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. Shawwww (talk) 11:29, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
IP address(es) blocked by ScottishFinnishRadish. For a month Daniel Case (talk) 17:32, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. AriuCH (talk) 12:57, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of three days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Case (talk) 17:38, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Reason: This template is used in system message (those in the namespace “MediaWiki:”) and on almost 4 million pages (≈6% of all pages) at the time of writing, so why allow those who aren’t administrators to edit a system message, even those who are template editors? 2600 etc (talk) 13:06, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Question: @2600 etc: Have you discussed this with Jo-Jo Eumerus, the admin who reduced the protection level from full to template protection? Epicgenius (talk) 13:51, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Filmssssssssssss (talk) 13:28, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- (Non-administrator comment) +1 Almost no constructive TA edits recently. Issues with vandalism have increased since a page move in June removed 'disambiguation' from the title, which has perhaps had the side effect of making this article more visible to juvenile vandals. Entranced98 (talk) 15:41, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of three months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Left PC on in the background. We'll see how it goes from here. Daniel Case (talk) 17:41, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Reason: recurring vandalism and disinformation by TAs. Borgenland (talk) 13:52, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Yes, a lot of edits today but very few reverts. Community seems to be holding the line. Daniel Case (talk) 17:45, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Filmssssssssssss (talk) 14:20, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Extended confirmed protected indefinitely. And logged at CTOPS under WP:CT/PIA and WP:CT/BLP as should have been done last time the article was protected. Daniel Case (talk) 17:50, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Reason: I request that this page be protected because an IP editor has repeatedly removed properly sourced content without providing a valid reason. I have attempted to address the issue through edit summaries and on the article's Talk page, but these efforts have not resolved the problem.
The repeated removal of sourced material is disruptive, and I am concerned that the same behavior will continue if the page remains unprotected. Axios512 (talk) 15:26, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Pending-changes protected for a period of one year, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Since the edits are frequent enough to be annoying but infrequent enough to justify semi-protection, let's see how this works out. Daniel Case (talk) 17:56, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Anon repeatedly creating a WP:CONTENTFORK of this subtopic of WarnerMedia while bypassing Draft:Warner Communications, which they have also edited after that draft was rejected at AFC. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 15:37, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Couple of edits today after months of inactivity. Daniel Case (talk) 17:58, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Many disruptive edits and edit warring from IP users adding unsourced compilation and soundtrack appearances to the "music videos" section. It seems to have started here and has been happening constantly for nearly a year now. JavaJourney (talk | contribs) 15:59, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of one year, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Case (talk) 18:00, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent socking after protection. ~2026-44198-29 (talk) 17:05, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- User(s) blocked: GatoradeISSOYUMMY1 (talk · contribs) blocked by Blablubbs. Indef. Daniel Case (talk) 18:15, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:ARBPIA. GnocchiFan (talk) 17:21, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Extended confirmed protected indefinitely. And autologged at CTOPS. Daniel Case (talk) 18:04, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Semi-protection for at least one week, given the high number of edits and risk of vandalism. I just to revert one change that made the map way too large. SmallPneumatic (talk) 17:22, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of three days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Case (talk) 18:09, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. HypnoBlader (talk) 17:28, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of one month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Case (talk) 18:13, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Persistently targeted by sock accounts going as far back as January 2026. Every substantive edit since then has been reverted as a result. (The only account not reported is ~2026-43903-83, but it fits the same pattern and has recently been reverted too.). R Prazeres (talk) 17:44, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Semi-protected indefinitely. Daniel Case (talk) 18:21, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Persistently targeted by socks going as far back as January 2026. Essentially every substantive edit since then has been by the same sockmaster and has been reverted (plus a few unsourced TA edits that have also been reverted). R Prazeres (talk) 17:47, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Semi-protected indefinitely. Didn't see the need for EC here. Daniel Case (talk) 18:26, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Disruptive editing/trolling from a temporary user. - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 17:54, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to already be protected. Please confirm.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 18:33, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of two weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Will add CTOPS notice to talk page per WP:CT/PS Daniel Case (talk) 18:33, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Chronic edit warring by IP-hopping TA's who refuse to engage in the talk page discussion. At least one editor on the talk page agrees with my removal so this is not a "right version" situation. Jasper Deng (talk) 18:25, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of three months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Will leave CTOPS notice on talk per WP:CT/EW Daniel Case (talk) 18:39, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – This redirect has experienced persistent vandalism from various IP addresses for more than ten years. Although the page has been protected multiple times, vandalism resumes whenever the protection is lifted, with new IP addresses repeatedly altering the redirect. Bulldawg (talk) 18:43, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
Unprotection: I'd like to create a redirect to Category:Science and technology awards. (Protecting admin is inactive for a couple of years.). fgnievinski (talk) 13:28, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Unprotected Go ahead. Daniel Case (talk) 18:43, 11 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)
The current wording states:
“Present DGP (Additional Charge) of Haryana Police is Ajay Singhal since January 1, 2026.”
Please change it to:
“Present DGP of Haryana Police is Ajay Singhal since January 1, 2026.” Aman1319 (talk) 06:15, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Declined The talk page for this article is unprotected; you should make this request there. Daniel Case (talk) 18:46, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Change the 'Platform' parameter to be Platform(s). This is because there could be more than one Platform for a software. Wikiediter2029 (talk) Nosey? Stalk My edits 08:11, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Declined The talk page for the template is unprotected; you should make this request there. Daniel Case (talk) 18:45, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
The article lists under US casualties that there have been "42 aircraft lost", which is inaccurate as the sourced article states "42 aircraft lost or damaged", as it mentions examples such as an F-35 being damaged by missile fire, but surviving.
"42 aircraft lost" should be simply changed to "42 aircraft lost or damaged" Emkut7 (talk) 22:06, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
The following inclusion in the Background section claiming that Hamas on October 7th carried out sexual violence should be removed:
"The attack included grave acts of violence, including sexual violence.[85] "
This claim includes a citation that when reading does not within it contain a citation or evidence. It is a false claim that has been widely refuted.
I suggest removing this sentence due to an insufficient citation as there are a number of sources which have disproven this claim as propaganda from the Israeli state. Tolepekinape (talk) 15:37, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- That is because the cited work is a PDF that is repeatedly referred to as a source, and is listed in the "Works cited" section (the reference links to the work in that list). With that said, the source appears to be not fit for purpose here (the claim conflates information about the October 7 attack with a description of genocide on the listed page). Nevertheless,
Not done - This is going to require some discussion, if for no other reason than to see if there's any source that can actually support that claim before it gets removed. "Move fast and break shit" is a terrible idea in an intractible ethnopolitical hellhole topic area. I will tag it as failing verification. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v Look out it's Jimothy! 17:44, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.