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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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Current requests for protection

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.

Wealthiest families in history (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi protection A user obviously using an IP pool (156.34.43.4, 156.34.57.51, 156.34.38.9, 156.34.40.229, 156.34.61.206) keeps reverting removal of fair use images from this list. The use of images in this manner is against our policy on fair use image use, and thus the images were removed. A logged in user who also performed four reversions of the removals has been warned about these reversions three times . Subsequent to the final warning, all reversions have been done by the IPs. See history of article. --Hammersoft (talk) 21:59, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Arthur Conan Doyle (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi protection requested as the article suffers from numerous accounts of vandalism by IP addresses. Michel Doortmont (talk) 20:28, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Rudget 20:33, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Doctor Who (series 4) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection , Constant additions, all by IPs, over this evening of the same piece of unsourced information; 36hrs?.—TreasuryTag—t—c 20:25, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 24 hours, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Rudget 20:35, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Heath Ledger (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

indefinite semi-protect or temporary full protect. Frequent vandalism by both anonymous IP users and User:Grawp-related Sockpuppets. Several recent requests filed at WP:ANI due to these problems. Link to recent request at WP:ANI#Assistance with removing libelous material from editing history by User:Grawp-related sockpuppets for further information. --NYScholar (talk) 20:23, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Niagara Falls (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect. Has about 10 incidents of vandalism or spam in the past two weeks. Colorknit (talk) 19:47, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. Rudget 20:25, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Bullying (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect. Hit by 9 distinct IP addresses in the past week, sometimes repetitively. Hellno2 (talk) 19:35, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected indefinitely. Rudget 20:28, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

1995 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection Page is being vandalized by several IP addresses in the 199.197.x.x range. Hopefully a semi protection will make them lose interest. Thingg 19:21, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Note: Seems to have stopped for the time being, hopefully the user has lost interest. Camaron | Chris (talk) 19:35, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Blaise Pascal (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection This page has seen a lot of IP vandalism in recent days. Thingg 19:02, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Already protected. by Toddst1 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA). Camaron | Chris (talk) 19:28, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

User talk:137.164.143.116 (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

temporary semi-protection User talk of blocked user, The user continues to vandalize their talk page even after they have been blocked..Mifter (talk) 18:59, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Already protected. by NawlinWiki (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA). Camaron | Chris (talk) 19:27, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Yuan-ti (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full-protection; slow-motion edit war. As I am involved, I can't protect. -Jéské 18:22, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Fully protected for a period of 4 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Rudget 20:31, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

User talk:169.139.224.134 (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

temporary full protection Vandalism, Blocked user vandalizing.CanadianLinuxUser (talk) 17:50, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Note to protecting admin: User is an IP, semi protection will do fine. The Helpful One 17:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for the remainder of the block.-Jéské 18:26, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Objectivism (Ayn Rand) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full-protect Edit warring between IP's and registered editors with no discussion. --Ave Caesar (talk) 17:34, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Fully protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 18:45, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Carlton Bolling College (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection. This article should be protected, as it is about a school and anonymous people should not be able to edit it. Khaledelmansoury (talk) 15:56, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

• Declined – Pages are not protected preemptively. Additionally, we don't protect pages just to prevent IP editors from making good-faith edits. Acalamari 16:07, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

South Africa (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi protect Numerous accounts of vandalism by IP addresses and some by named but unidentifiable users. Michel Doortmont (talk) 15:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of four days. Tiptoety 16:17, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Petroleum (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi protect previous protection lapsed on 24th, vandalism has started right up again. NJGW (talk) 15:39, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. —Travis 15:46, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Mujahideen (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full protection - the Bosnia and Herzegovina section of the article is experiencing continuous reverts and edit warring due to a serious content dispute. A request for mediation has been made. Protection of the article until the dispute has been solved or tempers cooled, would be beneficial. It should be noted that the Bosnian mujahideen article has been protected due to similar content disputes. Protecting this article would be in line with this.Osli73 (talk) 15:23, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Where Is the Love? (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Racist threats/vandalism from numerous IP addresses (example here).Wildthing61476 (talk) 14:39, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

• Semi-protected for a week. Acalamari 16:04, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Cedarville University (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect for 2 weeks. High level of IP vandalism, based on recent minor controversy on campus. Lyonscc (talk)

See this note on the talk page -- Lyonscc is a censor maniac and abuses WP rules to his favor. Please protect with this newsworthy and well sourced content preserved. 71.173.127.96 (talk) 13:55, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Please note that 71.173.127.96 (talk) is one of several IP vandals (from both/all three sides of a current campus controversy) who have been warring over content on the page, inserting & removing & interpreting controversies on recent firings, the disallowing of dancing and other school events. I am in no way related to , but was contacted by a couple of other editors to try and help with the page, which seemed to have settled down, but has flared back up with more IP vandalism, such as with 71.173.127.96.--Lyonscc (talk) 14:26, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Declined Semi-protection is not used in content disputes. Pax:Vobiscum (talk) 15:25, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Sean Hannity (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary full protection Edit warring and there is not much interest in discussion. Some BLP concerns are involved but they are minor. I'm involved in the reversions but I think this should be hashed out so I'm listing this at the third party board. Maybe you could protect until after a mediator or third party has weighed in? --PTR (talk) 12:13, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Fully protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Camaron | Chris (talk) 18:54, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Soleil Moon Frye (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protection The person that had been changing the all instances of the sex of Ms. Frye's child from female to male is back again. They made their first change 19 minutes after the last month of semi-protection wore off. They seem to be very persistant. The child is female though has a generally male name. Sources confirm the child is female. Dismas| 10:30, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected two months. IP-hopping vandal keeps changing the baby's sex, who the mother confirms to be a girl in an interview in People magazine. EdJohnston (talk) 13:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Parapsychology (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary full protection Dispute, Edit warring.ScienceApologist (talk) 06:20, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Current requests for unprotection

• WP:RFUP
• WP:RFPU

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.

Christopher Haskins, Baron Haskins of Skidby (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I am trying to create an article for Lord Haskins. I created a redirect at Christopher Robin Haskins and tried redirecting it to Christopher Haskins, Baron Haskins and Christopher Haskins, Baron Haskins of Skidby - both of which are currently blocked. The draft stub text is here, on my personal stub page. Thank You! Rgds, --Trident13 (talk) 13:14, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Declined None of the above articles or redirects is currently protected. EdJohnston (talk) 13:31, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Template:Ftm (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Not a request for page unprotection per se, just a request to change ] to ] (typo) --Amputation (talk) 12:32, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Done. EdJohnston (talk) 13:40, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Sri Lankan Civil War (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) and Battle of the Forward Defence Lines (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

The edit war between user Watchdogb and me has been resolved for the most part. We have decided if we are to make any edits to the articles they should be backed up by sources. And if there is a problem we should discuss it before making any reverts. In essence we will talk before starting a brawl. Top Gun 20:46, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Mirth (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I do not dispute the fact that this article should be protected, but I do believe that the page should exist. USS Mirth (AM-265) is commonly called Mirth, so it stands to reason that Mirth should redirect there. Neelix (talk) 18:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Current requests for significant edits to a protected page

• WP:RFED

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 Misplaced Pages:Suggestions for COI compliance), the {{Edit COI}} template should be used.
• Requests to move move-protected pages should be made at Misplaced Pages: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.

Fulfilled/denied requests

Michael Bloomberg (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection - persistent vandalism from multiple IPs over the last month.--Michael White 14:10, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Tiptoety 14:15, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Template:Armenia-related topics (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Long-term semi-protection, like Template:History_of_Armenia, Ararat arev has taken an interest in it. Nicklausse (talk) 00:52, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Stifle (talk) 11:35, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough, I was trying to preempt future problems with this person. Nicklausse (talk) 14:41, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Shia LaBeouf (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi protection Heavy anonymous vandalism following the pages unprotection. -- JediLofty 13:01, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected -- Anonymous Dissident 13:32, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Madden Curse (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi protection Lots of IP Vandalism ever since Brett Favre was announced as the cover athlete for Madden 09

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Keilana| 12:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

R. R. Ryan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

indefinite semi-protection Dispute / Vandalism, High level of non-registered user edit warring (inc. some non-approved WP edits, thus the vandalism denotation) — IPs are User:203.7.140.3, User:172.188.124.185, User:172.141.90.92, User:172.159.198.218, User:124.176.11.13, User:172.212.5.81, User:203.7.140.3, etc. While there are periods (sometimes a month or two) where things calm down, it seems to invariably start up again (there has been a cycle). The version posted at 22:05, 27 April 2008 by User:Deor appears to be the preferred listing… all information supported by published sources. Nick Curtis (talk) 10:07, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Stifle (talk) 11:55, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Islam and antisemitism (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary full protection Edit warring needs a cooling off period and discussion on Talk. Itsmejudith (talk) 09:41, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Stifle (talk) 11:55, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Gifðas (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

indefinite full protection Vandalism.DoubleBlue (Talk) 09:04, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Already protected. Stifle (talk) 11:54, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

User talk:72.46.136.18 (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

indefinite semi-protection User talk of blocked user.Oore (talk) 05:36, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Stifle (talk) 11:50, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

African diaspora (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), Honduras (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), Demographics of Honduras (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), Ethnic groups in Central America (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

long term semi-protection Under constant attack by socks of Editor652 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Honduran72 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), MTA25 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), and MTA254 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) have already been blocked, and now he just uses anonymous IP addresses. Obsessed with changing the number of blacks in Honduras to 350,000, despite all of our sources saying it's 150,000.Kww (talk) 03:17, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

• African diaspora - Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection.
• Honduras - Already protected..
• Demographics of Honduras and Ethnic groups in Central America - Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Stifle (talk) 11:49, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Done

Ghost_in_the_Shell_(philosophy)#Stand_Alone_Complex (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect. An IP user keeps re-adding text (5th time now) to the "Stand Alone Complex" section to get a point across, it is subjective and unrelated to the article. Ccnx (talk) 00:58, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Declined - per Misplaced Pages:PROT#Semi-protection - semi-protection should not be used to settle content disputes. Stifle (talk) 11:47, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Template:Commonwealth of Nations (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Was protected for being high-risk a year and a half ago, but is only used on 57 articles plus a handful of other pages. I'd like to make some edits, and I don't think that this one is particularly high risk (nothing much on the talk page or in the edit history to suggest disputes going on). Requesting unprotection, or at least semi-protection instead of full-protection. --CapitalR (talk) 06:59, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Done - changed to semi-protection. Stifle (talk) 11:45, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Dean Martin (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Was pre-emptively protected for 2 weeks. Grsz 02:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Unprotected Stifle (talk) 11:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

List of Virtual Console games (North America) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism when totally unprotected. --Cheesemeister3k (talk) 04:27, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one week. Tiptoety 04:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Mona Lisa (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi protection Vandalism, This article is a popular target for vandalism. .Gary King (talk) 04:24, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of three months. Tiptoety 04:55, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Call of Duty (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Weird, this is an article about an older subject. But vandalism still is there.... Marlith (Talk)  04:00, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. -- Anonymous Dissident 04:11, 28 April 2008 (UTC)