Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
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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 remove obvious vandalism.
Request addition of protection to a page, or increasing the current protection level
Request removal of protection from a page, or reducing the current protection level
Request a specific edit be made to a protected page
Please add an edit request to the talk page of the protected page before adding an edit request here | ||
Current requests for increase in 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 the page history. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Temporary semi-protection: Some edit conflicts, as well as attempts to introduce unsourced material due to recent media attention. Two pieces of toast (talk) 13:41, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
Declined – Likely collateral damage as one or several users who are making improvements would be affected by the requested protection. Temp account edits are 50/50 postive/disruptive...overall I think the little disruption there is is well handled by "normal" editing. Lectonar (talk) 09:30, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – TAs repeatedly changing dates and removing mention that it's a French coproduction w/o explanation. DonIago (talk) 14:36, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. last disruptive edit was about 3 days ago. Lectonar (talk) 09:32, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Over the last several months, it's been targeted by multiple accounts (temporary and registered alike) devoted to adding the same set of unsourced material. The first page of the history is already pretty much clogged up with the inappropriate edits and their consequent reverts. Victor Lopes Fala!•C 14:55, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Lectonar (talk) 09:32, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Repeated removal of well-referenced content by IP editor. Previous edits by registered user(s) with CoI. Tacyarg (talk) 15:16, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
User(s) blocked: ~2026-52608-1 (talk · contribs). The Bushranger One ping only 07:35, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Repeated addition of unsourced and false material by anonymous users. Signed, SleepyRedHair. (talk - contribs) 15:34, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
- User(s) blocked: underlying IP (talk · contribs). Long history of disruptive edits, all reverted; blocked for three months. - The Bushranger One ping only 07:33, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 15:51, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: A couple of different IP editors are persistently adding the same unsourced content about non-notable people. Biruitorul Talk 17:14, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Sugar Tax (talk) 18:44, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Unregistered user making non-constructive edits across multiple TAs. Super Dinosaur (TV series) may also be worth protecting, though they've only targeted that page once so far. ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) 19:00, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
- Declined – Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. Lectonar (talk) 11:02, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 20:16, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
- Automated comment: A request for protection/unprotection for one or more pages in this request was recently made, and was denied at some point within the last 8 days.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 20:27, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: High level of disruptive editing, changing the version number based on original research. EvanTech10 (talk) 23:12, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: 3 incidents of temporary accounts vandalising the page in the past day: [1] [2] [3] The subject has had increased attention on social media and online misinformation, see AP News article Pretzel Quetzal (talk) 00:04, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) 01:39, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent disruptive editing – Repeated removal of well-referenced content by multiple IP editors. Carwil (talk) 02:37, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: New accounts have been consistently changing the names of school directors kongr43gpenTalk 03:14, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Think 2 weeks has to be an error here - it was vandalized immediately after a two year protection, when back then it was vandalized after a five-year protection from 2019-2024, and before that multiple short-term protections in 2018, and three-year protections from 2014-2017 and before that from 2012-2014. Article has essentially been protected continuously for 14 years, with further extensions dating majority protection back to 2006 looking at the protection log, indefinite semi seems kinda necessary at this point. (Note:Request is intended for indefinite semi-protection though it intentionally states it is for ECP only so it doesn't get quickly bot-clerked.). MakaylaHippo1998 (talk) 03:52, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: An editor continues to remove a declared candidate from the page while lying in their edit summaries. I do a bit of googling and find out that the editor has the same username as a woman who tried to unsuccessfully sue the candidate to try regain possession of a property they had sold. If anyone needs to verify this I can give them the links privately but I thought it best not to air it out with names here. Page protection aside, any recommendations as to where to report this behaviour? It doesn't really fit one particular mold. aesurias (ping me in your reply, or I won't see it) (talk) 04:28, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Recently article protected. After its been unlocked, same Ip users are adding the unreferenced names for directors and executive producers.[4][5][6] Hotwiki (talk) 05:52, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: IP vandalism turning into vandalism by new account ~ JASWE (talk) 06:45, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Recurring sockpuppetry by Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Yaysmay15 as soon as protection against them was lifted. A long-term lock is necessary as they will sock the moment protection is lifted. Borgenland (talk) 07:44, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Continued spam by temporary accounts. Mellk (talk) 07:48, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Covered by WP:CT/IMH (which is broadly construed), with repeated edits by new accounts going back quite a while, especially as they relate to the Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, an ECP is required for ARBCOM enforcement. Gotitbro (talk) 08:24, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent–and sometimes hostile–vandalism of a BLP. Poirot09 (talk) 08:25, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Sugar Tax (talk) 10:24, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protected indefinitely. Anarchyte (talk) 11:03, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Sugar Tax (talk) 10:40, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Anarchyte (talk) 11:01, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Sugar Tax (talk) 10:53, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Very important page Charles 091 (talk) 10:55, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement. Laura240406 (talk) 11:19, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent disruptive additions by a TA. I'm involved so can take no action (nor am I prepared to edit-war with an IP). A short block might work too. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 11:19, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
Before posting a request for unprotection, please discuss it with the protecting administrator first. You can create a request below only if you receive no response from them.
To find out which administrator protected the page, go to the page's edit history and click on the "View logs for this page" link (located underneath the page's title). The protecting administrator is listed in the protection log entry, next to the words "protected", "changed protection level", or "configured pending changes". If there are a large number of log entries on the page, use the drop-down menu near the top of the page and select "Protection log" or "Pending changes log" to filter the logs accordingly.
DO NOT request a reduction in protection if...
- ...you are being prevented from editing the page. A desire to change content is not a valid reason for unprotection. Instead:
- If you can edit the article's talk page, use the WP:Edit Request Wizard to propose a change on the article's talk page. Include an explanation of the exact content that you want to change, and what the content will be afterward.
- If the article's talk page is protected, you may propose a change at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Edit.
- ...your reasoning for reducing protection is that the article has not been vandalized. That simply means the protection is working as intended.
- ...your reasoning for reducing protection is basically "a long time has passed" without supporting details.
- ...you haven't contacted the protecting administrator.
You may request a protection reduction below if...
- ...you want to change the protection level of a template or module from full protection to template protection. You may add the request to this page without having to discuss it with the protecting administrator first.
- ...you need to remove creation protection from a location where no page exists (redlinked pages) after a draft version of the intended article is prepared beforehand and ready to be published.
- ...you are proposing a trial reduction in protection for a page that has been protected for several years, provided the proposal is supported by evidence such as talk page activity, page views, page traffic, number of watchers, frequency of edit requests, and prior history of vandalism.
- ...the protecting administrator is inactive or has not responded to you in several days.
If you cannot locate your request, make sure to check the request archives to see if it's been moved there. Only requests that have been recently answered will still be listed here.
Current requests for edits to a protected page
Please add an edit request to the talk page of the protected page before adding an edit request here
Requests for specific edits should be made on the talk page of the protected article. You can create an edit request below only if the talk page is also protected, preventing you from adding a request there.
- You may add the appropriate template (
{{Edit protected}},{{Edit template-protected}},{{Edit extended-protected}}, or{{Edit semi-protected}}) to the article's talk page if you would like to request an edit be made. Doing so will automatically place the page in the appropriate category for the request to be reviewed. - For edit requests being made due to the editor having a conflict of interest with the article subject (see Wikipedia:Suggestions for COI compliance), the
{{Edit COI}}template should be used instead of the others listed above. - Requests to move pages that are currently move-protected should be made at Wikipedia:Requested moves, not on this page.
- This page is not for holding discussions regarding content. Please make a request only if you have a specific edit that you wish to be performed.
Otherwise, this is the correct place to use in order to add an edit request if you are unable to add one to the article's talk page. Please see the top of this page for instructions on how to properly add a request.
Inaccuracy in timeline / sources.
Current: "Musk has described Epstein as a creep who had tried to get him to go to his island several times but that he had rebuked him each time, email were exchanged between between 2012 and 2013. [citations]"
Suggested change: "In 2019, Musk described Epstein as a creep who had invited him to his island multiple times, which he had declined. [new citation] Emails between Musk and Epstein were exchanged between 2012 and 2013 [existing citations]".
[new citation] = https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/07/jeffrey-epstein-case-grows-more-grotesque Wrongseasoned (talk) 13:32, 1 February 2026 (UTC)
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.