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 get rid of obvious vandalism.
Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level
Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level
Request a specific edit to a protected page
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Current requests for increase in protection level
Place requests for new or upgrading of article protection, upload protection, or create 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.
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – IP vandalism and some disruptive editing. CNC (talk) 06:26, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
- Automated comment: A request for protection/unprotection for one or more pages in this request was recently made, and was denied at some point within the last 8 days.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 06:33, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Page has had a QAA criticism section wiped twice now by an IP user, maybe the college itself, with no explanation given. Xii Xii 07:17, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Bishonen | tålk 10:01, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Pragyan International University (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism by IP users; blanking and threats. Adilalishah 07:24, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 3 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Bishonen | tålk 10:05, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP vandalism. Minakshi Pillai (talk) 07:28, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
- Automated comment: A request for protection/unprotection for one or more pages in this request was recently made, and was denied at some point within the last 8 days.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 07:33, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – LTA-related vandalism; see page history for details. Blake Gripling (talk) 09:12, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – LTA-related vandalism; see page history for details. Blake Gripling (talk) 09:13, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Per WP:GSCASTE. - Ratnahastin (talk) 10:33, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin on 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.
Reason: is there incorrect information that needs to be corrected. Mahmood2026 (talk) 17:04, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
- Even disregarding that this is in a contentious topic, this article was constantly protected over the years before its most recent and indefinite protection three years ago. Use the talk page to suggest edits or talk with El C to see if he is willing to lift protection. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 17:19, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
- Declined Lectonar (talk) 11:30, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Reason: The protection isn't necessary because the article is in really bad shape and needs a lot of improvement. There's a ton of original research, and I checked seven sources, none of them support the claims in the article. Some of it is also unsourced or just poorly written. I won’t go into every issue here because it would take too long, about 50% of the article needs work. I’m not suggesting full removal of protection, as that could lead to further problems just a reduction to allow for constructive edits. 185.187.78.216 (talk) 18:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
- Pinging @Xymmax: However, your request is, as phrased, not looking like one we'd approve. Kurds and Kurdistan, after all, is another contentious topic, and if are truly interested in improving the article you'd register an account and work on other unprotected articles developing the editorial and interpersonal skills that will make us proud of you when you gain extended-confirmed user rights. Daniel Case (talk) 05:46, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
- Declined Lectonar (talk) 11:31, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Reason: there is alot of incorrect information that needs to be corrected and I have alot of info to add, with valid sourcesHinduhindu108 (talk) 03:44, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
- Automated comment: @Hinduhindu108: This request cannot be parsed. Please ensure it follows formatting consistent with the current or previous methods of submission.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 03:47, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
- Not unprotected This time I'm the protecting admin. Again, this is within an area that falls under community sanctions. As I suggested above, it is better that you continue editing legitimately (i.e., do not try to game this) until you have made the 300 edits necessary to gain extended-confimed status. Daniel Case (talk) 05:50, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
Current requests for edits to a protected page
Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting 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.
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.