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 unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level
Request a specific edit to a protected page
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Current requests for increase in protection level
Place requests for protection increases at the BOTTOM of this section. If you cannot find your request, check the archive of requests or, failing that, the page history. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Reason: High level of persistent IP vandalism post-expiry of recent temporary protection. Senapatiji (talk) 🏴☠️ 01:51, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
User(s) blocked: 117.248.34.14 (talk · contribs) blocked by Izno. Also, the page has never been protected. Daniel Case (talk) 05:27, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Daily disruption by new, single purpose accounts. ATP is a neo-nazi group and these new accounts uniformly want to obscure that. RKT7789 (talk) 07:26, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism. BOVINEBOY2008 07:32, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Active politician, persistent vandalism. Requesting protection until 3 May (the day of the election) GMH Melbourne (talk) 08:57, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
Declined Disruption isn't that great yet, and the article is at AfD; I wouldn't want to curtail edits, as this might hinder improvement of the article. Lectonar (talk) 12:18, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
Temporary protection: Persistent vandalism. ~ Junior5a (Talk) Cont 10:14, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Dieter Lloyd Wexler 10:42, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
- User(s) blocked. Lectonar (talk) 12:08, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: semi-protection Abel maleikia akilei macha (talk) 12:02, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
- Declined See Wikipedia:UPROT; User-pages are automagically semi-protected. Lectonar (talk) 12:06, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Recurring vandalism and edit warring. Borgenland (talk) 14:14, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
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.
Current requests for edits to a protected page
Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here
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.
Hello,
I would like to request semi-protection or extended protection for this article. There have been repeated edits attempting to alter the cultural and religious identity of Gabon, claiming it is a “Muslim country” and that certain ethnic groups from West Africa (such as the Hausa) are indigenous to Gabon.
These claims are historically inaccurate and do not reflect the recognized demographics of the country. Gabon is a predominantly Christian and animist nation, and while there has been economic immigration from neighboring countries, including from Muslim communities, this does not redefine the national identity or native heritage of the Gabonese people.
These edits appear to be part of a coordinated effort to reframe Gabon’s identity and history in ways that are not supported by sources or historical consensus. It could be considered a form of ethno-religious revisionism, which goes against Wikipedia’s standards of neutrality and verifiability.
I kindly request protection of the page to prevent further biased or disruptive edits.
Thank you.
Islam in Gabon
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Gabon Hello,
I would like to request semi-protection or extended protection for this article. There have been repeated edits attempting to alter the cultural and religious identity of Gabon, claiming it is a “Muslim country” and that certain ethnic groups from West Africa (such as the Hausa) are indigenous to Gabon.
These claims are historically inaccurate and do not reflect the recognized demographics of the country. Gabon is a predominantly Christian and animist nation, and while there has been economic immigration from neighboring countries, including from Muslim communities, this does not redefine the national identity or native heritage of the Gabonese people.
These edits appear to be part of a coordinated effort to reframe Gabon’s identity and history in ways that are not supported by sources or historical consensus. It could be considered a form of ethno-religious revisionism, which goes against Wikipedia’s standards of neutrality and verifiability.
I kindly request protection of the page to prevent further biased or disruptive edits.
Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gabonese Bantu (talk • contribs) 08:03, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
Not done – Article is not protected, obviously, since you have edited it. Favonian (talk) 08:56, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
Handled requests
A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.