Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Increase: Difference between revisions

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• Trivium (band) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. FMSky (talk) 08:52, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:06, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Soul of a New Machine (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. FMSky (talk) 08:57, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pending-changes protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:09, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Beast (2022 Indian film) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Financial vandalism. Kailash29792 (talk) 13:55, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 2 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:10, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Russian roulette (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism.  🇮🇱🇺🇸JayCubby has an NPOV on the Isr.-Pal. Conflict🇮🇱🇺🇸  talk 14:12, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – No changes to the current protection level are required at this point in time. Berig (talk) 20:27, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Brian Mast (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations – random IP editors upset (imo rightfully so) adding unsourced OR/SYNTH to the page after congresspersons recent statements to palestinian peace protesters. LegalSmeagolian (talk) 16:26, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended confirmed protected for a period of 1 year, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Logged as enforcement for WP:CT/A-I. @LegalSmeagolian: While I have protected it due to vandalism and bad faith edits, I would strongly recommend reading MOS:BLPLEAD and WP:UNDUE. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:21, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Blockberry Creative (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary pending changes protection: Sockpuppetry. Shadow311 (talk) 16:28, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 3 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:27, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Snowy plover (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: TFA. Recent IP/WP:SPA disruptive editing. GuardianH (talk) 16:39, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 4 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:28, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Family Law (Canadian TV series) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – persistent disruptive editing and edit warring. ButlerBlog (talk) 17:00, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. @Butlerblog: It would be good to start with some user talk page notices explaining the reversions with the relevant MOS guidelines. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:31, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Kobbie Mainoo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Lots of vandalism. Toketaa^talk 17:04, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:33, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Lilet Matias: Attorney-at-Law (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Persistent unreferenced edits from IP users. TheHotwiki (talk) 18:07, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. @Hotwiki: Why do you have "The" tacked on the front of your username in your signature? Please see WP:CUSTOMSIG/P. Also, it might be a good idea to add an inline comment to that section of the article. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:38, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:A/I/PIA. nableezy - 19:00, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. El_C 22:56, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@El C: I was looking at this one right and took too long to decide on a course of action. It might be worth considering one year instead of indefinite. The article has only had two edits since June and only one of those was problematic. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 23:18, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Jerome Foster II (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent unexplained date-changing contrary to source, by IPs and by now-blocked new accounts User:ElectricSamoa and User:InternalSesaleBobaYozera. That last one has created Draft:InternalSesaleBobaYozera with the text "InternalSesaleBobaYozera‬ is an internet troll dedicated solely to renaming Jerome Foster II birthday to March 10 instead of March 9. We will never stop until the date is gonna be changed to March 10.". NebY (talk) 19:04, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 2 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 22:58, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• List of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss characters (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Temp semi protection. The pending changes is working but oh my god is it annoying to manage and I have seen 10+ pending edits stacked on each other. Toketaa^talk 19:20, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Automated comment: A request for protection/unprotection for one or more pages in this request was recently made, and was denied at some point within the last 8 days.—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 19:21, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 5 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 23:00, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Carl Weathers (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Edit warring / content dispute. – 64andtim ^(talk) 19:57, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's not really a content dispute. People are adding the wrong date of death over and over. Additionally the article is getting hit with spam. Philipnelson99 (talk) 19:59, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It might be persistent disruptive editing… – 64andtim ^(talk) 20:06, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to have subsided thankfully. Philipnelson99 (talk) 20:10, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to already be protected. Please confirm.—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 20:21, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already protected by administrator Muboshgu. Favonian (talk) 20:54, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – keeps getting infested with spam. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 20:13, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to already be protected. Please confirm.—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 20:36, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already protected by administrator JBW. Favonian (talk) 20:55, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Fort Worth, Texas (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: High to moderate levels of ip vandalism and non-constructive edits, many of which are constantly being reverting Ⓒ𝕝乇тᵉⓇ (α ɯσɾԃ?) 20:52, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 4 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 23:01, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• 1919 Soviet invasion of Ukraine (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Edit Wars Olek Novy (talk) 21:02, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:CTOPS enforcement under WP:ARBEE. IanDBeacon (talk) 21:36, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Andrew Stevens (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations. - FlightTime (open channel) 21:15, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. El_C 23:06, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Lucas Bergvall (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: High level of unsourced changes Robby.is.on (talk) 21:35, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 6 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 23:07, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent block evasion. LTA target. – 64andtim ^(talk) 22:01, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to already be protected. Please confirm.—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 22:23, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already protected by administrator Widr. El_C 23:08, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent block evasion. Same LTA target as above. – 64andtim ^(talk) 22:02, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to already be protected. Please confirm.—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 22:23, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already protected by administrator Widr. El_C 23:08, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Live updates! It doesn't work like that! Island92 (talk) 22:05, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question: what? El_C 23:10, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• February 2024 United States bombing of Iraq and Syria (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: ECP arbitration enforcement Israel/Palestine, spillover of the Israel–Hamas war. Ecrusized (talk) 22:23, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Pages are not protected preemptively. El_C 23:11, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Heaven Is a Place on Earth (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Block evasion by User:Andrewbf from Mexico. Same protection needed for Runaway Horses (album) and Mad About You (Belinda Carlisle song). Binksternet (talk) 22:39, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of one month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 23:12, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

Reason: Persistent disruptive editing by non-autoconfirmed users. Hemiauchenia (talk) 22:41, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 23:15, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Skyler Samuels (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. Someone who's wrong on the internet (talk) 22:45, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 23:17, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]