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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by TomPointTwo (talk | contribs) at 07:56, 28 July 2013 (→{{la|Steve King}}: re Dr. K: Oh, I'll do it then). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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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.

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    Current requests for protection

    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.

    Temporary semi-protection: Contains important data about Indian space program. BenisonPBaby 07:48, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. —GFOLEY FOUR!— 07:54, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 06:20, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    There's only one obstinate editor. The page doesn't require full protecvtion, assuming the 3RR editor is fully cognisant of the 3RR rule going forward. TomPointTwo (talk) 06:32, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Not quite. There is at least another editor who is currently at 3RR and yet others who are also actively edit-warring. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 06:36, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Apologies. It's late for me, I didn't see the fourth. Who else is over 3RR and can you send us a diff? TomPointTwo (talk) 06:41, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    There is one at 3RR and only one over 3RR. But being exactly at 3RR is not good either. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 06:47, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    So we have one editor in violation of the 3RR rule, yes? TomPointTwo (talk) 06:48, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Technically yes. But to be blocked one does not necessarily need to violate 3RR. Further, the one who is over did not get warned about it on time so being over 3RR in his case is not automatically a blockable offence. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 06:55, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    3RR, esp in a BLP, is the closest thing we have to an immutable line. You're in violation of it or you're not. If you have a body of diffs to demonstrate an intentional gaming of the system then, again, please provide those diffs. Otherwise we're at a single editor in violation of 3RR and no need for a full protection. TomPointTwo (talk) 07:05, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    You cannot use diffs to prove intent of gaming the system. You can only use diffs to prove edit-warring. I don't have to provide you those diffs because I trust you can count as well as anyone. The fact remains that the material being added is doubtful if it is exempted by BLP, so edit-warring to remove it at least imo is not exempt from 3RR so everyone edit-warring is at risk of being blocked including you. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 07:12, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    You don't have to provide me with anything, that's the nature of this place. I just presumed that since you were bringing this 3RR issue here instead of the 3RR notice board that you had a deeper issue warranting the full protection of the page. Since that seems to not be the case I suppose you'll just move this over to the 3RR board. Or am I not understanding something? TomPointTwo (talk) 07:17, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Whenever an edit-war erupts on a page involving multiple editors the page needs protection. This is the reason I asked for protection of the page here. This request will therefore remain here because there are multiple editors edit-warring on that page. Since I also left a 3RR message on the page any further editors engaging in edit-warring will also be reported at 3RRN. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 07:23, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Again, we seem to have one obstinate editor making non-BLP complaint non-RS complaint edits that have been reverted by long established editors. This violator is also in violation of 3RR. This is not an "edit war". I'm not seeing your 3RRN addition. Could you provide me with a link? TomPointTwo (talk) 07:29, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    WP:3RRN. And yes it is an edit-war. I don't think the edit is a blatant violation of the BLP policy and imo it is not exempted from 3RR. So any editor, from either side, is still liable to be blocked for edit-warring if they continue the edit war. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 07:34, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Again, I don't see your addition to 3RRN. My presumption at this point is you haven't made one. There's also no edit warring since the lone 3RR offending editor has been made aware of his mistakes. With all of that in mind, unless I'm factually deficient somewhere, I'm not sure I have anything else to add. TomPointTwo (talk) 07:44, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Way up above: I said Since I also left a 3RR message on the page any further editors engaging in edit-warring will also be reported at 3RRN. Since there has been no edit-warring since I said that, I have not made that report to 3RRN yet. So hopefully there will be no need for it going forward. And if that peace holds, then this report can be declined once peace has prevailed over some period of time. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 07:52, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh. So instead of reporting 3RR on the 3RR noticeboard you reported it on the requests for page protection board. You see I didn't immediately notice that, as it makes no sense at all and is exactly backwards. I'll take care of it for you. TomPointTwo (talk) 07:56, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Saying there has been a lot of vandalism would be putting it lightly. STATic message me! 04:34, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations – Repeated attempts by an IP to insert controversial, derogatory claims about a living person. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 05:30, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    User(s) blocked. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:48, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Pending Protection: Anonymous (IP address) users are adding fraudulent information to our Wikipedia page for EMP Museum. We would like to lock it down and require an authenticated user to approve any anonymous updates to our page. User:suzannebeal 14:48, 26 July 201324.18.140.58 (talk) 21:49, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:32, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for unprotection

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    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

    Further information: Wikipedia:Edit requests
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    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.

    Fulfilled/denied requests

    A rolling archive of the last seven days of protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Rolling archive.

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