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== Current ] to a protected page ==
Generally, full page protection is to stop edit warring or severe vandalism. Semi protection is only for vandalism. Full protection is also used on ''templates'' that are frequently used and not in need of frequent edits (this includes most editorial templates; see ]).
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== Handled requests ==
After a page has been protected, it is listed on ] with a short description indicating why it was protected. Further discussion should take place on the Talk page of the article. Admins do not revert back to previous versions of the page, except to get rid of vandalism.
''A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at ].''

{{tl|Editprotected}} can be used to request edits to protected pages as an alternative to requests for page unprotection.

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'''Administrators''': When you have fullfilled or rejected a request, please note your actions (or reasons for not acting) and, optionally, remove the request, leaving a note on the talk page of the article and/or on the talk page of the user(s) requesting protection might be good, as well.

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== Current requests for protection ==

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=== {{article|Townsend Harris High School}}===
The article just keeps on getting vandalized and reverted repeatedly by users of AOL. The AOL users cannot even be blocked fairly because AOL covers an entire range. Requesting protection. ] 05:37, 10 February 2006 (UTC)


==={{article|Hamas}}===
Since they won the Pal election this article is getting a lot of attention, including IP editing that goes against consensus. I have restored Jayjg latest revision of the article and request protection. The discussion should continue in talk not in the article itself. ] 04:42, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Apple Macintosh}} URGENT===
Please help! Our featured article is getting vandalized like crazy! Semi-protect, please!--] (] • ]) 01:29, 10 February 2006
:Its on the main page, I think policy is to not protect any main page article, I'll add it to my watch list and RVV anything. ] <sub>(] ])</sub> ] 06:32, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
::You are correct. We do not protect the featured article unless it's to cleanup vandalism that was accidentally left on the page and even then, it's only for a few minutes. --]<sup>]</sup> 06:39, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|St._Valentine's_Day}}===
Valentines day is fast approaching, its already a constant battle against linkspam, and honestly it'll only get worse. Requesting semi-protection, that should cut down on the spam significantly. ] - ] <b>yo</b> ] 01:45, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
:6 rvvs in one day, I'd say its a constant battle. ] <sub>(] ])</sub> ] 06:25, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Poly Prep}}===
We are a school and students are vandalising the page. As this involved under age students, as an administrator there, I would like to protect or semi-protect the page.
:Not nearly enough activity to warrant protection. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 21:25, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Africa}}===
Almost daily vandalism occurs on this page. Requesting semi-protection to prevent anonymous users from vandalising it on a regular basis. ---] 18:48, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:Not enough to warrant protection, though. RC patrol and CVU should be able to handle this. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 20:55, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Anti-Freemasonry}}===
] has now moved to this article. I have added a protect tag already to forestall a repeat of the same type of actions on this article as on ] by the same user, as noted below, but it is only a pseudo-deterrent, as I am not an admin, so it doesn't really do anything to the editability of the page. ] 17:57, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:Basil Rathbone has only made one edit, so this is premature. Also, please do not add the {protected} tag yourself. Thanks. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 20:53, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Freemasonry}}===
] is making extremely offensive edits without discussing them first. ] 16:17, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

* I support this request. It is not one troublesome user - there is one on each side. A cooling down period with open, serious discussion on talk would be helpful. ] - ] 16:31, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
**Protected by ]. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 20:52, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Wilsonian}}===
Request for semi-protection; daily vandalism from the same vandal posting nonsense since Feb 7. Vandal has been warned and blocked - but attack again with different IP. --] 15:08, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:OK I tried something a little different here. I deleted the article and restored it to November 8, leaving all the vandal edits out. Given that, in order to vandalize it again, s/he'll have to retype the whole thing and hopefully s/he'll feel it's not worth the effort. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 21:35, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Infidel}}===
Looks like unprotection of this page was premature, as the edit war resumed. ] <sup>]</sup> 08:42, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:I'll leave this alone for now. Your seems to indicate that at least some consensus is being reached. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 21:37, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::Not everyone thinks so, as you can see. ] <sup>]</sup> 22:25, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Dhimmi}}===
Looks like unprotection of this page was premature, as the edit war resumed. ] <sup>]</sup> 08:42, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:I think I'll let this one go for now. You've offered a compromise version and there seems to be some discussion going on, so let's see if you guys can't work it out without protection. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 20:51, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::Agree, at this point, protection would probably be a preemptive one. My prediction, though, is that edit peace will last only until ] sees the changes. He managed to do two reverts in several minutes without saying a word on the talk page. The same is true for ]. ] <sup>]</sup> 22:30, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

=== {{article|George Washington Carver}} ===
Request for semi-protection; multiple daily instances of vandalism from random IPs. This page has a long history of this issue. Semiprotect was added a couple of weeks ago, then immediately removed by another admin. Nothing was solved. Thanks, ] | <small>]</small> 03:37, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

:The problem is that it just isn't persistant enough. 2-3 vandal edits a day with some 0 edit days just isn't enough. Has to be heavy and current. Not heavy enough. --]<sup>]</sup> 07:10, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Misplaced Pages/Stable}} and {{article|Early life of Joseph Smith, Jr./Stable}}===
This is not a typical request for protection.
I would like to request page protection for ] () and ] () as an experiment of ].
In any case, I think it can be protected on the following grounds:
* Protecting a high-profile page from vandalism
* Maintaining the integrity of press releases
* Protecting certain "system administration" pages
Except that it may not satisfy:
* Protection of a page on any particular version is not meant to express support for that version
-- ] 03:25, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

:I am going to say no but will keep this here for others to chime in. It's "stable" but it could be changed just like any other article. The problem I have with protecting these is that it's assuming vandalism. It's pre-emptive. "High profile". Well I'm not sure about that either. People will see ], not ]. It's my experience that subpages aren't seen by many people. So I'd say no but again, I'll let others chime in. --]<sup>]</sup> 07:15, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

:: It's not really pre-emptive because any "improvement" ''is'' vandalism - it's standards are much, much, much higher than any typical article. Improvement edits are gated reached by consensus. Edits must be verified for ]. ] does not apply as stable versions is a different beast. It is anti-wiki because it is not a wiki. Perhaps, its not high profile or high traffic as yet. A prominent link from ] to ] would be there, though. -- ] 09:51, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

:::It's still pre-emptive. If it starts getting hit, let us know. Otherwise, even if it shouldn't be edited (and I'm not convinced of that), we shouldn't protect articles because vandalism might occur. It's just a bad precedent no matter what the circumstances. --]<sup>]</sup> 10:02, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

:::: Stable versions means its ready for print (for ''wide'' distribution). Can you really trust the article at any given moment? How else can you implement ]? See ] for more. -- ] 04:47, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Battle of Sarikamis}}===
Some anon keeps on adding the words "Armenian traitors" into it. Semi-protection please! --] 01:23, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, I agree. Semi protection is needed here, that anon has being going at thing for days. --] (]) 01:30, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::The main culprit (]) has been blocked for vandalism, so maybe that will calm things down. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 07:20, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Madonna singles}} and {{article|Madonna albums}}===
Request for semi protection. Some fans (anonymous users) are changing the sales numbers and certifications nearly every day. --] 22:53, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

:Borderline but I'd say no for now. Just not enough. --]<sup>]</sup> 07:09, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Charlie Hebdo}}===
Since the publication (see ]) of the ] in this newspaper, this article is constantly blanked and defaced. --] 22:03, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
:I blocked the main culprit for 24 hours. &middot; ]<sup>]</sup>/<small>]</small> 22:41, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Time travel}}===
Because of a recent YTMND.com page, it has become the target of repeated vandalism nearly every 15 minutes. --<font color="#000000">]</font><font color="#5B6C71">]</font> 20:56, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
:Semiprotected. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 21:55, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|1948 Arab-Israeli War}}===

Constant reverts for days. Needs protection. ] 19:33, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
:Protected yet again. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 21:57, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

::Hmmmm. it's borderline and Zeq is not supposed to be involved in any shape or form with this article. I'll let it go for a couple of days, but honestly, I would've said no. --]<sup>]</sup> 06:33, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Didn't realize there was an ] here, but now that I've seen it, Zeq is only prohibited from editing the article, which he hasn't done. Looks like others have carried on in his and Ian Pitchford's stead. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 07:15, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Albanians}}===
Has been the subject of an ongoing revert war for about a month now. Please protect it so people can start discussing things. --] 05:32, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
:As much as I hate to get into the middle of another dispute between you and Inanna, it's protected. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 18:34, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

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=== {{article|Jonathan Sarfati}} ===

After an informal RfC, attempts were being made to follow the suggestions. These were rolled back multiple times to what was called a 'consensus version' (if you check history, this is a common comment against any revision attempt to bring the article to NPOV). As the article stands in protection, it reflects ''libel'' (and against policy, as the subject of the article is living) in unsupported allegations in the 'Scientist?' section, does not address '''any''' of the points made in the iRfC, and reintroduces ''neutral'' errors into the text to the confusion of both sides of the debated issues. Requesting unprotect so that editors interested in meeting the iRfC points, and correcting the neutral issues that both 'sides' agree upon, can edit the article to include that information. 04:15, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
:Done. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 07:30, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

=== {{article|User_talk:EdHalstram}} ===
I have cooled down since my fight to keep the ] article alive, and I would like to be able to edit my own talk page; I feel as if I am being treated like a second-class Wikipedian. ] 02:45, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

=== {{article|George W. Bush}} ===
I understand that in this heated socio-political environment that there are probably difficulties with vandalism upon this subject.
However, 1) There are a number of ways of dealing with this, other than what could be seen as soft-]. 2) Is it not a right or a neccessity for people who are affected by a subject to elucidate it in a manner that -while being non-partisan/non-biased-, may contain facts that may be considered (by some) BOTH "subjective" AND pertinant? In a ], most especially here, in Wikimedia, something which is tantamount to 'the people's encyclopedia', must it not be allowable in these most pressing subjects for sober, backed-up, facts that are currently outside of the information radius to be given the oppourtunity to be known? re: 1) - a) could not vigilance on this one, possibly one of the most important, subjects, be extended, so that any edits are checked before publishing? b) could not a simple computer] flag edits that have keywords/keyphrases that are by consensus agreement, biased or vandalism? Without the ability to edit, in truth, ''compose'' the truth about a matter- ''it is for all purposes, being censored.'' Here, in what I thought was the most democratic of informational databases on the Earth, I am finding what I honestly feel to be an undemocratic compliance with a biased viewpoint. '''For, if one can not expand, clarify, or add to the information- how can it be said to be "free" in any sense but financially?'''
Please take this into consideration. Thank you. <small>&mdash;''The preceding ] comment was added by'' ] (]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;]) 21:09, 9 February 2006 (UTC).</small><!--Inserted with Template:Unsigned-->
:It's unfortunate, but ] is the biggest vandal-magnet we have and the vast vast vast majority of vandals are not logged in. Vandalism on this article tends to be of the juvenile, "impulse" type. All you have to do is create a user account and wait a few days and you will be able to edit it and really, you're even more anonymous with a user account than without because IP addresses of registered users are kept secret (only a select few have access to them). Nothing is being censored here. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 21:15, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::As we've said recently, the entire SP policy was made because of GWB. --]<sup>]</sup> 22:09, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::But isn't SP suposted to be a temp measure? ] <sub>(] ])</sub> ] 06:30, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

==={{article|Left Behind}}===
Totally unnecessary protect by RexNl after a few edits back and forth (hardly an edit war). No reason and we're working it out with each edit. Just jumped in, protected adn then threatened block for 3RR when I never blindly reverted, but was constantly adding to the edits and explaingit hem throughly in the edit summary (which is why they are there). Please unprotect right away as the admin only made it worse. Thanks.] ] 21:03, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

In oterh words, you don;t protect an artcile when ever there is any dipsute as to content. This was REALLY minor and uncalled for. I have already found a good cite adn am ready to put it in. Please unportect.] ] 21:10, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:Done. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span>

==={{lt|Main article}} and {{lt|Main articles}}===
There is no need for these to be protected. Radiant! locked these for "high use", but they are on so very few articles (couple hundred) compared to the ''real'' high-use templates. on ], we're even discussing putting a rough threshold of 5000 usages on what's considered high-use enough to think about protecting, which Radiant! also agrees with. He's left, these are very low-use, so please unprotect. -- ] ] 08:08, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

=== {{article|Nakhichevan}} ===

This page was protected seven days ago. I arrived as a mediator to try to get people to agree on things on the talk page. After seven days, no conclusion is in sight, and the number of people getting involved is increasing. However, I believe it would be a good idea to unprotect the page and allow people to edit it again. I believe that people will now be able to obey 3RR and everyone has ended up being very civil.

I don't see talk page discussion as resolving things, and the page cannot be protected forever. Let's see what happens. ] <small>(])</small> 00:07, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:Done. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 21:22, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

=== {{article|MediaWiki:Copyrightwarning}} ===
Not temporarily protected for any of the reasons at ]. Not a ]. No discussion in ] regarding this page being protected. -]
:Can you explain why you want to unprotect it? ]|] 22:00, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
:So that I can edit it. -]
::All pages in the MediaWiki namespace are protected automatically because they are a direct part of the site interface, and thus should not be messed about with casually. This especially should remain protected for legal reasons.--] <sup><font color="#FC0FC0">]</font></sup> 22:06, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
::Ah yes, I now see that my original post was in error. ] does reference the entire MediaWiki namespace. -]

=== {{article|Arabian Gulf}} ===
Protected since October, without discussion. It's also showing some nonsense about dopamine (at least in my browser) instead of the proper Template:Disambig text, unprotecting might fix it. ] 16:57, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
:Unprotected. I don't see any text about dopamine though. I suggest you check your computer for spyware if that's what you're seeing. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 18:18, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
::The text I saw was from here (a newbie test on the template that had been reverted days ago ). The article looks fine now. ] 20:35, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

=== {{article|Anarchism}} ===
No discussion of issues, turned into chatr room.] 15:24, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

:Problem I have is that if we unprotect, they are likely to do the same thing on the article page. Let's hold off for another day or two. maybe your comments on the talk page will get people on point again. --]<sup>]</sup> 15:37, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

=== {{article|Dhimmi}} ===
No talk in Discussion for a week.--] 10:44, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
:Inquired on talk page. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 18:29, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

::Unprotected. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 21:52, 8 February 2006 (UTC)



=== {{article|Sharia}} ===
No talk in Discussion for a week.--] 10:44, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
:Inquired on talk page. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 18:29, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
::Doesn't seem to be any objection, so it's unprotected now. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 21:39, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

=== {{article|Gregory Lauder-Frost}} ===

] 15:19, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
Despite no evidence whatsoever of an vandalism ] and the ] have blocks on them against ALL anonymous users. However this is supposed to be one of the great strengths of Misplaced Pages - that anyone can edit. Can this be examined independently please. I am of the opinion that these pages are being watched an manipuated byUsers with a political agenda. I have commented on Gregory Lauder-Frost's Talk page.

:The protection log for both of these article states that SP is necessary to enforce Arbcom ruling on two anon IPs, Robert I and articles related to GLF, although I'm can't find the ArbCom ruling anywhere myself (I'm probably just looking in the wrong place). I would suggest you talk to ] for more details, as that's who protected those two articles. It's a little unfortunate that the template specifically refers to vandalism when there may not be any in this case. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 21:10, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

::See ] specifically ''Gregory Lauder-Frost'' and ''Use of anonymous ips and sockpuppets by Robert I'' ] located under "Findings of fact" and the Remedies at the bottom of the page. ] 00:31, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

=== {{article|Aki Berg}} ===
Overzealous semi protection. This page gets vandalized rather infrequently. There isn't really a need for it. ] 01:50, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
:This wasn't really protected. ], who is not an administrator, just added the template, which I have removed. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 07:25, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

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    2025 Canadian federal election

    Full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – Just your basic, textbook edit war: EC users declaring on the talk page that their preferred version has consensus and reverting the article accordingly, while discussion is still ongoing. I am involved. Ivanvector (/Edits) 14:37, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    @Ivanvector: It's been 4 hours since the last edit that seems to be part of the content dispute. Is this still needed? Daniel Quinlan (talk) 19:00, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Daniel Quinlan: no, probably not. Cooler heads are prevailing on the talk page. Ivanvector (/Edits) 20:52, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
    Not done. As per above discussion. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:01, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    Lakestan incident

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent Disruptive editing. Vbbanaz05 (talk) 21:50, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    Consider the edit warring noticeboard – This is a case of possible edit-warring by one or two users. I have already warned them (which hadn't been done). Since this is clearly in a contentious topic area (WP:CT/KURD; I will be putting a notice on the talk page), they haven't much maneuvering room. Daniel Case (talk) 23:19, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    Musunuri Nayakas

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent additions of unsourced content by IP addresses and new accounts since 03:58, 31 October 2024. Alith Anar 22:39, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    User(s) blocked: 183.83.239.174 (talk · contribs) blocked by Daniel Case. after report at AIV. Daniel Case (talk) 23:35, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
    I have also added CTOPS and GS/CASTE notices to the talk page. Daniel Case (talk) 23:36, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    Los Angeles Is Burning

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Repeat vandalism. 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ 00:43, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

    User(s) blocked: 38.18.98.64 (talk · contribs) blocked by Discospinster. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 00:51, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

    Fatima Sheikh

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – A social media celebrity has claimed on X that he had "created" this person out of "thin air". The claim is false but we are seeing efforts by IP editors and others to vandalize the article. Upd Edit (talk) 01:19, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

    Ferrari GTC4Lusso

    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent Disruptive Editing. 54rt678 (talk) 01:47, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

    Chill guy

    Reason: High amount of IP vandalism very shortly after being unprotected, is there any way this article can be protected for more than two weeks? Cheers! Johnson524 02:06, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

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