Wikipedia talk:Protection policy

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

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

Thanks! JetLover ^{An animal with an Uzi!} 04:51, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

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)

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)

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. --Psl631 06:52, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

@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)

@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.--Psl631 08:02, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

@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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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

Semi-protected edit request

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

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

Please semi-protect a page

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

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

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

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

Semi-protected edit request on February 25, 2025

{{editsemiprotected}} Fix grammar in the autoconfirmed section. Original: "If someone is "autoconfirmed", they are allowed to change a page." Request: "If someone is "autoconfirmed", they are allowed to change this kind of page." Justjourney (talk) 17:24, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

 Done Reworded that bit of the section to make it clearer.- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 18:47, 25 February 2025 (UTC)