Wikipedia:Requests for page protection

Welcome—request protection of a page, file, or template here.

Shortcuts WP:RFPP WP:RFP WP:RPP 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. Skip to table of contents requests to raise protection lower protection requested edits (purge) Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level Request protection Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level Request unprotection Request a specific edit to a protected page Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here Request edit

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Place requests for new or upgrading pending changes, semi-protection, full protection, move protection, create protection, template editor protection, or upload protection at the BOTTOM of this section. Check the archive of fulfilled and denied requests or, failing that, the page history if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.

List of names of Asian cities in different languages

• List of names of Asian cities in different languages (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – We have a problem with a new editor not understanding the process of adding sources..... Let's make this unedible for them for a few days until we can figure this out. Best we teach them what to do than just block them out right. Moxy🍁 15:31, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. Sorry, but it's difficult to justify protecting the page on account of a single user, not to mention at WP:ECP level, and not to mention going from no protection straight to to ECP (and finally for a page that has never been protected before). El_C 20:35, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

O well..... We will just go ahead and block another potential editor. Moxy🍁 20:55, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can work to adjust the protection policy accordingly (I have no strong view either way), but I can't violate it on a whim, Moxy. El_C 21:01, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was hoping to go to the soft route with a child editor. Moxy🍁 21:08, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't even know how to respond to that. El_C 23:48, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We have someone who seems enthusiastic about editing here...... but they're headed down the path to a block. Would be best if we can guide them rather than kick them to the curb. Moxy🍁 23:58, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You know, an editor can be "surgically" blocked from editing a single article. Warn appropriately and let me know if the problem persists. ~Anachronist (talk) 00:01, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your wording and approach on the users talk page.... This is something I always have a problem with

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. That is the proper approach. Moxy🍁 00:56, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I'm awful, I get it. El_C 01:22, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Caesar salad

• Caesar salad (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Edit war for the place of origin NeD1a [[User:Nedia020415|Nedia020415]] (talk) 00:33, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Last edit May 21. Before that May 8. Before that May 2. And before that, we're in April. It's just too low activity to qualify for protection. Check out some requests of pages that were protected to see the degree of activity that's usually expected. El_C 01:26, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Terrana

• Mike Terrana (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Air on White (talk) 02:57, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

List of United States presidential firsts

• List of United States presidential firsts (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Request one week semi protection due to excessive IP vandalism _pbp 03:33, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Obando, Bulacan

• Obando, Bulacan (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – LTA target; see page history for details. Blake Gripling (talk) 03:34, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Patrick Shyu

• Patrick Shyu (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection, reason: edit-warring by IPs, violates WP:3RR. orangkalideres - talk - contribs 03:53, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issa Twaimz

• Issa Twaimz (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary protection: Persistent vandalism several IPs. Adakiko (talk) 04:21, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin at 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.

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.

A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.