Wikipedia:Requests for page protection

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    Welcome—request protection of a page, file, or template here.
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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

    Request addition of protection to a page, or increasing the current protection level
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    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.

    Ideological bias on Wikipedia

    Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – Edit warring initiated by temporary account sockpuppet (see pending investigation at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lardlegwarmers § 19 February 2026), which resulted in repeated additions and deletions of disputed content by multiple editors. — Newslinger talk 08:42, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Child pornography laws in Japan

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Sugar Tax (talk) 09:11, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Yemaek

    Reason: High level of vandalism EmrahÖ (talk) 12:52, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Content dispute. Please use the article's talk page or other forms of dispute resolution. Like my colleague told your adversary yesterday: Special:Diff/1339688579. Favonian (talk) 13:24, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    USB flash drive

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Ongoing disruptive edits from temporary or new accounts. I can't be sure on calling it "vandalism", but the article has a rather long history of pairs of newcomers edits and subsequent reverts. 1F616EMO (talk) 12:54, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    User(s) blocked. Underlying IPs. Looks like a single, rather useless editor. Favonian (talk) 13:14, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Marcus Ericsson

    Reason: IP editors constantly changing his date of birth. Page was protected for 1 month in June 2025 for this reason. I propose a longer protection this time. Marbe166 (talk) 13:19, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Ash Stymest

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Vandalism and WP:OWN editing which appears to be from temporary accounts close to the subject of the article. Geoff | Who, me? 13:29, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)

    Reason: Persistent vandalism ~2026-11769-83 (talk) 14:08, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    North Atlantic garbage patch

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Same as all previous protections: a screenshot of humorous vandalism went viral in 2022 (a disambiguation hatnote to United Kingdom), it's three years later and people are still trying to add it back. Belbury (talk) 14:18, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    John F. Kennedy Jr.

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 14:28, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia:Undo

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Sugar Tax (talk) 15:14, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Already protected by administrator SuperMarioMan. Favonian (talk) 17:12, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Talk:2026 Tumbler Ridge shooting

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Transphobia. SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 15:23, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    And also sockpuppetry from Andrew5. SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 16:09, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    February 2026 nor'easter

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – LTA/Andrew5 edits as always. MarioProtIV (talk/contribs) 15:32, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Sugar Tax (talk) 15:35, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    December 2008 North American snowstorms

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – LTA. Sugar Tax (talk) 15:37, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    2008–09 North American winter

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – LTA. Sugar Tax (talk) 15:39, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    2023 heat waves

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – LTA. Sugar Tax (talk) 15:40, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Alexis Arquette

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Almost every edit for months has been vandalism, pending changes doesnt appear to have deterred it. ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) 16:21, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Dix Hills, New York

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:24, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Konectbus

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 16:34, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Sri Lanka national cricket team

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. IDB.S (talk) 16:36, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for reduction in protection level

    Request removal of protection from a page, or reducing the current protection level
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    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.

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    Current requests for edits to a protected page

    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
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    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.

    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.

    Further information: Wikipedia:Edit requests


    Handled requests

    A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.

    allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:RPP