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

Indefinite pending changes: Persistent disruptive editing – Frequent target for good faith yet nonconstructive edits, also evidence of fairly recent vandalism in the page history and protection log. Might be worth keeping an eye on this one long term. Entranced98 (talk) 15:11, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pending-changes protected Ymblanter (talk) 21:27, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Requesting immediate archiving... Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Tim Draxl (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Persistent addition of unsourced content. Waxworker (talk) 16:29, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 21:28, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Requesting immediate archiving... Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Luka Modrić (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – Editors adding a transfer which is yet conirmed. Kante4 (talk) 17:34, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 21:30, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Requesting immediate archiving... Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Jerry White (socialist) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Repeated sockpuppet attacks, related to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/SharkFinSoupEater. Rambling Rambler (talk) 18:37, 10 July 2025 (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} 18:44, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pending-changes protected for a period of 1 year, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 21:32, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Requesting immediate archiving... Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Repeated sockpuppet attacks, related to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SharkFinSoupEater. Rambling Rambler (talk) 18:40, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pending-changes protected for a period of 2 years, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Repeated sockpuppet attacks, related to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SharkFinSoupEater. Rambling Rambler (talk) 18:42, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pending-changes protected Ymblanter (talk) 06:04, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Repeated sockpuppet attacks, related to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SharkFinSoupEater. Rambling Rambler (talk) 18:43, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Ymblanter (talk) 06:05, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Joseph Kishore (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Repeated sockpuppet attacks, related to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SharkFinSoupEater. Rambling Rambler (talk) 18:50, 10 July 2025 (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} 18:59, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 06:06, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Syriac Assembly Movement (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary extended confirmed protection: BLP policy violations – New user is readding BLP content and is not providing RS's despite TP warnings, also admitted COI to the content they are changing. - FlightTime (open channel) 19:44, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Alan Woods (political theorist) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Repeated sockpuppet attacks, related to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SharkFinSoupEater. Rambling Rambler (talk) 20:04, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• United States Senate (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Full protection: Persistent vandalism – At this point, seems potentially warranted. Remsense 🌈 论 21:54, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Declined for now, as it's died down. Sdrqaz (talk) 14:07, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism has now resumed. Johnj1995 (talk) 04:12, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 3 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 06:07, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Wickersley School and Sports College (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Appears to have vandalism issue Dahawk04 (talk) 22:07, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Noni Madueke (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Chronic additions of unsourced content due to transfer rumours. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 22:16, 10 July 2025 (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} 15:14, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Already protected by administrator GiantSnowman. Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Mullah Krekar (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Misinformation and vandalism Constantly 106.51.56.251 (talk) 22:26, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Álvaro Carreras (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. EndzoneEnthusiast 22:46, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Ben McLemore (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Temporary extended-confirmed protection then indefinite semi-protection due to his conviction being a major news headline, and edits to his Wikipedia article about it being constantly reverted lately. MakaylaHippo1998 (talk) 22:58, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Sutton Bridge (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Sushidude21! (talk) 23:16, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. No edits after last warning for 2A11:2B07:F000:96DC:4D5A:9A5D:BE47:3B18 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). Sdrqaz (talk) 14:07, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• List of Boeing 787 operators (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content by various IPs. Danners430 _{tweaks made} 23:20, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Dianne Houston (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism by ip hopper. Atlantic306 (talk) 23:26, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User(s) blocked: 75.89.76.0/22 (talk · contribs). Indefinite is also overkill for an issue that has lasted a few weeks. Sdrqaz (talk) 14:07, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Lior Kenan (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Please XC protection due to ARBPIA. Please see sources 11, 12 in the article. Thank you, _Dgw|Talk 00:15, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

Reason: High rush of vandalism on ip addresses 2600:4040:2838:FA00:6055:D9AE:2F90:2FB (talk) 00:29, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. No edits in months. Sdrqaz (talk) 14:07, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Richard Tice (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Possible vandalism due to hate against Reform UK ZookiePyk (talk) 00:46, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. No edits in over a week. Sdrqaz (talk) 14:07, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

Reason: Persistent disruptive editing, nothing of value added lately by anonymous users. MakaylaHippo1998 (talk) 00:53, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(Non-administrator comment) +1 No shortage of vandalism here for many years. This looks like it's worth protecting long term. Entranced98 (talk) 10:44, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Big Brother 27 (American season) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Disruptive editing by IP editors. Bgsu98 (Talk) 03:33, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Repeated unsourced additions from Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Balakashyap. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 05:53, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Taeil (singer) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations – Persistent WP:BLPCRIMINAL violations. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 06:01, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Houthi attacks on commercial vessels (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Relevant to WP:ARBPIA sanctions, since the attacks are directly related to this CTOP. Smallangryplanet (talk) 08:30, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• User talk:Lofty abyss v (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 10:36, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User(s) blocked. Also Wikipedia:Don't edit-war with vandals or sockpuppets; disruption on a blocked user's talk page doesn't really affect anyone else. Sdrqaz (talk) 14:07, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• J. Williams (cinematographer) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Repeated vandalism from different IPs. Aadirulez8 (talk) 11:35, 11 July 2025 (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} 11:42, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. Always the same IP. Lectonar (talk) 12:48, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Requesting immediate archiving... Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• The Dinah Project (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:ARBPIA. Isi96 (talk) 11:35, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Fred Sargeant (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Edit warring by anonymous accounts. Repeated edits claiming that Sargeant was physically assaulted at 2022 Burlington Pride, when the sole reliable source only supports the claim that he *said* he was assaulted, and this repeats an edit war from 2022. No attempt to engage with the discussion of this issue on the Talk page. Mwphil (talk) 12:53, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Camp 1391 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Subject to WP:ARBPIA sanctions. Smallangryplanet (talk) 13:20, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

Reason: Persistent unexplained removal of content, and addition of unsourced content. Waxworker (talk) 13:41, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Starfall2015 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IP user wrongfully adding CSD G6 when it passes. Starfall2015 ^{let's talk} _profile 14:14, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Declined It's only one IP, and they did you a great service by slapping the speedy tag on your RfA. You should really try listen to what people tell you, Wikipedia:Assume good faith, and even more so Wikipedia:Assume the assumption of good faith are nice reads for a quiet minute. Lectonar (talk) 14:19, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Requesting immediate archiving... Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Clara Paget (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Vandals have noticed that the page is no longer protected.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 14:54, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Disruptive editing by IPs. Vestrian24Bio 16:23, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Humaira Asghar (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Disruptive editing by IPs. Veritasphere (talk) 16:27, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Slinky Dog (Toy Story) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Edit warring / content dispute. The page should be a redirect; however, an IP keeps removing the redirect and adding content, has been asked to stop, has not. Dahawk04 (talk) 16:27, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Chucky season 3 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Long running slow-motion block evasion against WP:NOTCENSORED. LightlySeared (talk) 17:15, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Pacu Jalur (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – This is a page with a lot of vandalism, from multiple accounts. Over 50 edits have been made today, most were reverted. Tiesch1 (talk) 19:29, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 22:06, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Requesting immediate archiving... Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• July 2025 Central Texas floods (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Constant vandalism from IP addresses and unverified users GiraffeLover19 (talk) 20:48, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 10 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 21:25, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Requesting immediate archiving... Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Anthony Elanga (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Page protection expired today and same vandalism has re-ensued immediately. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 21:34, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 22:04, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Requesting immediate archiving... Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Morgan Gibbs-White (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 21:54, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 22:03, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Requesting immediate archiving... Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Kick the Dust Up (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – LTA. - FlightTime (open channel) 22:39, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Talk:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: More IP vandalism on this page, there was a lot yesterday as well GiraffeLover19 (talk) 22:47, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Joanna Ruiz (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: IP vandalism/violations of BLP policy GiraffeLover19 (talk) 23:06, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

Reason: IP disruption and constant Vandalism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jatwadia (talk • contribs) 23:12, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• List of empires (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Consistant vandalism from an ip user(s) with the removal of cited content DervotNum4 (talk) 23:15, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Leon Draisaitl (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Constant death hoaxes and nothing useful from IP users. MakaylaHippo1998 (talk) 23:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of one month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 23:54, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (video game) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Cassiopeia talk 01:26, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Blankety Blank (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Repeated IP vandalism by adding unsourced content. IP user is going against WP:V and WP:PROOF. Neverrainy (talk) 02:05, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Horton Hears a Who! (film) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IP range trying to link every single instance of a species. DonIago (talk) 02:07, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Lil Tecca (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Almost all edits since protection expired has been vandalism, may need longer duration. — 🪫Volatile ^{📲T | ⌨️C} 02:43, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Sdrqaz (talk) 02:52, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Requesting page protection, indefinite would be good, but however long possible really. IP editors persistently come by this page and try to edit war in changes, primarily in the short description, but overall in need of page protection. Iljhgtn (talk) 03:00, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Wang Chuqin (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: High level of IP vandalism. Recently there have been numerous IP edits changing Wang Chuqin's year of birth to 1998 without any reliable source. The articles cited were either irrelevant or coming from Zhihu, a Chinese social media where anyone can post, with only edited photos, no citation from reliable sources and the information there were also conflicted. NguyenDuyAnh1995 (talk) 03:05, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Wilfred Madius Tangau (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Vandalism 210.187.140.146 Normal rookie (talk) 03:47, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 6 months, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 05:59, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Heart Evangelista (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – LTA; see revision history for details. Blake Gripling (talk) 06:12, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Coolie (2025 film) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection:, Persistent vandalism – Persistent contentious edits by New users and IP editor(s).

• Jude Bellingham (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: BLP policy violations – Long term problem, re-requesting in light of more BLP disruption and vandalism in the past week. Entranced98 (talk) 12:22, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Sanggang Dikit FR (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Continuous unreferenced edits from IP users. Hotwiki (talk) 12:40, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• List of generation II Pokémon (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – an ip keeps changing one specific piece of data to be... well, incorrect. they also don't provide summaries for those edits, so it's hard to know whether or not it's intentional vandalism, but it's disruptive regardless. consarn _{(grave) (obituary)} 12:47, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• 2030s (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent disruptive editing adding "shall and will be" unnecessarily. LightlySeared (talk) 13:33, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Stheven Robles (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – one user is reverting the addition of helpful tags/cleanup with no explanation other than "Leave the article alone". Joeykai (talk) 13:56, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

Reason: High level of IP vandalism. Seyamar^💬📜 15:43, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]