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

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.

Who Are the Girls?

• Who Are the Girls? (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Album by a band whose article received semi-protection on Feb. 14 due to persistent vandalism by someone operating under multiple IP's. Same person has targeted the album too; recommend same protection that the band received. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 02:04, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Declined – Pages are not protected preemptively. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 06:06, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Azerbaijanis

• Azerbaijanis (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Continous disruptive editing and vandalism by IPs and new accounts. — CuriousGolden (T·C) 06:24, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Myanmar Army

• Myanmar Army (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Moved from WP:AN

 – ~ ToBeFree (talk) 08:16, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

The page Myanmar Army is constantly being vandalised. Please protect it. EGL¹²³⁴ 08:02, 23 February 2021 (UTC).

Flying car

• Flying car (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – High levels of IP vandalism from multiple IPs. Uses x (talk) 08:36, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Nasty C

• Nasty C (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. CLCStudent (talk) 12:12, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Genetic variation

• Genetic variation (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent Vandalism. Vandalism that seems to come from someone with multiples IP (the geolocation of two IPs are the same) ~ Ase1este_{charge-parity}^time 12:17, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Lectonar (talk) 12:20, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Excession

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent Vandalism. Due to Elon Musk Tweet: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1364180853866131456

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.

Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/Norway medical cases chart

• Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/Norway medical cases chart (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Unprotection: To allow more editors to keep the chart updated as edit requests have been proven insufficient. Furthermore, most such templates are unprotected anyways without major problems. Alexiscoutinho (talk) 17:13, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Have you asked JzG first as required by the red notice above? CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 06:16, 23 February 2021 (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

Canobie Lake Park

• Canobie Lake Park (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Canobie Lake Park had to shut down for a few years when the surge in automobile use led to the downfall of trolley lines. Lalaelmosworld (talk) 16:02, 12 August 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.