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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.

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

Semi-protect. Changing team prior to official announcement. TM 23:10, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

semi-protection vandalism, Sustained Vandalism by multiple IPs, SPAs over a few days. Ravendrop 22:39, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

April 20 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism. T H F S W (T · C · E) 22:29, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

Indefinite semi-protection vandalism, Recent spat of IP vandalism. Has been protected nine times in two years. Last semi-protection expired on February ninth. I dream of horses (T) @ 22:24, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected indefinitely. Courcelles 22:28, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Nazi concentration camps (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, The level of vandalism on this page is becoming just a little bit ridiculous. Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:58, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:07, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

History of the United States (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism. T H F S W (T · C · E) 21:57, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Customised buses and trucks in Pakistan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary full protection dispute, Another editor is repeatedly readding an inappropriate external link that I have removed from the article. They have stopped responding to my attempts to communicate. Basically this just needs temporary protection to hopefully push them into communicating. — Gavia immer (talk) 20:52, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

semi-protection. Anonymous IP user (75.72.174.28) repeatedly keeps inserting poorly sourced material (violating 3RR), possibly WP:BLP issue (libel and gossip). On revert was by an administrator who concurred material was not sourced well enough to keep.Legitimus (talk) 20:43, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

I came here to make this specific request. I'd protect except I'm involved. If nothing else, it needs to be discussed on the talk page. (I'm to blame for not doing so). tedder (talk) 21:33, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Courcelles 22:31, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

Temp. semi-protection. High level of IP vandalism. Viriditas (talk) 20:15, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Courcelles 22:27, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Inniscarra Sailing and Kayaking Club (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Indefinite create-protection, Repeatedly re-created. Acather96 (talk) 20:02, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Creation protected. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:33, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

St. Gerald's College (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection High level of IP vandalism: Not sure what triggered it, but as of yesterday this article was getting a lot of drive-by IP vandalism. I was hoping it would contain itself to just yesterday but someone came by today to continue. Rnb (talk) 19:11, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 5 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:12, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection High level of IP vandalism: Different IPs persistently removing text w/out explanation, this over last two weeks, especially last week. Warnings do not help. See: 66.87.1.18 / 66.87.0.82 / 66.87.1.140 / 66.87.11.209 / 66.87.4.251 / 66.87.7.155 / 66.87.4.168. Mr. D. E. Mophon (talk) 18:47, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

Temporary full protection WP:OWN problems over multiple disputes, including whether or not any article tags belong in the article while the disputes are under discussion. Please pick whatever version you like and lock it down so we can get editors focused on actually resolving the disputes. --Ronz (talk) 17:58, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

I would point out, first, that User:Ronz has clearly violated the 3rr rule: , , , , , , and that if he/she were not edit warring, there would be no problem. We are all happy to work on any substantive issues in the article, if only Ronz would point to specific issues. Secondly, need I point out the irony in his/her repeatedly slapping cleanup tags on the article and then asking for full page protection? -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:20, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Again, the protection would be to get editors focused on resolving the disputes. --Ronz (talk) 18:52, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Declined So talk on the talk page and stop edit warring. This could easily have boomeranged on you, I would be completely justified in blocking you right now, so cut it out or you will leave no choice. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:30, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

Semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. Beaun (talk) 17:53, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Declined – Content dispute. Please use the article's talk page or other forms of dispute resolution. What I see is a content dispute, with no attempt at discussion. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:22, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

Temporary Semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. —Stephen (talk) 16:48, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Fully protected for a period of three days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. WP:LAME. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:18, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Lestat de Lioncourt (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary Semi-protect. Different IPs persistently removing text w/out explanation. Doniago (talk) 16:09, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:13, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Les Misérables (musical) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, IP vandalism. WhiteWriter 16:03, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:41, 2 March 2011 (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.

User talk:Baseball Watcher/Archive 2 (edit | user page | history | links | watch | logs)

Unprotection, To semi because I didn't mean to ask for full. . Baseball Watcher 22:21, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected. Courcelles 22:22, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Jason Plummer (politician) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary Semi-protect. To keep the page up without people hijacking the content. I would like to restore its cited bio to the way it was. pplasse (talk) 16:09, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:13, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Current requests for 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

Boyle's law (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary Semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. I don't know why this article has been recently receiving negative attention but it has been ambushed by vandalism lately. I patrol the Recent Changes page and reverted a vandal and upon reading its history, its been taking a lot of hits lately. Perhaps just a short semi-protect to let the smoke clear. —ASPENSTI—TALK—CONTRIBUTIONS 14:05, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Declined The vandalism is actually pretty infrequent, and in most cases there is only one vandal causing trouble at a time. Dabomb87 (talk) 14:34, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• You're the admin, but 20 of the last 50 edits were vandalism making 40 of the last 50 edits dedicated to vandalism and reverting. Just FYI —ASPENSTI—TALK—CONTRIBUTIONS 15:32, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• I've put the article on my watchlist. If vandalism picks up, I'll be happy to protect it. Alternatively, if another patrolling admin thinks this should be protected now, I have no problem with that. Dabomb87 (talk) 15:43, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• I have no bias for this particular page, I just found that it had been abused lately. Thanks —ASPENSTI—TALK—CONTRIBUTIONS 16:16, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

As I noted on the protecting admin's talk page Alan Sugar was semi-protected over a year ago, for a two-year period. The history from the public logs suggests that two year was too long, so after reviewing WP:SILVERLOCK I'm asking for the semi-protection to end now. Thanks. 67.100.127.36 (talk) 06:31, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Declined. The protection log shows that the article was protected for the majority of 2009, making a two year protection perfectly reasonable for a WP:BLP, given the ineffectiveness of the previous shorter protections. Even during this protection the article was vandalised, strong evidence against the assertion of being able to handle disruption on an unprotected article. Rami R 10:12, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Full Protection - Revert war in progress by established users.--Lucy-marie (talk) 13:23, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Declined The primary edit warrior has been given a formal arbitration enforcement warning, and I have reminded him that he has already made three reverts today. Dabomb87 (talk) 14:44, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

semi-protection, IP editor is back after previous protection expired and is readding in unsourced trivia about the subjects body statistics and etc. without commenting on the discussion on the talk page. —Farix (t | c) 13:12, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Dabomb87 (talk) 14:40, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

Indefinite create-protection, repeatedly re-created. Not English, copyvio and spam. andy (talk) 12:53, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Creation protected. Dabomb87 (talk) 14:39, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

Temporary full protection vandalism, There was an XKCD webcomic about herpetology today, thus I expect an influx of ill-formed fanboys either attempting to pimp the comic or reference the childish "herp derp" meme. 3 days of protection should suffice for them to find another distraction from their sad, wasted lives. Mokele (talk) 12:36, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Dabomb87 (talk) 14:38, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

full protection dispute, Despite clarifications provided on the connected talk page(s) about the valid references, there has been a sustained attempt at vandalism through edit wars by users Spacemanspiff and one other to try and remove references to Narendra Modi's wife. They have also attempted to get the article on his wife deleted.

This is clear attempt at POV pushing. Suggest suitable protection till matter is resolved on the talk page.

The section (and the connected article) is fully backed by valid references to news articles. Ashlonerider (talk) 11:12, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Dabomb87 (talk) 14:37, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection -- due to recent vandalism by unregistered IP user/s (). Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 07:08, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Declined --Orlady (talk) 13:36, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

Semi-protection. Edit wars by IPs who keep adding unsourced material and claims. --LoЯd ۞pεth 01:34, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. --Orlady (talk) 13:40, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

List of synthpop artists (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection Adding of acts without a Misplaced Pages articles and sourcing Edkollin (talk) 00:51, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Dabomb87 (talk) 14:37, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, Repeated deletion of a section that refers to Narendra Modi's wife by user RegentsPark on the basis that hinduonnet and Open Magazine are not reliable sources, both of which are large magazines published out of India.

. Ashlonerider (talk) 09:13, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Comment I presume you are requesting full protection? -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 18:48, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Fully protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Dabomb87 (talk) 14:35, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

semi-protection. Several users were adding wrong information. ~

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Rami R 09:51, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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

Temporary semi-protection vandalism, The page has been vandalised by anonymous users 9 times in the last month. Glanis 08:23, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Rami R 09:47, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

User:Tom Morris (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

semi-protection vandalism, Userpage of an established user being targeted by random IPs and a new account in the last 24 hours. Fæ (talk) 08:18, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected. Rami R 09:42, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Kevin McHale (actor) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Temporary semi-protection petty vandalism/fan declaring love for the actor in question. Tendentious. Several reverts have failed to dampen her ardour.Rossrs (talk) 07:33, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Rami R 09:37, 2 March 2011 (UTC)