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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 protection increases at the BOTTOM of this section. If you cannot find your request, check the archive of requests or, failing that, the page history. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.


    Indefinite pending changes: Persistent vandalism. Tarlby (t) (c) 05:32, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IP editor is warring to include promotional-appearing material. They do not appear to have found the talk page, and semi-protection might encourage them to do so. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 06:36, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Consistent vandalism by nationalistic editing from either IP Addresses or fresh accounts. TansoShoshen (talk) 07:14, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: I am making this request in a preventative context. There have been no real issues on Wikipedia EN thus far. One recent IP edit should be presumed to be in good faith. But externally there are small examples of Delap being drawn into wider culture wars. Delap is more vulnerable than most, being 87 years old, female, and a Quaker. And the Just Stop Oil climate activist group is clearly a controversial organization. I leave this decision in the hands of moderators, with considerably more skill and experience than me in this area. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 08:54, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations – Repeated insertions of unsourced BLP content. GraziePrego (talk) 10:14, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite extended protection: Arbitration Enforcement. Newly split article, WP:PIA5 ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 10:48, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. consarn (prison phone) (crime record) 11:39, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism and addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. 36.78.195.25 (talk) 12:15, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism and addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. 36.78.195.25 (talk) 12:15, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Nomoskedasticity (talk) 12:25, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Already protected by administrator Discospinster. Favonian (talk) 17:42, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Jetstreamer Talk 12:38, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. FMSky (talk) 13:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism from various new accounts and IP addresses since 14:25, 1 April 2025. Alith Anar 14:53, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Sensitive topic, therefore lots of vandalism. Valorrr (talk) 15:11, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: I want to do some bug testing regarding semi-protected pages crashing when I view them, but I do not want to damage already existing pages. The Phabricator link is at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T389872 Caleb's World11 (talk) 17:02, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Disruptive IP and latterly sock editing pro- and anti-the subject, who is a BLP currently in the news in the UK. Semi-protection needed. DeCausa (talk) 17:20, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: high level of vandalism; almost every edit is vandalism or a reversion of said vandalism. — AllCatsAreGrey (talk) 18:39, 1 April 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.
    • 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: It hasn't been vandalised or substantially updated for a decade TrixieLaBouche (talk) 08:54, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Not unprotected – Please use an edit request to request specific changes to be made to the protected page. Over a period of nearly five years, you've had two edit requests rejected (Special:PermaLink/1199291245). Rather than open up the article for editing, I'd prefer that you make a new request with satisfactory sources. Favonian (talk) 18:03, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for edits to a protected page

    Request a specific edit 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.


    "Israeli soldiers have summarily executed Palestinian civilians, often in front of their families." This is one citation that leads to another citation (why not list the original reference?) where it describes a single alleged incident that has been disputed. The original citation is careful to use the term 'alleged' and 'still under verification' and yet the wiki page does not say 'alleged' or 'accused of' - and goes on to add the word 'often', even though only one alleged incident is referenced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.230.248.39 (talk) 02:19, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    From the source: The facts below show that Israel has killed Palestinian
    civilians in Gaza indiscriminately and en masse . . . Israeli military forces have shot civilians in front of their families,
    shot civilians waving white flags . . .
    Remember to sign your posts by typing four swindles ~~~~ Tarlby (t) (c) 05:43, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Revise the sentences which says Yasuke is a samurai. There are so many historical documents proved and written him as a slave. Therefore, this page currently is not accurate and full of myth. Yusuke Matsuki (talk) 17:51, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined We will not short-circuit a matter under active discussion on the talk page, and especially not in a contentious topic. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 17:55, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Handled requests

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