Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Decrease

Requests for page protection

You are currently viewing the requests for decrease in protection level subpage of Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. Before posting a request for unprotection, please discuss it with the protecting administrator first. You can create a request below if you receive no response from them. Instructions To find out which administrator protected the page, go to the page's edit history and click on the "View logs for this page" link (located underneath the page's title). The protecting administrator is listed in the protection log entry, next to the words "protected", "changed protection level", or "configured pending changes". If there are a large number of log entries on the page, use the drop-down menu near the top of the page and select "Protection log" or "Pending changes log" to filter the logs accordingly. DO NOT request a reduction in protection if... ...you are being prevented from editing the page. A desire to change content is not a valid reason for unprotection. Instead: If you can edit the article's talk page, use the Edit Request Wizard to propose a change on the article's talk page. Include an explanation of the exact content that you want to change, and what the content will be afterward. If the article's talk page is also protected and you cannot edit it, you may propose a change at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Edit. ...your reasoning for reducing protection is that the article has not been vandalized. That simply means the protection is working as intended. ...your reasoning for reducing protection is basically "a long time has passed" without supporting details. ...you haven't contacted the protecting administrator. ...the current protection is logged as an arbitration enforcement action made within the last year. Such actions may only be appealed to the protecting administrator, at WP:AE, WP:AN, or WP:ARCA. You may request a protection reduction below if... ...you want to change the protection level of a template or module from full protection to template protection. You may add the request to this page without having to discuss it with the protecting administrator first. ...you need to remove creation protection from a location where no page exists (redlinked pages) after a draft version of the intended article is prepared beforehand and ready to be published. ...you are proposing a trial reduction in protection for a page that has been protected for several years, provided the proposal is supported by evidence such as talk page activity, page views, page traffic, number of watchers, frequency of edit requests, and prior history of vandalism. ...the protecting administrator is inactive or has not responded to you in several days. If you cannot locate your request, make sure to check the request archives to see if it's been moved there. Only requests that have been recently answered will still be listed here. Request removal of protection from a page, or reducing the current protection level Request unprotection

Major League Gaming

• Major League Gaming (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Unprotection: 150 average page views, protected before PC existed, inactive admin, change to temp PC to trial this. Toketaa^talk 15:53, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Courcelles has been active within the past year. I'd ping him at least as a courtesy. Daniel Case (talk) 02:52, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

@Courcelles. Toketaa^talk 12:36, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

(Non-administrator comment) It's been a few days without a response from the protecting admin (who hasn't edited since December) so perhaps another admin could have a look at this. I support WP:TRYUNPROT by downgrading to PCP. Entranced98 (talk) 17:14, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Pending changes–protected for a period of 6 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Downgraded to pending changes protection. I have watchlisted, and if disruption isn't to big this can then peter out silently...Lectonar (talk) 07:53, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Star Citizen

• Star Citizen (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite pending changes: Persistent vandalism – Requesting reduction in protection to pending changes, page was inf semi-protected over 3 years ago. The page also desperately needs updates and allowing more people to submit edits may help solve this. Szxq (talk) 05:21, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

@Ferret: Szxq (talk) 05:25, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Robbie Williams

• Robbie Williams (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Hello, I would like to request the removal of protection from the article about Robbie Williams. This article has been protected for over 15 years—a very long time—and I believe it is worth testing whether such protection is still necessary. A similar case is the article about Elton John, where protection was recently lifted after many years. Given that the Elton John article can now be edited without restriction, I think it would be reasonable to allow a trial period without protection for the Robbie Williams article as well, and to monitor whether any serious vandalism or other content disruption occurs. Should problems arise again, protection could, of course, be reinstated. Thank you for your time and for considering this request. Buldok465 (talk) 14:07, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Pinging @Kww Daniel Case (talk) 03:21, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

No strong opinion -- I have no way to change protection actions I made in the past, and from what I can see, the only reason I made a change here was because it was at one of those weird protection levels that WMF tried to force down our throats.—Kww(talk) 02:09, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Personally, I support keeping the protection. This is a high-traffic page with an extensive history of vandalism, exactly why indefnite protections are a thing to begin with. Giovanni Potage (talk) 09:31, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Whoops, I misread the requested page as Robin Williams. Giovanni Potage (talk) 09:35, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Regardless of name reading, I oppose this reduction. Nothing good comes from lowering protection levels on a page with indefinite semi-protection or extended-confirmed protection. That above all else would open the door for more bad edits to come in, and such risks are never worth taking. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 02:20, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Declined – No changes to the current protection level are required at this point in time. The subject of said article is still in the news and on tour regularly, which imho is the big difference to Elton John mentioned above (he isn't as visible as he was before). I don't see a gain by lifting or reducing protection atm. We can revisit this in some years. Lectonar (talk) 07:33, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Isha Malviya

• Isha Malviya (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Unprotection: Almost a year since the subject was salted. And she has appeared in multiple projects beyond one TV series and one reality series. At least restore in the draft space?. Kailash29792 (talk) 07:48, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

As protecting admin, I salted this because it had been deleted seven time per multiple community discussions. I don't have any specific advice to give on whether unsalting now is warranted; other admins are probably better at making that content decision than I am. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 16:05, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Declined There actually still is a draft at Draft:Isha Malviya. If and when this passes AfC, protection can easily be lifted. Lectonar (talk) 07:36, 1 October 2026 (UTC)