vandalising or otherwise attacking me on my talk page, and thus also potentially my userpage. Here are two examples: [3], and [4]. — neuro^(talk) 18:54, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected indefinitely. SHEFFIELDSTEEL^TALK 19:04, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Page has been inundated with IP vandalism lately..Enigma ^message 15:44, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. SoWhy 16:45, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protection - Repeated and constant vandalism by IPs. SlackerMom (talk) 14:27, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. SoWhy 16:47, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protection - Page was redirected via an AfD and has been repeatedly recreated with no improvement or discussion. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 13:11, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected SoWhy 16:50, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

indefinite semi-protection Vandalism, Many protections attempted and the page is still a constant target for IP vandals..Enigma ^message 15:38, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

• Semi-protected Acalamari 15:44, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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

semi-protection - Repeated addition of barely comprehensible spam about a non-notable song. Editor is using a wide range of IPs and will not discuss. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 12:34, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Declined, not enough recent activity. –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 15:43, 8 October 2008 (UTC)