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===={{La|DNA}}====
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'''Semi-protation''' requested due to ongoing vandalism by IPVandals. Previously denied ("nea"), but looking at the last 100, last 200 edits, I find it hard to believe that semi-protection isn't warranted. (BTW, appears this page had some protection < 2 months ago, and vandalism surged after protection was removed.) I'm still still a tadpole editor here, but when a page requires multiple ''rvv's'' every day,.... &mdash;&nbsp;]&nbsp;<small><sup>]</sup></small>/<small><sub>]</sub></small> 18:06, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
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== Handled requests ==
===={{La|World War I}}====
''A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at ].''
'''Semi-protection''' due to ongoing vandalism, including page blanking. All the vandalism seems to be coming from anons, so it probably only needs semi-protection. ] 16:54, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|s}} --<font color="002bb8">]</font> 17:40, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Kim Jong-il}}====
'''Semi-protection'''] This page has been the target of multiple vandals, including one vandalism right before this request was put up. Look at the edit history and see for youself that most of these vandals are coming from unregistered users. This is a request for semi-protection. ] 15:36, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|s}} various IP vandalism ] 15:41, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|List of Serb war criminals}}====
'''Semi-protection'''/Alternatively '''Full-protection'''
] is putting up the article ] for deletion. I wrote the article and it simply lists notorious people, members of serb army, who commited horrible attrocities during the wars on the Balkans. I feel like that user Duja want's, in some way, to hide these crimes and even perhaps deny them by constantly putting up, a totally fundamental and true article, for deletion. Please intervene with this problem by, for example, unabeling him to edit this specific article. This sort of things make wikipedia a sorrowful place which really hurts to see. Greetings ] 14:26, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|d}} -- ] 14:44, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Toyotomi Hideyoshi}}====
'''Semi-protection''' Excessive reverts to a NPOV version by anonymous users (most likely one person using several IP addresses) despite discussion in the talk page. --] 11:59, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|s}} vandalism ] 13:37, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Harry Whittington}}====
'''Semi-protection''' Excessive NPOV vandalism by anonymous users. --] 10:37, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
*Do you mean POV by any chance? There's nothing wrong with a ]. - ]|] 13:27, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|TOTSE}}====
'''Semi-protection''' There is currently a 'feud' going on between the members of Totse and a televangelist, and they have taken to vandalising the Totse article for whatever reason. It should calm down in a few days. ] 08:17, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|p}} full protection as registered accounts are also being used ] 15:22, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Crop circle}}====
'''Full protection'''. ] has been flaming on the talk page for this article, with various highly dubious 'evidence' of unspecified anamolies around crop circles. He has recently been adding this material to the article, with no support from other editors (one of his main reasons for including the material was that no editors had objected, or, more likely, had bothered to respond to the flaming). I at one point debunked all of the 'evidence' he offered, over the course of several hours and iterations. I eventually concluded that he would not accept any of mine, or other editors', reasoning, and ceased to reply in hopes of the flaming eventually dying out. I am loath to request a block on Tommysun, because he has not blatantly vandalized, but I request protection of the article until there is an obvious consensus, either for his additions or against them. I personally am against them, but if there were consesus for addition, I would not object. Based on his pattern of taking absence of disapproval as approval, I suspect that he will keep adding the contested material in the absence of protection. ] 08:12, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|p}} edit war, protected while discussions take place on talk page ] 15:16, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Demographics of Taiwan}}====
'''Semi-protection''', this is the other page that needs semi-protection. 71.106.x.x refuses to join the ] co-ordination and claims to be a "Watchdog" with others monitoring Taiwan-related pages. This is not constructive to work outside a team especially when he joins in at the last hour of the edits to insert politically motivated wordings. Semi-protection is needed to prevent anonymous users making political statements. They can't be bothered to register on Misplaced Pages, can't be bothered to join the project group, it just shows there is no commitment to work constructively and that their purpose is one of politics only. Please semi-protect the pages. — ] 07:41, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|s}} roving IP contiually vandalism ] 16:07, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Taiwanese people}}====
'''Semi-protection''', 71.106.x.x, who had been blocked once before, is continuing to make political edits. I had requested semi-protection three times but admins declined citing "not enough activity", why should we engage in an edit war just to protect sensitive pages from anonymous edits? — ] 07:41, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|s}} roving IP vandalism ] 16:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Lamb of God (band)}}====
'''Semi protection''' Article has been under constant fire by anon vandals recently, and at the request of ], we'd like to get this one semi-protected, at least untill the vandalism slows down. Thanks! ] 07:03, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|p}} multiple IP vandalism ] 14:30, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|Plate tectonics}}====
It's nearing the end of a school term, and this article is getting a lot of extremely bitter visitors. There's been enough disruption that it could stand to be semi-protected until people get over it. --] 05:21, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|s}} various IP vandals ] 15:34, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Steroids}}====
It seems that this page has been vandalized more frequently than other chemicals because it is a class of chemicals associated with sex and ]. --] 04:55, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|nea}} - presumed you meant ] article not the redirect page ] ] 14:17, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
::If you mean ] yes. It has been vandalized many times. --] 18:16, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Subway (restaurant)}}====
'''Semi protection''' Some major major vandalism has hit this page over the last few days, maybe a week, including the line ''IF YOU'RE DOING A REPORT ON SUBWAY YOU SHOULD PROBABLY STOP READING THIS ARTICLE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE MESSED IT UP.'' I tried looking the the edit histories, but I can't figure out the real edits from the vandalism, maybe it should be protected until someone who knows something about it gets a chance to get on it.«»](<sup>]</sup> <sub>]</sub>) 04:17, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
*Someone fixed the article. If the vandalism continues, please send me a note. - ]|] 13:32, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
::{{RFPP|d}} problems appear to be resolved ] 14:12, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|Cuban Missile Crisis}}====
'''Semi protection''' This article is prone to vandalism by anonymous users. In the last three days, only one change has not been reverted as vandalism. -- ] 03:44, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|s}} multiple IP vandalsim ] 14:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Kofun period}}====
'''Full Protection''' Continuous vandalism from ] and his obvious anonymous IP's. ] 00:58, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|p}} ongoing edit war ] 13:53, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

==Current requests for unprotection==
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===={{la|List of Arab scientists and scholars}}====
It was protected 13 days ago and there are no discussions since then in the discussion page. ] 18:36, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Hiatt Baker Hall}}====
Page was previously protected with redirect to ], requested unprotection which was granted ca. 20th March 2006. Have made various edits to the page since then. Returned on the 28th of november to update the page in light of recent, published, news to find that the page had been changed back to a redirect to ] by ]. Reverted and added news . As of the 29th of november the page had been reverted and protected by ].

I believe this page should be reinstated because:
*Four other University of Bristol Halls have pages;], ], ] and ]
**The pages of ], ] and ] are in no way more substantial than that of ]
*Contrary to ] belief the hall is notable due to it's size (it is the largest UoB hall of residence) and it's infamy
] 18:04, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|nu}} I suggest you speak with Proto about that. --<font color="002bb8">]</font> 18:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Polonium}}====
Unprotection requested yesterday, declined with suggestion of seeking consensus on the talk page. A request posted the talk page at that time has gotten no responses at all, i.e. nobody there has supported keeping it protected, much less there being consensus for protection. So I think it should be unprotected. In general, pages should be unprotected unless there's consensus to protect, not the other way around. ] 06:37, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
*{{RFPP|nu}} The article was semi-protected because it was subject to vandalism by anonymous users. Registered users can still edit it. Since Polonium is in the news it is reasonable to assume the vandalism is going to continue for a while. - ]|] 13:35, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Demographics of Taiwan}}====
'''Unprotection'', since there have been editors imposing politically disputed views in this page, more specifically that Taiwanese are Han Chinese. During a recent article, a full 66% of Taiwanese reject the view that they are Chinese, but these people continue to impose their views that Taiwanese are Han Chinese. I've tried to mediate without much success. I've suggest a compromise. I've even offered DNA evidence that showed that Taiwanese, mainly Hoklo and Hakka are descendents of the Yueh peoples, not Han Chinese from the North. My compromise would be that the term Han Chinese not be used, because the term Han Chinese is very misleading. Now, they have protection on this page and I can't do anything to remove what I think is misinformation. The views about Taiwanese people being Chinese is politically charged because that is the view that the PRC wants us to believe and could be used to justify their claim to the island. So if possible, could you help me remove the term Chinese or Han Chinese from this page. Thank you.
] 16:50, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|d}}. It was protected less than an hour ago. Were you by any chance the anonymous user editing it? --<font color="002bb8">]</font> 16:57, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Taiwanese people}}====
'''Unprotection''', as the same people are spreading the views and refusing to compromise. They are blocking and protecting all pages relating to Taiwan and the Taiwanese people. I think this is politically motivated. I just want to remove politically sensitive material from these pages, but they refuse. I don't know whether they are working for the PRC or the KMT, but their views are not objective. Its political leaning favors PRC. I've repeated showed evidence that Taiwanese are not Han Chinese based on DNA evidence, but they refuse to listen and keep putting the term Chinese back to describe Taiwanese, which is erroneous. I feel the ethnicity of Taiwanese is for native Taiwanese like myself to decide, rather than Chinese on the Mainland. The Taiwanese language is different from the Chinese language. I've tried to point out the Taiwanese is ethnically unique based on culture and language. And that the only reason people on Taiwan speak Chinese today are because of 50 years of rule by colonizers. Had the Japanese won World War II, the people would have been considered Japanese, according to their view, because the population would now be speaking Japanese and enjoying Japanese culture. Also, these editors ignore that fact that most Taiwanese still speak Taiwanese language as their mother tongue at home, not Chinese. By allowing these biased individuals to protect the page, you are giving them the incentive NOT TO COMPROMISE since they feel they control the board. Please unprotect this page for this reason. ] 16:58, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|nu}} --<font color="002bb8">]</font> 18:14, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

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===={{La|Breast implant}}====

Last night I requested that the Breast Implant article be unprotected because the protected version is NPOV and contains numerous factual errors. The protected version was drastically revised by a plastic surgeon who deleted almost any mention of implant problems, even from peer-reviewed published research and FDA regulatory guidelines. The protected version also includes promotional web sites where plastic surgeons pay to be listed -- thus turning this article into unpaid advertisements for specific doctors.<p>

I explained several of the errors, omisions, and problems on the Discussion page. Several readers agreed with me. At one point the article was unprotected and someone (not me) reverted it back to a better version of the article that I had worked on. Success! Several people agreed with the new, more accurate version, including 2 doctors, a public health professional, and others who didn't identify their expertise. <p>

Then a little while later, it was reverted back to the inaccurate, biased version and protected by Samir, a monitor (I think) who tells us to "duke it out." Of course, we can't duke it out, because the plastic surgeon who wrote the current version is happy that it is protected and has no incentive to compromise. He won't listen to reason, even when we give him direct quotes from the articles he has cited incorrectly. <p>

I'm also confused by the notion of "duking it out." This is a medical article, not a movie review. If a statement is factually untrue it should be corrected regardless of how many people think the statement is accurate and how good they are at duking it out. <p>

As a former faculty member at Yale and Vassar, and current director of a research institute, I have published on this issue and other health issues. I would be glad to explain every edit that needs to be made. Can you help me to improve the article and then protect it from future vandalism? Misplaced Pages will lose good editors if their hard work is ignored and they are told to "duke it out." ] 00:02, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:This page was protected after the following series of reversions over a 24 hour period: , , , , , , , , . I think discussion needs to take place here. Even a casual glance at ] and the numerous ad hominem attacks against myself for protecting this page will show that "duking it out" is an apt synopsis of what's going on at that article -- ] 03:15, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

==Fulfilled/denied requests==
===={{la|Francesco Patrizi}}====
'''Protection''' Unsupported nationalistic edits by ]. This user inisist to inpose Nationalistic POV in several Dalmatia related article. --] 13:56, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|b}}. Edit warring users blocked by another admin. -- ] 22:37, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Gracenote}}====
Severe edit war. Was semi-protected for a while, which effectively only stopped one side of the edit war. A mediation request has been filed, but not responded to. ~ ''''']'''''<sup>(]|])</sup> 22:04, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|d}}. There hasn't been much protection-requiring warring for a few days. Re-request if it starts up again. -- ] 22:39, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|Whitty Street}}====
Lots of previous vandalism --] 21:46, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|nea}} -- ] 21:47, 29 November 2006 (UTC)


===={{la|Motorola RAZR V3}}====
'''Full protection''' The article is already semi-protected because of a user repeatedly spamming modding links. Said individual has indicated that he will continue adding said links, and has registered an account to get around semi-protection. ] 03:23, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:Wouldn't banning the account then be the better action? -] <small><sup>]</sup><sub>]</sub></small> 03:30, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
::He's already gone through three or four anon. IPs; I wouldn't expect a name ban to slow him down very much. ] 03:36, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|Leonardo da Vinci}}====
'''Semi-protection''' the article is constantly attacked by anonymous IP vandals.] <font color="purple">]</font> 02:59, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

:{{RFPP|s}}--] <sup>(])</sup> 03:44, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|Sweetest Day}}====
'''Protection''' The Sweetest Day article is under seige by anonymous editors who are removing content. Please protect all images linked to the Sweetest Day page through these photos: . Thank you. ] 23:51, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

:Just a sidenote, this looks more like an edit war. ] 00:28, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
::It's sophisticated '''vandalism''' disguised as an edit war. ] 00:47, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:::No, this is one editor refusing to acknowledge that consensus is against him. There is no reason to protect this.--] 01:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
::::Agree with Isotope. See also ] for more history. ] 01:12, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:::::These editors are maintaining the Sweetest Day article as a promotional tool for industry. Sorry, I thought Misplaced Pages was an encyclopedia. My mistake. ] 02:24, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
::::::For the record, I have no connection to, nor do I care about, the industry surrounding Sweetest Day. ] 03:58, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
* What has been happening on the ] page is the most highly deceptive form ] possible. It has really opened my eyes to the ] issues facing Misplaced Pages. Just read to see what images and '''facts''' are being edited out of the article. Keep in mind that many of the "grainy images" have news articles attached to them, news articles which clearly demonstrate how Sweetest Day really began. Industry is using Misplaced Pages to rewrite America's history in order to sell products. Not very encyclopedic, in my opinion. Again, please protect and allow a truly encyclopedic and comprehensive article about Sweetest Day to be created on Misplaced Pages. Improved quality images are on the way. ] 06:05, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
::Could I comment the IP address is static, so further warnings and if appropriate blocks could be used, instead of semi-page protection? ] 11:12, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:::That IP adress is ]'s.--] 14:47, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|ECW December to Dismember}}====
'''Semi-Protection''' For the same reason as WWE Armageddon. This happens with just about every WWE PPV. ] 01:01, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

:] '''Semi-protected''' due to heavy ]. ''']]''' 01:44, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{La|Westboro Baptist Church}}====
'''Semi-Protection''' Continuous vandalism from different IP addresses. ] 00:47, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

:] '''Semi-protected''' due to heavy ]. ''']]''' 01:42, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|Lady Sovereign}}====
'''Semi-Protection''' Already had to re-create the page once. Very heavy vandalism, mostly done by random IPs. ] 00:25, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

:] '''Semi-protected''' due to heavy ]. ''']]''' 01:42, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|Spinosaurus}}====
'''Semi-Protection''' - This is my first request ever, so sorry if I get the formatting wrong. This article has been a reverting zone between a few (or possibly one editor using many) ip addresses & a few new users, & experienced editors who are frequent on the dinosaur scene, such as ]. I'm requesting a semi-protection as the constant addition of wrong information to the Spinosaurus article is tiresome to constantly revert & is harmful to the article. The editors who are writing the article are experienced in the field of dinosaurs, and have sources. Although the "vandalism" (if you could call it that) has been happeneing in a speradic fashion over a length of time, the ip address's hinderance is becoming an annoyance. It is also confusing newer editors who have seen the page's numerous different editions of information (re: Spinosaurus talk). Anyway, I'll support what ever descision the admin makes that closes this request. Thanks, ] 00:21, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

:] Unfortunately, there is not enough recent activity to ] ] at this time. Just ] and revert any vandalism. ''']]''' 01:45, 30 November 2006 (UTC)


===={{La|Asuka period}}====
'''Full Protection''' Continuous vandalism from ] and his obvious anonymous IP's. ] 00:58, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:I think a block of the user would be better... Erm, am I allowed to say anything on this page? ] 01:13, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:Ummm... Why is this in this section? I'm not an admin, so I can't block anyone or protect anything lol... ? ] 01:33, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|WWE Armageddon}}====
'''Semi-Protection''' The same thing that happens with almost every WWE PPV article starting a few weeks before the event, anon IP's and new users keep adding in rumored matches and matches announced during TV tapings despite the fact that there always a warning there saying not to add in matches that haven't been announced on TV or the companie's website. ] 00:44, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
:{{RFPP|s}} -- ] 00:48, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|Blood}}====
'''Semi-protection''' Consistent anonymous vandalism ] 00:21, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

:] There is not enough recent activity to ] ] at this time. Just ] and revert any vandalism. ''']]''' 00:38, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|Edgar Allen Poe}}====
'''SemiProtection''' - heavy vandalism. ]<sup>]]</sup> 00:18, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

:] '''Semi-protected''' due to heavy ]. ''']]''' 00:37, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

===={{la|women}}====
semi-protect.lots of sexist/misogynist vandalism from ips.] 23:32, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

:] '''Semi-protected''' due to heavy ]. ''']]''' 00:35, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

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    Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243

    Reason: Plane crashes are usually protected in the immediate aftermath of the incident to prevent misinformation. This one should be no different, especially considering the wide media coverage and the different unconfirmed theories about what happen, such as a potential Russian shootdown or a bird strike. Ordsju (talk) 04:02, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

    Declined – Pages are not protected preemptively. Sorry, but those protections were likely due to actual disruption (as opposed to potential only). If any issues arise, feel free to relist. El_C 04:04, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
    Thank you. Ordsju (talk) 04:07, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
    It appears to have been listed under RUSUKR following the initial. Does it count now? Borgenland (talk) 07:55, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Jimmy Rex

    Reason: Possible sockpuppetry as mentioned in WP:ANI. Borgenland (talk) 04:18, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

    What, no direct link? :( El_C 04:20, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
    I think the section is Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents § Incivility, aspersions, WP:NOTHERE from Cokeandbread. jlwoodwa (talk) 08:26, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

    Byeon Woo-seok

    Reason: Targeted of Vandalism in past few days by by special contributor, removing accurate content again and again, thus creating a lot of work for others to undo. as mention at WP:ANI Puchicatos (talk) 05:18, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

    Francis Xavier

    Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Edit warring. Nxcrypto Message 06:31, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

    Dale Earnhardt

    Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – While it's not technically vandalism, there have been repeated edits by new and IP editors in recent weeks to add "Sr." 12/17 12/25 12/25. While now he's often refered to as "Sr." due to Dale Earnhardt, Jr. at the time of his career and life he wasn't, and even now he's usually only known as "Dale Earnhardt". Requesting temporary protection so that this disruption can stop and, if needed, discussion can take place on the talk page. The Bushranger One ping only 06:52, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

    Athivetti

    Reason: Vandalism from new account and IP users: --Richard Yin (talk) 07:36, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

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    Reason: Lil Dicky was semi-protected back in 2019. Now that five years have passed, could the semi-protection be lifted? I asked the protecting administrator and received no response. 174.93.89.27 (talk) 00:25, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

    Adding a little contextual info, this same request was declined 8 hrs before this by ToBeFree. IP did contact Protecting admin (Materialscientist on Dec 22) before the first request, but Materialscientist has not replied to that, and has replied to a different discussion just below that one since then (on Dec 24). Zinnober9 (talk) 05:30, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

    Henry David Thoreau

    Reason: It appears that the article has had Pending Changes enabled since 2017. The admin protecting the page hasn't made any edits since 2018. I don't think the current history of the article warrants Pending Changes being enabled. Rockfang (talk) 02:57, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

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