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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 get rid of obvious vandalism.

    Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level
    Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level
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    Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here
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    Current requests for increase in protection level

    Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level
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    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.


    Gruppo del Rosario

    Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Disruption/sockpuppetry goes back to 2023. Otherwise little activity on this article. TornadoLGS (talk) 04:18, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Bbb23 (talk) 01:29, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Victoria Pedretti

    Reason: Many IP or newly registered users for some reason have frequently come to the article and added either gossip about relationships which haven't been verified, non-notable projects, changing existing information, or entirely removing helpful sentences with citations like the most recent. The page is not really monitored either, but I added a lot to it—with citations and information of course, so this could be nice.Watagwaan (talk) 06:13, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Bbb23 (talk) 01:29, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Devgan

    Semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. - Ratnahastin (talk) 08:53, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Pure Land Buddhism

    Reason: Disruptive IP Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 09:01, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. I have given them their last warning. Daniel Case (talk) 02:34, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Renegade X

    Reason: Recurring WP:VANDAL from a disgruntled ex-employee with at least 5 active WP:SOC through the past year 2001:861:2043:D410:74A3:FDB7:BBE:5F03 (talk) 10:06, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Bbb23 (talk) 01:31, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Thandel

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Repeated additions of unsourced and/or poorly sourced info on critical and commercial reception. Krimuk2.0 (talk) 10:24, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Daniel Case (talk) 02:35, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Scott Jennings

    Reason: This page has been repeatedly WP:VANDAL by several new and IP users. Requesting semi-protection to prevent further disruption. TimeToFixThis | 🕒 11:48, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Bbb23 (talk) 01:32, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    International Federation of Inventors' Associations

    Reason: Repeated insertion of false information. 178.37.246.211 (talk) 12:49, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Bbb23 (talk) 01:32, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Pan-Arab colors

    Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:ARBECR + persistent disruptive editing by IPs. Skitash (talk) 14:17, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Bbb23 (talk) 01:34, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    William Pears Group

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – IP adding unsourced POV content repeatedly. PamD 14:36, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Bbb23 (talk) 01:34, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    The Bad Guys (franchise)

    Reason: Constant removal of information, being replaced with broken links, by IP users. SleepDeprivedGinger (talk) 17:35, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Daniel Case (talk) 03:04, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Greater United States

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent Disruptive Editing. 💽 🌙Eclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ (she/they/it) talk/edits 23:34, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Update: User(s) blocked 💽 🌙Eclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ (she/they/it) talk/edits 23:45, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Gilbert Gottfried

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Can we finally semi this vandal magnet. - FlightTime (open channel) 00:28, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    The Morgan Hill Times

    Reason: IP vandalism since November, seems to get worse lately. See previous protections, same stuff. Chrisahn (talk) 00:37, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of one year, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Case (talk) 03:22, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Ethnocracy

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent Disruptive Editing. 💽 🌙Eclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ (she/they/it) talk/edits 02:25, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    User(s) blocked: 2601:147:4781:FF5:0:0:0:0/64 (talk · contribs) blocked by Daniel Case. for one week. Daniel Case (talk) 03:25, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Active LTA target. Departure– (talk) 03:11, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Already protected by administrator Paul Erik. for a day. Daniel Case (talk) 03:26, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    ESIM

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent spam/advertising by several users. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 03:29, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Gladstone Institutes

    Reason: WP:V violation - a user is repeatedly adding unsourced content even after removal by others. The content is unverifiable as edit states: "records such as emails are available for review upon inquiry." user is identified only by IP address (2600:1700:2f70:5470:c8b5:596f:4883:e889) that may be related to subject matter of WP:COI Whistleblower23 (talk) 04:09, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for reduction in protection level

    Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level
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    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.

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    LMFAO

    Reason: Not heavily edited anymore; 50 edits in almost 3 years. There is also only one edit request since the protection in 2017 so protection doesn't seem to be needed anymore. Dieter Lloyd Wexler 18:56, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I would disagree. The term is common, and the likely reason that there hasn't been ongoing vandalism is because of the protection.-- Ponyobons mots 19:27, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Not unprotected Per above. Daniel Case (talk) 03:28, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for edits to a protected page

    Request a specific edit to a protected page
    Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here
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    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 {{Edit COI}} 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.
    Further information: Wikipedia:Edit requests


    Antonio Pereira (escritor)

    This article is written in Spanish and does not have an English version. I am involved in literary scholarship concerning Pereira's work and would like to translate his Wikipedia page into English as part of this work. I need permissions in order to undertake this translation work. Ragazzostar76 (talk) 01:05, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    @Ragazzostar76: Create a draft for the translation. Nine times out of ten, a straight translation of the page as it currently stands won't work as the English-language Wikipedia has both stricter and better-enforced sourcing standards. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 02:53, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd also commend your attention to this list if you need/want help. Daniel Case (talk) 04:34, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Handled requests

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

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