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.

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

Request Semi-protection for 60 days. Of the last Edits over a 21-day period from Oct. 14, 26 were vandalism (deleting significant amounts of material without explanation, only degrading spelling, personal messages, etc.). This continues earlier patterns for the article. Almost all of the vandalism was done by newly registered or unregistered users. By eliminating that source of disruption, semi-protect I believe would hasten the improvement of the article. My thanks. --Thomasmeeks 16:03, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

1930s (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, acute vandalism from multiple ips.Oxymoron⁸³ 15:38, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

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

semi-protection Vandalism, Repeated anon vandalism, mainly of the gerbil variety..Videmus Omnia ^Talk 14:22, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protect. Although daily volume of vandalism is not high, it is persistent by anonymous IP's. All edits for weeks have been multiple IP vandals and reversions. JGHowes ^talk - 13:02, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protect. Essentially every edit in the last several weeks have been IP vandals and people reverting them. Itub 15:49, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, There is constant vandalism from various IP addresses on this articles. There is also quite a lot of advertising being added to this article. FifaEditor 12:09, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Billy Ray Cyrus (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protection Vandalism, One editor using multiple IPs is continually adding known false, speculative and never sourced information to this article and removing referenced information. It is always being reverted. Most activity in this article over the last month has been like this with very little actual information being updated or added. Efforts to engage with this editor have been unsuccessful. .NrDg 04:46, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Need for Speed: ProStreet (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection until November 14. Earlier, there was consensus to semi-protect this page until the release date of the product the article is about was reached. The release date has, however, since then been pushed forward to November 14. At the moment the protection on this article expired there was extensive vandalism as can be seen in the page history. I thus suggest further protection until that date. --MrStalker ^talk 22:06, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Pax:Vobiscum 16:40, 2 November 2007 (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.

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

unprotection The article is bare and contains barely any information. There is no reason given for protection on the discussion page. The appears to be no logical explanation for protection.

Current requests for significant 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.

Scott Thomas Beauchamp controversy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Only to add the {{subst:afd1}} template and commence the AfD discussion according to the deletion protocol. patsw 18:35, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Done You can start the AfD anytime - I won't because I'm not intimate with the situation. -Jéské ^{(Blah v^_^v)} 19:43, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Seven Day Theory (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Would be more useful as a protected redirect to The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. east.718 at 15:44, 10/24/2007

Done - good call, and this is totally unrelated to previous two AfDs for a nonsense article. Useful redir - Alison ^❤ 16:35, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Fulfilled/denied requests

User talk:203.166.96.238 (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

unprotection , Cache hosts 4 and 5 have been semi protected for a year now, whilst cache hosts 1 - 3 and 6 are not protected. This block covers several large institutions including NSW dept of Education and OzeMail. Due to it being a proxy for such a large number of anons I don't want the user block removed; however I'm requesting unprotection of the user talk so that newbies needing help are able to post. If user talk vandalism occurs these pages are on my watchlist and it's easy enough to report should that happen..Breno ^talk 05:18, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Unprotected. WjBscribe 05:23, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, For whatever reason, this is apparently a fun article to vandalize. There is so much vandalism I had problems finding an unvandalized version..Wikilost 05:39, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. - look at rev 50. Back at the start of year. -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 05:46, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

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

temporary full protection Vandalism, Just regular vandalism, probably drawn by the Evolution-ID Debate..Wikilost 04:35, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 05:45, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

24 (TV series) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, from IPs.Marlith ^T/C 00:47, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 05:43, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

List of Naruto: Shippūden episodes (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-Protection - Constant IP vandalism and mistaken Good Faith edits for about two months now. --Dinoguy1000 ^Talk 20:44, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 05:41, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

South Carolina Democratic Party (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection Due to their recent rejection of Stephen Colbert's presidential candidacy, vadalism can be expected. In fact, it's already started. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kearby (talk • contribs)

Already protected. by C.Fred. WjBscribe 05:20, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Young Americans for Freedom (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

full protection' Vandalism, User:Adamwb is vandalizing the article with continued edits in the last several days with unsourced information and that cannot be proven from acceptable sources. Additionally, user does try and cite a source for some information, but this source (YAF Watch) is a personal blog and that is political and opposes Young Americans for Freedom (the organization who the article is wrote about).

Fully protected. Please work out the problems with the article on the talkpage and request unprotection here once matters are resolved. WjBscribe 05:17, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

User talk:203.166.96.239 (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

unprotection , Cache hosts 4 and 5 have been semi protected for a year now, whilst cache hosts 1 - 3 and 6 are not protected. This block covers several large institutions including NSW dept of Education and OzeMail. Due to it being a proxy for such a large number of anons I don't want the user block removed; however I'm requesting unprotection of the user talk so that newbies needing help are able to post. If user talk vandalism occurs these pages are on my watchlist and it's easy enough to report should that happen..Breno ^talk 05:17, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Unprotected. WjBscribe 05:23, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

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

unprotection , Article has been protected for several months now. Page is full of factual errors..SpigotMap 23:34, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Unprotected - will be reprotected if edit warring resumes. WjBscribe 01:03, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

I suggest it be reprotected. The same set of sockpuppets are continuing to revert the page without a word on the talk page. SpigotMap 03:23, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Sockpuppets? Can you please state the accounts that you think are sockpuppets? I recently edited the pokemon page, and due to your less than glowing comments regarding my edits, I am curious if you consider me to be a sockpuppet, many thanks Sennen goroshi 03:27, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

So you are edit warring over an article which you have never edited before, in the same fashion, same language, same edit history, as a bunch of socks who did the same thing? And you fail to say anything on the talk page, and do so without so much as leaving an edit summary as to why you are reverting the version of the article prior to the edit wars? SpigotMap 03:32, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Reading the history, I smell User:Metroidnerd aka User:Taiketsu cunningly disguised. -Jéské ^{(Blah v^_^v)} 03:37, 2 November 2007 (UTC) -Text redacted by Jéské ^{(Blah v^_^v)}

Can you show me the same fashion/language in which myself and the account you consider to be sockpuppets have editied that article please? I might be useful if you backed up your claims. Also which part of my edit-history do these supposed sock-puppets share with me? You are correct, that is the first time that I have edited that article, but I'm sure you will have noticed (as you are so interested in my edit-history) that this was not the first time that I have edited a pokemon related article. It's nice that you care so much about wikipedia, if you are so convinced that I am a sockpuppet, then why is this account not indef. blocked?Sennen goroshi 03:40, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Hold up. I'm not so sure, after looking at the contrib histories of both. Gimme a chance to look into it. -Jéské ^{(Blah v^_^v)} 03:42, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

I apologize, Sennen. -Jéské ^{(Blah v^_^v)} 03:44, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

No problem at all. Thanks for actually taking the time to look into itSennen goroshi 03:48, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

As do I, after looking again, they aren't that similar. You are just following me around reverting all of my edits to make a point, this is the second or third time. Totally different. SpigotMap 03:49, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

there was a reason that you happened to edit this talk page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:151.194.4.22 ? Sennen goroshi 03:52, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Fully protected. On reviewing the situation since unprotection, I see that edit warring has resumed almost immediately. I have therefore reprotected the article. I suggest further talkpage discussion and possibly the dispute resolution process to try and resolve the dispute. WjBscribe 05:27, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

User:C.Fred (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

temporary full protection Vandalism, Mr. Fred blocked Colbert Report fans from vandalizing the S.C Democrats, and his since been the target of a ridiculous amount of vandalism..Wikilost 04:59, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined. Only one incident of vandalism today and previous ones were nearly a month ago so I see no urgent need for protection. C.Fred can always protect his own userpage if he so wishes. WjBscribe 05:05, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection - Consistent IP vandalism over several weeks. Lara❤Love 02:28, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. WjBscribe 05:08, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

J. Howard Marshall (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Recent sockpuppet vandalism from User:AndreLapalme. .--əˈnongahy ♫Look What I've Done!♫ 02:10, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. WjBscribe 05:12, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection. Full-blown IP edit warring of late. I can't make heads or tails of it with all the numbers instead of usernames. :) ➪HiDrNick! 03:20, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection. Concur, heavy war by IPs, please also see 10RR report in 3rr. Inertia Tensor 03:40, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Ten reverts! That's impressive. I hadn't bothered to count. ➪HiDrNick! 03:43, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

I blocked 89.100 and 220.255. I'll defer the protection to another administrator (if deemed necessary) since I've been editing the article on and off. I wasn't involved in this edit-war, so I've no problem with blocking.--chaser - t 03:49, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Fully protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. It's a content dispute and is totally out of control. I've fully protected as it's not simple anon vandalism - Alison ^❤ 04:04, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Timeline of Armenian history (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection banned User:Ararat_arev IP hoping and edit warring. VartanM 02:53, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Alison ^❤ 03:56, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

User talk:YeahBuddy123 (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

temporary full protection User talk of banned user, Keeps removing warnings, even when blocked. Replaced talkpage with miscellany..-Goodshoped 02:36, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined, stopped now - Alison ^❤ 04:14, 2 November 2007 (UTC)