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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Current requests for increase in protection level
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.
Reason: IP edit warring – WP:HEADLINE, WP:OR, and WP:POV violations. Medxvo (talk) 10:08, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – Consistent unsourced changes over the past few days, given the subject of the page passed away recently. Along with multiple conflicting reports on the individual's age. Packerfan386beer here 13:02, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Semi protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Recent IP/new editor disruption. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:44, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Non-constructive edits and vandalism from non registered IPs. Thegreatrebellion (talk) 15:57, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Multiple users, referred to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Slomzy0932 and subsequently blocked, have attempted edits to this article, particularly regarding genres. MPFitz1968 (talk) 16:54, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Multiple users, referred to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Slomzy0932 and subsequently blocked, have attempted edits to this article, particularly regarding genres. MPFitz1968 (talk) 16:55, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
- Oops, requesting this to be semi-protected, not extended confirmed protected. MPFitz1968 (talk) 16:58, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement. Filmssssssssssss (talk) 17:58, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement. Filmssssssssssss (talk) 17:59, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement. Filmssssssssssss (talk) 18:00, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP unreferenced & non-constructive edits. GnocchiFan (talk) 18:37, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Filmssssssssssss (talk) 18:50, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
- +1 Plenty of vandalism and BLP issues, especially within the past day. Entranced98 (talk) 23:10, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – IP 2601:283:4600:36c0:1937:bca:aded:5635, also using other IP's in same range is persistently adding unsourced names to text, is edit warring, had not replied to Talk page warning(s) and has now started "shouting" comments to their constant reversions. Several editors have reverted these unsourced additions, which have been reverted back by IP(s). David J Johnson (talk) 19:02, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Vandalism 191.99.33.138 (talk) 23:54, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Article was only created two weeks ago. Daniel Case (talk) 03:10, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: User request within own user space. Per BusterD's comment in Special:Diff/1285477831, it was protected because of WP:DE, but there appears to be no good reason for non-extended-confirmed users to edit my user page. That user also said I can request any administrator to change the protection level if I choose to do so. Z. Patterson (talk) 01:54, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:ARBECR. Skitash (talk) 03:56, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Eight reverts of IP adding unsourced content, long plots, and vandalism in April alone. More from the previous month. CNMall41 (talk) 05:23, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Lots of disruptive editing yesterday and may continue. Unilandofma(Talk to me!) 06:09, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Dear administrators, I would like to kindly request semi-protection for the article Vachirawit Chivaaree. The page has recently been targeted by repeated unconstructive edits and minor vandalism from anonymous users. While I’ve done my best to monitor and revert the changes, the disruptions have started to affect the stability and readability of the article. Applying semi-protection would help maintain the quality of the article and reduce the need for constant cleanup. Trusted and confirmed users would still be able to contribute constructively. Warm regards, Yuzy (talk) 07:02, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Request for Full Protection – Caste system in Nepal
Hi, I'd like to request full protection for the article "Caste system in Nepal" due to ongoing issues with frequent disruptive edits. This page has become vulnerable to unsourced additions, biased language, and attempts to promote or uplift specific castes, which affects the neutrality and integrity of the content.
Given how sensitive caste-related topics are — especially in Nepal's context — the article is at high risk of edit wars and POV-pushing. To maintain a balanced and factual tone, I believe full protection is necessary until a stable version is agreed upon through proper discussion.
Protecting the page would:
Prevent further vandalism and bias
Encourage contributors to use the talk page for consensus
Ensure all edits are well-sourced and neutral
I deeply respect the efforts of the editing community and hope this step helps maintain Wikipedia’s standards on such an important and sensitive topic.
Thank you for your consideration. 🙏 2400:1A00:B1C0:5697:AD4B:A7C1:3FB6:6555 (talk) 08:03, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
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: I would like request the removal of page protection for Julian Bunetta. This page was salted in March 2020 following a successful AfD, and from the comments there, it seems like he failed WP:MUSICBIO at the time and that the content was lacking. While I'm sure that as true at the time, Bunetta's rise in profile, the significant increase in coverage about him, and his recent Grammy nominations made him seem a little overdue for a page, so I've been working on putting that together for the last month or so. I created a draft in my userspace that includes a plethora of sources and information about his life and career, and I think it warrants the removal of creation protection.
As an extra note, I also plan to make a discography page for him due to the volume of his work if this protection is lifted, so the existing discography section would split out to that page and expanded to include non-singles. Sock (tock talk) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: The information is outdated and due nature of protection information can be updated GlobalAirport (talk) 15:06, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
- The talk page is not protected. Sumanuil. (talk to me) 03:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Page has been protected since 2008 (17 years) as of 2025. Given that there hasn't been much vandalism, I think we could try pending changes Filmssssssssssss (talk) 17:02, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: The protection is no longer necessary because vandalism in this article has died down. 2600:1700:6180:6290:9166:760B:763B:2730 (talk) 23:34, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment:That's kind of what protection is for. Sumanuil. (talk to me) 03:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Page has been protected since 2017 (8 years) as of 2025. Given that there hasn't been much vandalism, I think we could try pending changes. 69.193.154.106 (talk) 23:45, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: Have you considered that the vandalism might have stopped because of the protection? Sumanuil. (talk to me) 03:31, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: The protection is no longer necessary because sockpuppet is no active anymore and not much vandalism on this page it has been protected by MelanieN on July 7, 2020 plus she no longer administrator I just checked the tool username information according to unprotection request who ever is inactive or no longer administrator it can be appeal, if who ever active then we will have to contact who protect by username administrator so I'm requesting to be unprotected. 69.193.154.106 (talk) 00:04, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
- The last time it was unprotected (right before the aforementioned prot by MelanieN), it had to be reinstated because of sockpuppetry even after seven years. Discounting that history, this unprotection request segues into the nonsensical. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 00:08, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Or maybe we could try pending changes either way. 69.193.154.106 (talk) 00:15, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
- PC reviewers don't check why the page is protected. They approve the changes only if they perceive them as valid. (CC) Tbhotch™ 03:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
@Pppery you didn't add the comment reason for declined why did you declined this request obviously there's no reason for declined unless you said per above like other comment from Tbhotch or Jéské Couriano tell me the reason for declined why? 2603:7000:8100:29F1:5468:438C:FBE0:8493 (talk) 06:47, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Reducing protection would allow for constructive contributions from more editors and help improve the article collaboratively. Wikimaster23456 (talk) 03:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
- Declined This is an WP:ARBECR protection that cannot be reduced. * Pppery * it has begun... 05:36, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Current requests for edits to a protected page
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.
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.