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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.

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism.Johnny Au 19:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

History of the Linux kernel (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

'Full protection'. Content dispute which is no longer generating constructive discussion on talk. Needs a few days to cool down and collect some useful debate. Chris Cunningham 19:47, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi. Vandalism from lots of IPs over the last few days. Need to sort through the muck. --slakr 19:41, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Barnard's Star (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Today's featured article. Has been vandalized with linkspam..Tckma 19:20, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

This article is getting a strange amount of vandalism from several scattered IPs. I've been reverting all day. Coemgenus 18:58, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. - schoolkids again. This article is constantly on protect - Alison 19:02, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Article and related image material is being repeatedly vandalised, hourly, would request full-, rather than semi-pretection please. Belacqua Shuah 18:50, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. - already semi-protected. Also, primary culprit has now been blocked - Alison 19:07, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. Article is being repeatedly vandalised by non-registered IP users. Because of its large number of subsections, this article presents a special problem in terms of reverting vandalism. After vandalism has taken place, most of the editors who come along are only looking at the particular subsection that they are editing, and not paying any attention to the previous edits, which therefore get lost in the shuffle, with nobody even realizing that parts have been vandalized. - Mafia Expert 18:07, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Cle Elum, Washington (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, repeated vandlaism by several ips.Hammer1980· 17:12, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. - two main culprits now blocked from editing - Alison 17:16, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

New World Order (professional wrestling) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-Protect. Ok, I requested for this yesterday, but was declined because of little disruption, now I have had 4 different IP's vandalize the page in the last 24 hours, they have removed necceseray information (the tag team/stable box), and I am unable to retrieve it back.--TrUcO9311 17:06, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. - really sorry! I see IP editors making good-faith edits over there right now - Alison 17:17, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protect. Essentially all the edits in the last month have been IP vandals and people reverting them. Unfortunately, sometimes not all vandalism gets reverted; I just had to revert back about 70 versions! Itub 15:49, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Pax:Vobiscum 16:07, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-ProtcetHigh levels of recent IP vandalism. Spiesr 15:31, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Pax:Vobiscum 16:09, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. I should read the samples on this page XD --Tucats 15:30, 18 October 2007 (UTC) Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. -Jéské 18:06, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism.Martial BACQUET 14:01, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Pax:Vobiscum 16:03, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection' - had (since blocked) IP repeatedly removing section pertaining to criticism of Copeland's Word of Faith theology. WAVY 10 Fan 13:47, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Pax:Vobiscum 16:00, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. - may be worth someone taking a look at this. There are IP edits ("exit server" per Misplaced Pages:Open proxy detection) and some edit warring, cheers --Herby 12:10, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Pax:Vobiscum 15:59, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. IP vandals several times a day. Alexf 11:57, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Pax:Vobiscum 15:57, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. Zargulon 10:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Pax:Vobiscum 15:55, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection , Huge anon edit war in progress, requesting temporary a temporary semi until I can get this sorted out..east.718 at 10:36, 10/18/2007 10:36, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Pax:Vobiscum 15:54, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

United States presidential election, 2008 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection owing to edit-warring by I.P.s. Sarcasticidealist 09:00, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

I semi-protected it for five days, but I'm going to leave it without the {{done}} template so another admin can review whether it needs to be full protected later. I'm going to bed.--chaser - t 09:05, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

• Done Five days is fine for now. If it needs re-protecting after that time, it can be requested here again and given longer protection. Acalamari 16:54, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. A few different IPs have repeatedly and persistently added a link to one business. One of them has been warned twice. --Soultaco 18:23, 18 October 2007 (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.

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

unprotection , I politely request unprotection of this page. In my opinion, the necessity for semi-protection of this page has ended. The last delinquency dates back to 17 August, more than three months ago. This page should no longer be protected, certainly since i have valuable information (from reliable sources) i wish to add. --Brent2 17:47, 18 October 2007 (UTC) 18 Oktober 2007

Unprotected - two months have passed now. See how it goes - Alison 17:52, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

unprotection , I don't understand why this page is protected, while other presidential candidates' pages are unprotected. Many other candidates' pages are open for editing and getting new or old information out about them; this one should be as well. I'm afraid that protection for this page may have been requested by a biased user. 198.170.193.103 17:09, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined, the protect log shows an article that is regularly vandalised. Note that the current prot only went on less than two weeks ago. It's not unreasonable - Alison 17:21, 18 October 2007 (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.

Origin of religion (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

There was no edit war, hence no need for protection. Muntuwandi 06:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined so long as there is a DRV in progress requiring the article in question. The article was not locked because of combat; it was locked for a DRV. -Jéské 09:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Please leave him the following messages, in order for some of his images to be deleted he must first be warned, however I can't warn him because he is indefinitely blocked and his talk page is protected.

{{subst:idw|Image:Fjc4.jpg}} ~~~~
{{subst:di-no fair use rationale-notice|1=Desktop Widgets.jpg}} ~~~~

Declined, . – Steel 16:15, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Comment that was blanked (not by an admin) before the page was locked should be included again as the references needed are already provided in the "external links" section of the article page .- 192.54.144.229 09:42, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined. Please establish a consensus on the artilce's talkpage for the restoration of this content. WjBscribe 02:51, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Hi, on 10-Oct an editwar started on the Herbert Dingle article. After a few complaints about disruptive editors and the usage of sock-puppets, admin Isotope23 blocked the page in a state somewhere half-way in between controversial edits.

Details and pointers in administrator intervention requests here and here.

Request: as suggested by Isotope23 here and here, could someone please restore the last stable and agreed upon version of 2-Oct and subsequently keep the page protected until we reach an agreement on the talk page about how to go ahead?

Thanks and cheers, DVdm 09:21, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Also note that the allegations of mal-practice made against me were all made by DVdm himself for the exclusive reason that I was the one he was arguing with.

DVdm wants to impose his own POV on the article. On my part, I just want to state the basic facts. The existing article contains the basic facts. DVdm wants to overstamp it with his own strong opinion that Dingle was wrong. I would advise protecting the article as it now stands (Brigadier Armstrong 11:34, 12 October 2007 (UTC)0

Also note that Brigadier Armstrong is under investigation for checkuser, as stated above, for sock-puppeteering, using special purpose accounts and talk page disruption in general. - DVdm 12:33, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

• Just a point of clarification, I was not suggesting "restore the last stable and agreed upon and subsequently keep the page protected...". I was suggesting that any party interested in modifying the page to a different version should come here to request an unprotection and review by another admin as I am personally not inclined to unprotect at this time due to the continued contentiousness of the discussion at the article talkpage. In any event, I would not support any effort to unprotect an article just to go from one wrong version to another wrong version and then protect that. If this is unprotected it should be because it is clear that the parties discussing this are committed to working within the process and not edit warring.--Isotope23 12:39, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined See m:wrong version. --D_arkF_alls 06:21, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Fulfilled/denied requests

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

unprotection , Why is this page protected at all? I want to move it to fix the capitalization, but I can't because of the protection. .Ioeth _{(talk contribs friendly)} 17:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Nevermind This is recreated deleted material that used to reside at Anthony Chidiac, which is protected from creation. Ioeth _{(talk contribs friendly)} 17:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined (Tagging for the bot) -Jéské 20:04, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

High dynamic range imaging (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection due to constant addition of spam by various anonymous users in the External Links section. --Nattfodd 09:54, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. --D_arkF_alls 09:57, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Battle of Jenin (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary full protection. Edit warring by experienced editors. Need protection to ensure that they cool down. They should stick to the discussion (underway) on a disputed paragraph. In addition, please check out the 3RR violations, all during 10/17/07. Seems they are violating, technically or by tag team pairs, 3RR rules. If so, please decide whether to give them (all) suitable blocks. (I did give a warning and reverts have stopped, so far.) Pls msg me if you need more info. Thanks for your time! HG | Talk 08:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Fully protected --D_arkF_alls 08:49, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Rock of Love with Bret Michaels (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-Protection - Expiry in 2 Weeks - Anonymous IP Vandals adding in vandalism and their opinions about the show and contestants on it. The show just finished airing a week or so ago, so hopefully 2 weeks wil take care of it. Trevor "Tinkleheimer" Haworth 06:47, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined I only see one or two edits of vandalism during the last two days. All others are good faith additions. --D_arkF_alls 07:37, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

List of sex positions (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection: vandalism. According to Wikicharts, this is the 18th most-viewed article. Its semi-protection expired a few days ago and the IP vandals came back instantly. If there was ever a reason for indefinite semi-protection, this is it. 1of3 05:51, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected --D_arkF_alls 07:31, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Heavy vandalism by different ip's who have, together completely messed up the article. .Carter | Talk to me 06:47, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

And today, on Channel 4 news, an article was Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Back to you, Ally. -Jéské 07:09, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection Distasteful comments about bleach from mostly IP users. I just saw the history page of "Bleach" and thought that I should do something about this. Thanks.-BlueAmethyst .:*:. 04:10, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

• Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. The page has problems—it's been on my watchlist a while—but this wave of vandalism peaked a week ago. Will try to catch it if it comes back. Cool Hand Luke 05:19, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

semi-protection Semi-protection: Vandalism, High levels of vandalism from IPs..J-ſtan_Contribs 03:11, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. This is relatively tame compared to other articles. Sorry. -Jéské 05:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. Being vandalized worse than ever. I can't keep track of the damage. Nihil novi 03:08, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

When sun and moon arise together

It grants a sight of great uplift

But alas, the article has woe

Semi-protected - Three days' respite. -Jéské 05:42, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

temporary semi-protection Vandalism, Page has been getting hit with multiple IP vandals daily for the quite some time. (I'd guess that aside from a recent rebuild of the page by JWSchmidt, half or more of the edits have been vandalism or reversion thereof). Would a multi-day / week trial of semi-protection be in order? .Bfigura 01:43, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. - some of the recent anon contributions are quite constructive & there appears to only be one or two otherwise - Alison 02:56, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

The Tell-Tale Heart (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Semi-protection Vandalism, joke edits, test edits, and mass deletion of content from several IPs and vandal-only accounts in the past couple days. Recommend at least two weeks. Thanks in advance. --Midnightdreary 22:23, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. - main culprit has now been blocked - Alison 23:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Many thanks! But, I count vandalism from 8 different IP addresses in the past week or so. It's even been vandalized since the "main culprit" was blocked. Any chance we can go for semi-protection on the article itself? Thanks either way! --Midnightdreary 02:25, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection, no particular expiry requested. An edit war against a user that posts disparaging, unverified remarks against the consensus. Also recent vandalism. Spaffrath 01:54, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. - One IP was all I saw. -Jéské 02:14, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection, no particular expiry requested. This article is subject to frequent and heavy vandalism—hence my protecting it recently. Vandalism returned after expiry and reached, well, whopping levels today. I'm not really keen on reinstating semi myself; someone might think the article's owned :) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 01:41, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

• Semi-protected for a month. Acalamari 01:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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

temporary full protection Vandalism, Page is already semi-protected and registered users are continuing to vandalize this page..Tiptoety 01:03, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Declined, only two instances of registered vandalism since semi. Please feel free to request again if it gets worse. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 01:43, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

User talk:166.121.37.11 (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

temporary semi-protection User talk of banned user, Trolling student vandalizing talkpage and posting offensive comments..--əˈnongahy ♫Look What I've Done!♫ 00:41, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 12 hours, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Alison 00:51, 18 October 2007 (UTC)