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Requests for page protection

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This page is for requesting that a page, image or template be fully protected, create protected (salted), semi-protected, move-protected, or unprotected. Please read up on the protection policy. Full protection is used to stop edit warring between multiple users or to prevent vandalism to high-risk templates; semi-protection is usually used only to prevent IP and new user vandalism (see the rough guide to semi-protection); and move protection is used to stop pagemove revert wars.

After a page has been protected, the protection is listed in the page history and logs with a short description indicating why it was protected, and the article is listed on Special:Protectedpages. Further discussion should take place on the Talk page of the article. In the case of full protection due to edit warring, admins do not revert back to specific versions of the page, except to get rid of obvious vandalism.

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Instructions

If you would like to request a page to be protected or unprotected, please follow the following steps:

If you are requesting unprotection, it is almost always a good idea to ask the protecting admin first before listing a page here.
Add a level 4 header (i.e. ==== {{lx|Example}} ====, where x stands for the namespace) at the TOP of either the protection or unprotection list and place one of the templates from the table below within the header. Please make sure you have spelled the name of the article properly; a common error stems from mistaken requests for the protection of redirects, particularly capitalised ones.
If you are requesting protection, place the type of request (full protection, semi-protection, move protection) and a brief reason for your request below your header.
Please do not add arbitrary requests for a protection expiry time to your request, or request indefinite protection arbitrarily.
- If there is a reason for a page to be protected for a certain amount of time, such as protecting a usertalk page until the user is unblocked, please make this clear.
- If you are requesting indefinite semi-protection, be aware that it is only applied to articles with endemic and endless vandalism problems which multiple increasing periods of temporary semi-protection have failed to stop.
- Note that different expiry times can now be set for edit and move-protections, so an article can, for example, be semi-edit-protected for a week and full-move-protected indefinitely.
Sign your request with four tildes ~~~~ and save.

Note: this is not a venue for continuing an argument from elsewhere. If a request contains excessive arguing, is being used for edit-warring or content disputes, contains personal attacks or uncivil comments, or any other unrelated discussion, it will be removed from this page.

Namespace	To request protection / unprotection	To request protection / unprotection of talk page
Generic	{{ln\|NAMESPACE\|PAGE NAME}}	{{lnt\|NAMESPACE\|PAGE NAME}}
Article	{{la\|ARTICLE}}	{{lat\|ARTICLE}}
Template	{{lt\|TEMPLATE}}	{{ltt\|TEMPLATE}}
Wikipedia	{{lw\|PAGE}}	{{lwt\|PAGE}}
User	{{lu\|USER}}	{{lut\|USER}}
Category	{{lc\|CATEGORY}}	{{lct\|CATEGORY}}
File	{{lf\|FILE}}	{{lft\|FILE}}
Portal	{{lp\|PORTAL}}	{{lpt\|PORTAL}}
Help	{{lh\|HELP}}	{{lht\|HELP}}
MediaWiki	Protected by MediaWiki cannot be unprotected	{{lmt\|MESSAGE}} Should not be protected
Book	{{lb\|BOOK}}	{{lbt\|BOOK}}

Examples

===={{la|Example Article Name}}====
'''Semi-protection:''' High level of IP vandalism. ~~~~

===={{lt|Example Template Name}}====
'''Temporary semi-protection:''' High level of IP vandalism. ~~~~

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[edit] Current requests for protection

Place requests for semi-protection, full protection, move protection, or create protection at the TOP of this section. Check the list of denied requests if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.

[edit] PVR Cinemas `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Part of the page is repeatedly emptied or replaced by copied duplicate texts by anon IPs. Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 17:00, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Demba Ba `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism and crude comments.--Egghead06 (talk) 16:31, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] W. E. B. Du Bois `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary Semi-protection: - Continual, long term vandalism, not especially frequent, but wearying. Also, article may be on main page 23 Feb, see WP:TFAR. --Noleander (talk) 16:27, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected Acalamari 16:29, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Semi-protection: IP-hopping editor continually adding massive amounts of unreferenced trivia and original research. MikeWazowski (talk) 16:24, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Captive breeding `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Calabe 1992 15:47, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 10 days. After 10 days the page will be automatically unprotected. Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 16:09, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Doctor `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: Multiple IPs edit warring against talk page consensus . Yobol (talk) 15:24, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for three weeks. Acalamari 15:29, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] FL Studio `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent addition of uncited information and information with false citations from numerous anonymous IP editors for the purpose of advertising/promoting musical artists. The page was protected before and as soon as it was unprotected, the ever-changing anonymous IPs started again and have continued ever since. There is an edit notice as well as huge comments in the source about adding verifiable information as well as information on the talk page, so there is little reason to assume most of these IP edits are in good faith, and they are disruptive regardless. —danhash (talk) 14:33, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Miss Universe 2011 `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Once again, IPs are adding unsourced info. GrayFullbuster (talk) 14:13, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] UFC 146 `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Semi-protection: Persistent IP vandalism – rampant activity; removing sources and adding multiple unsourced entries.Ppt1973 (talk) 14:02, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Mummy `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Contant Vandalism. GouramiWatcher ^(Gulp) 13:45, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 16:00, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Antonio Rivero `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Semi-protection: Persistent IP edit warring. This is not a content dispute, the IP editor is repeatedly inserting false information into the article - note noted Argentine historian is quoted in the article debunking this information, the rebuttal which was removed. Wee Curry Monster talk 09:28, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Declined - Seems to be one IP inserting the information. Strongly suggest posting at AIV if it is vandalism or ANI. —Dark 09:36, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Far-left politics `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary full protection: This article is undergoing a slow motion edit war involving several editors, which is disrupting a split discussion since the split template is being removed along with the text. Can this page be protected for a couple of weeks until the discussion about a possible split be completed. Nug (talk) 09:05, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Declined - I have left a message to the warring parties. If they choose to edit war, they'll be blocked. —Dark 09:24, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Race and intelligence `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection Too much blanking of content by dynamic IPs. Mathsci (talk) 08:33, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of three days. After three days the page will be automatically unprotected. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 16:01, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] List of people who have been called polymaths `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Permanent Semi-Protection is necessary since the temporary protection ran out, and once again, and IP address with no other edits ever, removed the same entry from the article. [1] Whoever this person is, they are not going to give up ever. Dream Focus 08:19, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 year. After 1 year the page will be automatically unprotected. —Dark 08:37, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Khojaly Massacre `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary full protection: 9 revisions in the past three days, and today 6 have happened, I request full protection for a week to halt users from revision warring until they can come to consensus on the talk page. Nocturnal781 (talk) 07:22, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Chemtrail conspiracy theory `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Permanent Semi-Protection IP and new-user edits are nearly 99% reverted for WP:FRINGE edits. Temp semi-protection previously attempted. Buffs (talk) 06:22, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of five months. After five months the page will be automatically unprotected. Articles are very rarely semiprotected indefinitely, especially with as short of a protection history as this article. Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 16:04, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Adrenaline Mob `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: Multiple new users and IP addresses edit warring to remove a reliably sourced wording, ignoring talk page discussion. - Sudo Ghost 05:32, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] David Larson `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – persistent vandalism from random IPs. Tgeairn (talk) 05:11, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Already protected by Eagles247 (talk · contribs) --Tgeairn (talk) 05:31, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Tit (bird) `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Semi-protection: Almost all anonymous edits are vandalism. →Σ τ c. 04:23, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. While you're correct activity is minimal enough that I can't justify protecting it. Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 15:56, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] List of Little Einsteins episodes `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: Possible disruptive editing – I found lots of disruptive text, possibly in the episode descriptions; too hard to define as vandalism. Can somebody look into this please? Thank you. StormContent (talk) 03:15, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Hamed Haddadi `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Semi-protection A user with multiple IP addresses insists on spelling center as centre, even though that makes no sense within the context of this article. The user has probably received about eight talk page messages across multiple IP talk pages. He's also ignored a series of hidden comments within the article itself. This has been going on for weeks. I highly doubt he is editing in good faith, and I'd like to see the page semi-protected for a while so that he loses interest. Zagalejo^^^ 02:42, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent POV issues from both pro-Wahhab and anti-Wahhab sides. As shown in article history and as commented on on talk page, this has been going on for several years. Claret Ash 00:22, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Khojaly Massacre `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Semi-protection: Adding disputed information without discuss on the talk pag. Divot (talk) 21:43, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] John Fleming (U.S. politician) `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring. SMS ^Talk 20:42, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Simon Harris (politician) `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary Semi-protection: Persistent recent vandalism by multiple IPs. Snappy (talk) 18:06, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 5 days. After 5 days the page will be automatically unprotected. Qwyrxian (talk) 09:10, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Results_of_the_2012_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Semi-Protection: Persistent vandalism and unverified changes. Katydidit (talk) 15:56, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Parties in the European Council `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – An editor doesn't want to admit that the Romanian president is member of the European People's Party although I gave him sufficient proofs. He keeps removing this information, which seems to be sensitive in the political context in Romania. Julien-223 (talk) 13:34, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Fully protected for a period of 3 days. After 3 days the page will be automatically unprotected. And the parties will be given some instruction on the article's talk page. Qwyrxian (talk) 09:02, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: I had reverted edits like these. The person who edited was blocked due to legal threatening. Now there has been a set of similar edits like these. I just don't want to get threatened again by this user. I have also asked for sock puppet investigation on this new user. I hope an admin might clear out these edits. Shriram (talk) 12:50, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days. After 3 days the page will be automatically unprotected. Since it looks like the socks have been blocked, I'm setting this low at 3 days. However, if the person is determined and comes back for more socking after that point, let me know and I'll set it for much longer. Qwyrxian (talk) 08:55, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Current requests for unprotection

Shortcuts: WP:RFUP WP:RFPU WP:RUP

If you simply want to make spelling corrections or add information to a protected page that is not disputed, and you are not involved in any disputes there, consider simply adding {{Editprotected}} to the article's talk page, along with an explanation of what you want to add to the page. See the list of current {{Editprotected}} requests.

If you want an existing page unprotected, please try to ask the protecting admin first before making a request here.

Check here if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.

[edit] User:Maunus/Userpage/About me `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Please unprotect my userpage?·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 16:05, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Unprotected Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:01, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Current requests for edits to a protected page

Shortcut: 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 {{Editprotected}}, {{Editsemiprotected}} or {{Request edit}} to the article's talk page if you would like to make a change rather than requesting it here.
If the discussion page and the article are both locked, this project page is the right place to request an edit. If you can, please use the {{la|article name}} template to describe the article you wish changed at the start of your request.

The list on Wikipedia of doctoring professions should include Physical Therapy (Doctor of Physical Therapy), Pharmacy (Doctor of Pharmacy), and Nurse Practitioners (Doctor of Nursing Practice. This anti Physical Therapy, anti Pharmacy, anti Nursing bigotry has no place in a public encyclopedia like Wikipedia. The previous mentioned professions have become doctoring professions and deserved to mentioned as such. Currently someone or some other profession is using Wikipedia as a forum for their propaganda rather than give an accurate presentation of doctoring professions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.131.210.63 (talk) 15:44, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Fulfilled/denied requests

[edit] Smegma `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Indefinite semi-protection—Only edits since a long-term protection period ended on Jan. 29 have been vandalism of one form or another, and reverts of same. —Jeremy v^_^v ^Bori! 03:58, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 18 months. After 18 months the page will be automatically unprotected. Materialscientist (talk) 04:02, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Dave Chappelle `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Long term BLP policy violations and vandalism. -- Luke (Talk) 03:30, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 year. After 1 year the page will be automatically unprotected. Materialscientist (talk) 04:05, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] List of current Home and Away characters `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: Prolonged disruptive behaviour - ranging from removing content and adding false information - been happening since it was last unprotected - more so in the last two weeks. Rain the 1 03:28, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 weeks. After 3 weeks the page will be automatically unprotected. Slon02 (talk) 04:07, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Channing Tatum `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Anonymous vandalism starting a few days ago. -- Luke (Talk) 03:27, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week. After 1 week the page will be automatically unprotected. Slon02 (talk) 04:05, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Paul Ceglia `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Calabe 1992 01:47, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days. After 3 days the page will be automatically unprotected. Slon02 (talk) 02:34, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Louis XIV of France `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Falcon8765 ^(TALK) 01:32, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week. After 1 week the page will be automatically unprotected. Slon02 (talk) 02:25, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] List of music considered the worst `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Calabe 1992 22:33, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week. After 1 week the page will be automatically unprotected. Slon02 (talk) 02:29, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Dragon Ball `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Falcon8765 ^(TALK) 20:24, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected by Reaper Eternal (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights). Tiptoety ^talk 02:12, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Big Butte Creek `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection Tomorrow TFA. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 19:51, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Already protected Valfontis (talk) 23:09, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Nate (2005) `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection TFA (was changed). Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 19:51, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Done (I'm assuming you meant to request move protection). --Bongwarrior (talk) 23:15, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Han Dynasty `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary semi-protection: The past two weeks, there have only been vandalism in this featured article, and possible WP:SOCK with several accounts. Cold Season (talk) 19:43, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of one month. After one month the page will be automatically unprotected. --Bongwarrior (talk) 23:18, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Foreign relations of South Sudan `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

Temporary Semi-Protection: - User conflicts going on for days.--BabbaQ (talk) 17:24, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Fully protected for a period of 3 days. After 3 days the page will be automatically unprotected. Slon02 (talk) 04:10, 10 February 2012 (UTC)