Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
Wikimedia noticeboard for requesting protection of pages
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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.
Sofronio Vasquez
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Continued disruptive editing from a temp account-hopping anon. Blake Gripling (talk) 01:22, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
Zahra Haddad-Adel
Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement. EatingCarBatteries (contribs | talk) 06:13, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
File:Question book-new.svg
Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism target for years, system file icon with 600k+ instances and little reason to be edited randomly (edit requests should suffice). I'm requesting indefinitie/long-term SPP (or higher). It says this page should benefit from cascading protection via Wikipedia:Cascade-protected items/content but I think it's only move-protection and upload-protection, not edit-protection. Ben · Salvidrim! ✉ 06:31, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
Jana Nayagan
Reason: Repeated Vandalism from temporary accounts. FactCheckerBharath (talk) 07:53, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
Suicide Squad (2016 film)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – LTA vandalism. 1F616EMO (talk) 08:16, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of one month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Left guide (talk) 08:31, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
Regional power
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism: Consistent deletion of content SnowyRiver28 (talk) 10:08, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup knockout stage
Reason: Persistent vandalism – Persistent violation of WP:LIVESCORES. 1 and 2. Qby (talk) 10:39, 14 March 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.
