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

    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
    Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here



    Current requests for increase in protection level

    Request protection of a page, or increasing the 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.


    Indefinite extended-confirmed protection: Contentious topic restriction. Supports Russia and has repeatedly condemned Ukraine. The Invasion and the war altogether are contentious topics. 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talkcontribs) 02:51, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism by multiple IP users. Areaseven (talk) 03:34, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: IP user continuously attempts to add an endorsement on the page cited to social media posts, in violation of WP:ENDORSE, which states that "lists of endorsements should only include endorsements which have been covered by reliable independent sources." Despite being told this over and over again, they refuse to listen. Here's a quote from their most recent edit summary: "WP:ENDORSE requires endorsements to be 'verifiable by reliable sources' but does not mandate that they be covered solely by independent sources." This was after I sent them the aforementioned quote. I feel like I'm bashing my head against the wall, I don't know how to reason with this person. Please do something about this because I'm afraid they're never going to stop. BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk) 03:35, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: High level of IP vandalism on contentious subject in the news. BobFromBrockley (talk) 04:01, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Persistent IP user(s) preemptively changing infobox parameters in light of recent news of the expected changeover from Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney. Leventio (talk) 04:28, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IP editor resumed disruptive speedy deletion tagging after prior protection expried. Jfire (talk) 04:57, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Disruptive editing - sockpuppetry from IP known for WP:GENREWARRIOR. HorrorLover555 (talk) 05:06, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: BLP policy violations – The subject receives occasional antisemitism. (CC) Tbhotch 05:34, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – IPs keep inserting "Greek Cypriot" and similar, with no citations. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 06:13, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: There is a back and forth over what image should be used in the infobox. Since this just happened, semi protection temporarily would prevent constant image changing by IP addresses. Ktkvtsh (talk) 08:20, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism. BOVINEBOY2008 09:02, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Repeated addition of unsourced information from anon IP Martinevans123 (talk) 10:04, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism by multiple IPs since after 5 March 2025 11:50. Paper9oll (🔔📝) 10:57, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Constantly vandalised by IP sock Scoophole2021 (talk). 11:49, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: malicious content posted by unknown person. Request edit and then protection Keshav Prakash DOP (talk) 11:56, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I've removed the unsourced information. Sdrqaz (talk) 15:54, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary pending changes protection: Persistent Disruptive Editing. Indian IP seems to be offended that an arabic word translates to "Pig" in their completely unrelated language for this topic and keeps on trying to change it 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 14:11, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Persistent changing of infobox image by LTA IP since November 2024; reverted by multiple editors. Same LTA editor has been returning to this article since at least December 2021. - RovingPersonalityConstruct (talk, contribs) 14:24, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Pending changes: Persistent vandalism. Skywatcher68 (talk) 14:38, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Repeated vandalism, mostly IP but sometimes by newly registered users. Minimal constructive edits from IP users. It's also an ongoing controversial, contentious topic, which puts the article at a more strict encyclopedic standard. In addition, the topic is high-profile with various political views involved in the current events, which could potentially conflicting with the neutrality of the article, if anyone can edit it. Requesting indefinite semi-protection. Pradedovići (talk) 16:00, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Please enforce WP:CT/EE. IanDBeacon (talk) 16:25, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Could you clarify what you mean by this? Pradedovići (talk) 20:52, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Repeated vandalism by IP-hopper. Vif12vf/Tiberius (talk) 16:24, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Repeated vandalism by IP-hopper. Vif12vf/Tiberius (talk) 16:24, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite pending changes: Persistent vandalism. Tarlby (t) (c) 16:27, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Page has been vandalized repeatedly Jbr03 (talk) 17:07, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Vandalism Arunvrparavur (talk) 17:45, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary full protection: Edit warring against consensus. Koshuri (グ) 17:58, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    If I may. I would ask for Indefinite Sock ECP, considering recent disruptions by bunch of sockfarms:
    Garuda Talk! 21:39, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IPs keep on removing sourced content and sources and adds unsourced content [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. -. Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:03, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: WP:GSRUSUKR; IPs adding unsourced or poorly sourced content. SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 18:39, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Repeated edits by anon IPs removing reference to the commonly-used epoch for ISO 8601 dates, presumably due to relevance to current political issues. (Should be fine to leave open to editing by actual logged-in users for now.) Auros (talk) 19:10, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    There are political issues connected to May 20, 1875. But the date is no longer in the ISO 8601 standard and the removals by certain IP editors were well reasoned. Jc3s5h (talk) 21:14, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Lot of reverted edits by new users and IPs. They should use the talk page. Mach61 19:39, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    doh, shouldn't have selected "vandalism" as the reason in twinkle Mach61 21:33, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: vandalism.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:58, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: sock puppetry & editwarring Magherbin (talk) 20:01, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Persistent disruptive editing by blocked sockpuppet IPs. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Realityteav. Bgsu98 (Talk) 20:27, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. HistoryofIran (talk) 20:30, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Ip vandalism changing boxoffice figure without citing reliable source. Already reverted twice but 103 IP keeps making disruptive change. RangersRus (talk) 20:31, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary pending changes: Persistent disruptive editing – Frequent misgendering contrary to MOS:GENDERID; assuming this has increased recently due to attention on his spouse. Bridget (talk) 20:58, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism 24.55.33.220 (talk) 21:46, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for reduction in protection level

    Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the 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.
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    • 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.

    Indefinite semi-protection: At the time of the template being protected, there were over 1,000 transclusions. Now, there's only 20 or so throughout Wikipedia. Should it be un/semi-protected due to its decline in popularity?. OpalYosutebito (talk) 14:14, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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    Handled requests

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