Wikipedia:Requests for page protection

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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 protection Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level Request unprotection Request a specific edit to a protected page Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here Request edit

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Current requests for increase in protection level

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 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.

Bangladesh Liberation War

• Bangladesh Liberation War (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary full protection - Edit warring. Srijanx22 (talk) 11:03, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Declined – No changes to the current protection level are required at this point in time. I see that there is constructive discussion at the talk page, and the reverting at the article page has not reached the level of edit warring. MelanieN (talk) 19:19, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Fountain (Duchamp)

• Fountain (Duchamp) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – Edit warring by editor (6 reverts in under 24 hours). A second editor with only one previous edit has now reverted in "support" of first editor. A discussion is being attempted on the talk page by at least three other editors but the edit warring editor continues to revert to the disputed version -- note: there was previous consensus for the stable version, something this editor chooses to ignore. freshacconci (✉) 15:30, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Extended confirmed protected for a period of 4 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. That will give you time to sort out the ANEW and socking issues. MelanieN (talk) 20:11, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

2020 novel bunyavirus outbreak

• 2020 novel bunyavirus outbreak (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Request for one week, addition of non MEDRS supported material, also can we include this page under covid community authorised sanctions. PainProf (talk) 22:25, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Are there confirmed users that are repeatedly doing this? Who are they exactly? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:27, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

You are quite right they are not confirmed. Technically speaking the creator has done this but we will leave that for afd. I suspect the page will need semi protection for now. The news stories are related to the current focus on viruses in the wake of Covid-19 so I think protection is warranted. My personal view is that only this content would be allowed by medRS but appreciate the need for commmunity consensus. PainProf (talk) 23:35, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

User talk:Geraldo Perez

• User talk:Geraldo Perez (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Geraldo Perez (talk) 23:24, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Geraldo Perez - Looks like this was done by only one person. Are you sure you want your user talk page protected over just this one incident? I don't mind doing it for you; I just don't think it's going to continue. It's up to you - let me know. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:29, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

@Oshwah: I would still like couple of days in case this person pops up on another IP in the /64 range. Geraldo Perez (talk) 23:33, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Geraldo Perez - Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:39, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Bengali Muslims

• Bengali Muslims (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Johnj1995 (talk) 01:02, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Current requests for reduction in protection level

Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin at 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.

Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin at 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.

Herbert Hoover

• Herbert Hoover (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Within minutes of 1-year semi-protection expiring, vandalism resumed, and within minutes of the first IP vandal being blocked, a new one appeared. Jackmcbarn (talk) 01:13, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Current requests for edits to a protected page

Further information: Wikipedia:Edit requests

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.

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

Israel–Hamas war

• Israel–Hamas war (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Change "Since the start of the Israeli operation, more than 35,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed,[86] including over 15,000 children and 10,000 women.[87][88]" to "Since the start of the Israeli operation, nearly 35,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed,[86] including over 7,000 children and nearly 5,000 women.[87][88]." This is based on the data recently revised by the UN, accessible here: https://www.ochaopt.org/content/hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-reported-impact-day-215. ConDissenter (talk) 21:21, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Is there another place to request this change? The talk page for Israel-Hamas war is restricted as well. The current source for casualty data is palinfo.com, which describes itself by saying it "does not lay any claim to neutrality for it blatantly sides with the oppressed Palestinian people." https://english.palinfo.com/about-us/. Recognizing that reliable sources do not need to have a neutral POV, why should we use this as a source rather than a less biased source like the United Nations? ConDissenter (talk) 18:28, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

@ConDissenter Please go check Talk:Israel–Hamas war for earlier discussions and to see why your request is unlikely to succeed. FYI, the lower numbers refer not to the killed overall but to the killed who have additionally been identified by name. Besides, all the numbers are sourced to Gaza MoH anyway. — kashmīrī ^TALK 09:45, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply, Kashmiri. I recognize the data is all coming from the same place. (I've tried to access but can't find a reliable site for the Gaza Health Ministry to find the data directly, so I assume the UN is accurately presenting the data.) I agree it hasn't changed the total number killed which is why I didn't suggest a change to that -- beyond fixing the "more than" to "nearly" 35,000. But I don't see any basis for keeping outdated numbers on women and children. The old ratio was 72% and the new ratio was 52%. The talk page suggests we need to wait for more RS, but at this point there are plenty:

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251265727/un-gaza-death-toll-women-children

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/13/middleeast/death-toll-gaza-fatalities-un-intl-latam/index.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-women-children-death-toll-1.7203167

Is there any way to flag this for the editors of that page, even on the Talk page? ConDissenter (talk) 23:40, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

The text of the article has now gotten worse. It says "Since the start of the Israeli operation, more than 35,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, including over 15,000 children and 10,000 women. Over 10,000 others are missing and presumed trapped under rubble." This implies either that there are 45,000 killed total, or ALL of the 25,000 identified are women and children. I've been following Talk:Israel–Hamas war on this subject and the contributors seem to be talking at loggerheads. How is this supposed to work? Now the text of the article is at odds with most RS. E.g., https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-we-know-about-the-death-toll-in-gaza/ar-BB1mzqUT. ConDissenter (talk) 23:58, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Create a level 3 header with a link to the article in question, then a {{pagelinks}} template and then the reason.

Handled requests

A rolling archive of the last seven days of protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Rolling archive.