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 remove obvious vandalism.
Request addition of protection to a page, or increasing the current protection level
Request removal of protection from a page, or reducing the current protection level
Request a specific edit be made to a protected page
Request the non-urgent protection of multiple pages that do not require immediate administrator attention
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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 the page history. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. ~ crtbob (talk • contribs • talk) 08:05, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. 海盐沙冰 / aka irisChronomia / Talk 09:54, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. 海盐沙冰 / aka irisChronomia / Talk 10:09, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. TheNerdzilla (talk) 10:40, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- I second this. If I recall, an alt history post was made on Reddit regarding Khrushchev saying, well, that, instead of "we will bury you", and knowing what kind of immature people exist on Reddit, this may go on for a while. Oakchris1955 (talk) 11:22, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Reason: An anonymous editor changed the outcome of the war to Ethiopian victory and the end year to 1941. The article seems to be undergoing GA review and it would probably be good to temporarily restrict anonymous accounts to prevent this from happening again in the near future. Oakchris1955 (talk) 11:19, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Can we also block ~2026-43418-74 and the IPs behind them? They just vandalized the article once again. Oakchris1955 (talk) 11:24, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent vandalism from user who doesn't think specific fictional characters are notable enough, resulting in a pointless edit war. XF490 (talk) 11:46, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Frost 11:56, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Contentious topic, some controversial recipients mentioned. ~2026-43514-01 (talk) 12:11, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. 海盐沙冰 / aka irisChronomia / Talk 13:06, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent MOS:ETHNICITY violations. Zalaraz (talk) 13:06, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Perstistent vandalism from several newly created accounts. . - Otherwise (Antibacklog Aktion!) (talk?) 13:19, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Per Arbitration enforcement – WP:GS/KURD. Kajmer05 (talk) 13:21, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Vandalism from IPs and random, newly-made accounts on the name of the communion and other information. Consistent for months. TheLionHasSeen (talk) 13:33, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
Unprotection: For a while I've been requesting the unprotection of films protected by Ronhjones >10 years ago. Many of them have been unprotected or PC-protected with no indications of disruption (Cyborg (film), Maximum Conviction, Walking Tall (2004 film), True Crime (1999 film), etc). I'm asking to lift the semi-protection knowing that this article won't have major issues if unprotected or PC-protected. Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:26, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Unprotection: For a while I've been requesting the unprotection of films protected by Ronhjones >10 years ago. Many of them have been unprotected or PC-protected with no indications of disruption (Cyborg (film), Maximum Conviction, Walking Tall (2004 film), True Crime (1999 film), etc). I'm asking to lift the semi-protection knowing that this article won't have major issues if unprotected or PC-protected. Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:27, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Unprotection: For a while I've been requesting the unprotection of films protected by Ronhjones >10 years ago. Many of them have been unprotected or PC-protected with no indications of disruption (Cyborg (film), Maximum Conviction, Walking Tall (2004 film), True Crime (1999 film), etc). I'm asking to lift the semi-protection knowing that this article won't have major issues if unprotected or PC-protected. Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:27, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Unprotection: Unrequired as it inherited the protection from a move. Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:28, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Unprotection: For a while I've been requesting the unprotection of films protected by Ronhjones >10 years ago. Many of them have been unprotected or PC-protected with no indications of disruption (Cyborg (film), Maximum Conviction, Walking Tall (2004 film), True Crime (1999 film), etc). I'm asking to lift the semi-protection knowing that this article won't have major issues if unprotected or PC-protected. Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:28, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Unprotection: For a while I've been requesting the unprotection of films protected by Ronhjones >10 years ago. Many of them have been unprotected or PC-protected with no indications of disruption (Cyborg (film), Maximum Conviction, Walking Tall (2004 film), True Crime (1999 film), etc). I'm asking to lift the semi-protection knowing that this article won't have major issues if unprotected or PC-protected. Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:28, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Unprotection: For a while I've been requesting the unprotection of films protected by Ronhjones >10 years ago. Many of them have been unprotected or PC-protected with no indications of disruption (Cyborg (film), Maximum Conviction, Walking Tall (2004 film), True Crime (1999 film), etc). I'm asking to lift the semi-protection knowing that this article won't have major issues if unprotected or PC-protected. Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:28, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Unprotection: For a while I've been requesting the unprotection of films protected by Ronhjones >10 years ago. Many of them have been unprotected or PC-protected with no indications of disruption (Cyborg (film), Maximum Conviction, Walking Tall (2004 film), True Crime (1999 film), etc). I'm asking to lift the semi-protection knowing that this article won't have major issues if unprotected or PC-protected. Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:28, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Unprotection: For a while I've been requesting the unprotection of films protected by Ronhjones >10 years ago. Many of them have been unprotected or PC-protected with no indications of disruption (Cyborg (film), Maximum Conviction, Walking Tall (2004 film), True Crime (1999 film), etc). I'm asking to lift the semi-protection knowing that this article won't have major issues if unprotected or PC-protected. Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:29, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Unprotection: For a while I've been requesting the unprotection of films protected by Ronhjones >10 years ago. Many of them have been unprotected or PC-protected with no indications of disruption (Cyborg (film), Maximum Conviction, Walking Tall (2004 film), True Crime (1999 film), etc). I'm asking to lift the semi-protection knowing that this article won't have major issues if unprotected or PC-protected. Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:30, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Reason: The protection is no longer needed. ~2026-43321-51 (talk) 11:09, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Declined – How would you know? The article has an extensive protection log, and even with the current semi-protection, sockpuppets and other riffraff do their worst to disrupt it. Favonian (talk) 12:22, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Current requests for edits to a protected page
I request the following sentence be removed from the lead's 2nd paragraph:
"and subsequently annexing the Strait of Hormuz"
This sentence was recently added but is completely unsourced, not in the body, and POV pushing. Although Iran has claimed sovereignty over the strait, there are no sources claiming that it has actually successfully annexed it during the ongoing war or even attempted officially to do so. The linked page on sovereignty in the text which is a new page created by the same user also doesn't even support this wording of annexation. Current talks between Iran and Oman are about shared administration as well, not annexation. ~2026-43592-81 (talk) 07:20, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
GPT 5.3 and GPT 5.4 are both Discontinued in chatgpt.com. Icetea36 (talk) 12:18, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.