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• CAT:ESPCAT:ESP
• WP:SPERWP:SPER

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This category has a backlog that requires the attention of willing editors.
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This category contains requests for edits to semi-protected pages. The edit may be made by any autoconfirmed user.

• To list a page in this category, see Wikipedia:Edit requests for guidance.
• To respond to a request, see Wikipedia:Edit requests#Responding to requests for guidance.

Pages are added to this category by the template {{edit semi-protected}}. Editors may find the template {{ESp}} useful when responding to semi-protected edit requests.

User scripts are available to assist in answering edit requests. Details can be found at User:Jackmcbarn/editProtectedHelper or at User:Terasail/Edit Request Tool.

Response templates

• {{subst:EP}} is used for responding to requests for edits to protected pages from Category:Wikipedia fully protected edit requests
• {{subst:ETp}} is used for responding to requests for edits to template-protected pages from Category:Wikipedia template-protected edit requests.
• {{subst:EEp}} is used for responding to requests for edits to extended-confirmed-protected pages from Category:Wikipedia extended-confirmed-protected edit requests.
• {{subst:ESp}} is used for responding to requests for edits to semi-protected pages from Category:Wikipedia semi-protected edit requests.
• {{subst:EIp}} is used for responding to requests for edits to interface-protected pages from Category:Wikipedia interface-protected edit requests.

Result	ESp Code	Normalized
Done	{{subst:ESp|d}}	done
Partly done:	{{subst:ESp|pd}}	partly done
Already done	{{subst:ESp|a}}	already
In progress: an editor is implementing the requested edit.	{{subst:ESp|prog}}	progress
Note:	{{subst:ESp|note}}	note
Question:	{{subst:ESp|q}}	question
Not done:	{{subst:ESp|n}}	not
Not done for now:	{{subst:ESp|nfn}}	now
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.	{{subst:ESp|xy}}	specific
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made.	{{subst:ESp|rs}}	rs
Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before posting an edit request.	{{subst:ESp|c}}	consensus
Not done: please make your requested changes to the page's sandbox first. See WP:TESTCASES.	{{subst:ESp|sb}}	sandbox
Not done: this is the talk page for discussing improvements to the page Category:Wikipedia semi-protected edit requests. Please make your request at the talk page for the article concerned.	{{subst:ESp|mis}}	misplaced
Not done: this is the talk page for discussing improvements to the page Category:Wikipedia semi-protected edit requests. If possible, please make your request at the talk page for the article concerned. If you cannot edit the article's talk page, you can instead make your request at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection#Current requests for edits to a protected page.	{{subst:ESp|tp}}	talk protected
Not done: according to the page's protection level, you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details.	{{subst:ESp|hr}}	have rights
Not done: the page's protection level has changed since this request was placed. You should now be able to edit the page yourself. If you still seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details.	{{subst:ESp|nlp}}	no longer protected
Not done: {{edit protected}} is usually not required for edits to the documentation or categories of templates using a documentation subpage. Use the "edit" link at the top of the green "Template documentation" box to edit the documentation subpage.	{{subst:ESp|doc}}	doc
Not done: requests for increases to the page protection level should be made at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection.	{{subst:ESp|rfpp}}	rfpp
Not done: requests for decreases to the page protection level should be directed to the protecting administrator, or to Wikipedia:Requests for page protection if the protecting administrator is not active or has declined the request.	{{subst:ESp|rfpu}}	rfpu
Not done: requests for recreating deleted pages protected against creation should be made at Wikipedia:Deletion review.	{{subst:ESp|drv}}	drv
Not done: to request a page move, follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Requested moves.	{{subst:ESp|m}}	move
Not done: please make your request for a new image to be uploaded at Files for upload. Once the file has been properly uploaded, feel free to reactivate this request to have the new image used.	{{subst:ESp|ffu}}	file
Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself.	{{subst:ESp|p}}	permission
Undone: this request has been undone.	{{subst:ESp|ud}}	undone
Partially undone: this request has been partially undone.	{{subst:ESp|pud}}	partially undone
Not done: your request appears to have been generated by a large language model.	{{subst:ESp|ai}}	ai
Not done: The {{request edit}} template is for requesting changes to semi-protected pages. For conflict of interest requests, please use {{Edit COI}} instead.	{{subst:ESp|coi}}	coi

See also

• {{ECOI}}, for responding to conflict of interest (COI) edit requests
• {{AIV}}
• {{RFPP}}
• {{UAA}}