Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
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This page is for requesting that a page, file or template be fully protected, create protected (salted), extended confirmed protected, semi-protected, added to pending changes, move-protected, template protected (template-specific), upload protected (file-specific), 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 and pending changes are 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. 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, 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 to specific versions of the page, except to get rid of obvious vandalism.
If you would like to request to have a page protected, have a page's existing protection level lowered or raised, or would like to submit an edit request for a protected page, please follow these steps (note: if you enable the Twinkle gadget for your Wikipedia account, this process can be largely automated for you):
=== [[Example Article Name]] ===
* {{pagelinks|Example Article Name}}
'''Semi-protection:''' High level of IP vandalism. ~~~~
=== [[Template:Example Template Name]] ===
* {{pagelinks|Template:Example Template Name}}
'''Reduction in protection level:''' From full protection to template editor protection. ~~~~
=== Short descriptive header ===
* {{pagelinks|Wikipedia:Example Page Name 1}}
* {{pagelinks|Wikipedia:Example Page Name 2}}
'''Temporary semi-protection:''' High level of IP vandalism. ~~~~
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Current requests for increase in protection level[edit]
Place requests for new or upgrading pending changes, semi-protection, full protection, move protection, create protection, template editor protection, or upload protection at the BOTTOM of this section. Check the rolling 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.
Template:The_10_largest_stars_by_radius[edit]
- Automated comment: This request cannot be parsed. Please ensure it follows formatting consistent with the current or previous methods of submission.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 07:54, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
- Automated comment: @Cyberbot I: This request cannot be parsed. Please ensure it follows formatting consistent with the current or previous methods of submission.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 08:09, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
- I am not sure what the motivation was, but the template does not qualify as a template with a large number of inclusions, and it does not get vandalized too often (last time 29 December, before that in October).--Ymblanter (talk) 08:10, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
Requesting immediate archiving... only (talk) 12:07, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
Declined (for the bot). 
Goldust[edit]
Semi-protection: High level of IP vandalism. 2602:306:3357:BA0:4D52:C9D2:164:F2D (talk) 15:24, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Also, I see lots of constructive editing by IP users. MelanieN (talk) 22:06, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
Synagogue[edit]
Semi-protection: High level of IP vandalism.
∰Bellezzasolo✡ Discuss 18:35, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. MelanieN (talk) 22:15, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
Doki Doki Literature Club![edit]
Semi-protection: Excessive IP/new account vandalism. Has been semi-protected multiple times already, with the vandalism resuming immediately after the protection ended each time. This probably needs long term/permanent semi-protection. CurlyWi (talk) 00:29, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level[edit]
- 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 here if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Current requests for edits to a protected page[edit]
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
{{request edit}}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.
UCF Knights football and 2017 UCF Knights football team[edit]
The university claims that it has the 2017 national title, and this claim can be supported by many links from the university itself and outside sources. Due to the controversy of the claim, both pages are under constant edits (dozens an hour) with unregistered users coming on to undo each other's edits and alternatively add/remove the information about the claim. Please semi-protect so that registered users can sort out how exactly the claim should be presented.Boycool † (talk) 21:12, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
- Please suggest edits to the talk pages of these articles: Talk:UCF Knights football and Talk:2017 UCF Knights football team Thanks, Nakon 06:21, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
- Automated comment: @Boycool42: This request cannot be parsed. Please ensure it follows formatting consistent with the current or previous methods of submission.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 06:32, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
Already protected. only (talk) 12:47, 4 January 2018 (UTC)- Requesting immediate archiving... only (talk) 12:47, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
Already protected. Handled requests[edit]
A rolling archive of the last seven days of protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Rolling archive.
