Wikipedia talk:Protection policy

This page is not for proposing or discussing edits to protected pages.

To request or propose a change to a page that you are not able to edit, place a message on its talk page. If the page is fully protected, you may attract the attention of an admin to make the change by placing the {{edit fully-protected}} template above your request. Requests placed here will probably be removed or ignored.

If the page in question and its talk page are both protected please make your edit request at Wikipedia:Request for edit.
To request that a page be protected or unprotected, see Wikipedia:Requests for page protection.
To suggest that a move-protected page be renamed, see Wikipedia:Requested moves.
To request that a deleted page protected against re-creation be re-created or restored, see Wikipedia:Deletion review.
For information about protecting the main page featured article or other featured content, see Wikipedia:Main Page featured article protection.

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This page is not for discussing edits to protected pages, or for requesting protection or unprotection of a page.

Click "show" at right to see how to do that; please do not post such requests here.

To request or propose a change to a page that you are not able to edit, place a message on its talk page. If the page is fully protected, you may attract the attention of an admin to make the change by placing the {{edit protected}} template above your request. Requests placed here will probably be removed or ignored.

If the page in question and its talk page are both protected please make your edit request at Wikipedia:Request for edit.
To request that a page be protected or unprotected, see Wikipedia:Requests for page protection.
To suggest that a move-protected page be renamed, see Wikipedia:Requested moves.
To request that a deleted page protected against re-creation be re-created or restored, see Wikipedia:Deletion review.
For information about protecting the main page featured article or other featured content, see Wikipedia:Main Page featured article protection.

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How can I request protection for a page? Jet Lover ^{An animal with an Uzi!} 04:31, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can ask an admin, at AN or Wikipedia:Simple talk. Oysterguitarist 04:35, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Jet Lover ^{An animal with an Uzi!} 04:51, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Question about move protection policy

In the reasons for move protecting an article, one is "Articles which have no reason to be moved.". But wouldn't that somewhat fall under pre-emptive protection? ס ^Talk 11:38, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

pages unprotected

I would like to know who I can talk to on protecting pages from vandalism D.Fesh (talk) 11:00, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Templates or a page for requesting page protection

Hello. I thinked to create some templates or a page for requesting page protection, and this is very useful, if templates should be added, should them be used on the page's talk page, and can I also create a category there the page will be put to? The template names should be:

{{Full protection request}}: used to request full protection on a page.
{{Semi protection request}}: used to request semi-protection on a page.
{{Move protection request}}: used to request move protectioon on a page.

I will also create parameters to those templates. --Psl 63 1 06:52, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Psl631: I don't know if we need templates or categories like this. Even English Wikipedia doesn't seem to need these. It usually works fine to make these requests at WP:AN.

If you have other ideas like this, it's probably better to bring them up at WP:ST. That's because more people would see them than when you bring them up on a talk page like this. --Auntof6 (talk) 07:55, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: If there is requests for page protection, can I make a page only for requesting page protection instead of on WP:AN. The page name could be Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. I can remove the redirect, and copy-and-paste some content from en wiki's requests for page protection page. Can I also make templates for requests for page protection which automatically adds to this page? I will bring ideas to WP:ST.--Psl 63 1 08:02, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Psl631: Remember that we try to keep all things simple here, including procedures. We don't need to do everything the way enwiki does. As an admin, I wouldn't want to have to check an additional place for requests. Non-admins might also prefer to keep things in only one place. --Auntof6 (talk) 08:08, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete my account username and open new?

Laith Aqrawi (talk) 14:36, 8 March 2020 (UTC) Because I wanna open a new account in WikipediA And I will link my account to my email address Laithaqrawi@yahoo.com And bay mistakes I don’t linked Can you delet this account I make it today And I will open new account with same username and use my email address! I hope I get help soon Thank you for Support 😊 have a nice day for you guys? Laith Aqrawi (talk) 14:40, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can you add Upload-Protection

{{editsemiprotected}} Upload Protection can be used to stop users from uploading new versions of files, and it's a Purple lock with a white arrow pointing up. --76.186.93.123 (talk) 16:24, 12 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

On the Simple English Wikipedia it is not enabled because to we do not allow image uploads. See WP:IUP Bobherry (talk) 16:29, 12 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What about extended confirmed-protection. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.186.93.123 (talk • contribs) 01:20, 13 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request

Please add a comma in unprotection, it's missing between "protected" and "admins". 2607:FEA8:551D:2E00:5B0C:42AC:D5EA:AB4A (talk) 18:08, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done Lights and freedom (talk) 19:22, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request

Please note that creation protection is also called salting 88.110.38.249 (talk) 07:43, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done QuicoleJR (talk) 16:35, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please semi-protect a page

Please semi-protect this page Protik Barua Sikder. Imran ahmed rakib (talk) 13:57, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Imran ahmed rakib Protection requests are handled at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard (AN).- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 14:00, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Imran ahmed rakib (talk) 14:01, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem :).- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 14:02, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]