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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 remove obvious vandalism.
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Current requests for increase in protection level
[edit]Place requests for protection increases at the BOTTOM of this section. If you cannot find your request, check the archive of requests or the page history. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – This page is being vandalized by IPs even after the full protection has been lifted. Aaaas216& (talk) 02:29, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
User(s) blocked: Underlying IP range (talk · contribs) blocked by Daniel Case. Let's see how they like these apples ... Daniel Case (talk) 05:23, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Template protection: High-risk template – nearly 13,000 transclusions. Not sure why not TE already... Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 05:08, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Seems like ECP is working just fine ... Daniel Case (talk) 05:25, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Full protection: Content dispute/edit warring – Recent Disruptive editing on the page, edit wars. Wikicommonsfan134 (talk) 06:07, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Donnowin1 (talk) 06:12, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. 45dogs (they/them) (talk page) (contributions) 06:54, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Lectonar (talk) 08:18, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. 45dogs (they/them) (talk page) (contributions) 06:54, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Reason: تحية طيبة، أرجو توفير حماية جزئية للمقالة بسبب تعرضها لـ [اذكر السبب، مثلاً: تعديلات غير موثقة أو حذف متكرر للمصادر التاريخية]. الهدف هو الحفاظ على استقرار المحتوى المستند إلى مصادر تاريخية مثل كتاب "مسالك الأبصار". شكراً لكم. A357re (talk) 08:00, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- Declined No such article in EN-Wikipedia; you might want to try at the Arabic Wikipedia. Lectonar (talk) 08:03, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Persistent vandalism from several accounts. ProClasher97 ~ Have A Question? 08:08, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Lectonar (talk) 08:34, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Consistent vandalism from returning sockpuppets aesurias (ping me in your reply, or I won't see it) (talk) 08:38, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- @Aesurias: Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Left guide (talk) 08:44, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
[edit]Before posting a request for unprotection, please discuss it with the protecting administrator first. You can create a request below only if you receive no response from them.
To find out which administrator protected the page, go to the page's edit history and click on the "View logs for this page" link (located underneath the page's title). The protecting administrator is listed in the protection log entry, next to the words "protected", "changed protection level", or "configured pending changes". If there are a large number of log entries on the page, use the drop-down menu near the top of the page and select "Protection log" or "Pending changes log" to filter the logs accordingly.
DO NOT request a reduction in protection if...
- ...you are being prevented from editing the page. A desire to change content is not a valid reason for unprotection. Instead:
- If you can edit the article's talk page, use the WP:Edit Request Wizard to propose a change on the article's talk page. Include an explanation of the exact content that you want to change, and what the content will be afterward.
- If the article's talk page is protected, you may propose a change at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Edit.
- ...your reasoning for reducing protection is that the article has not been vandalized. That simply means the protection is working as intended.
- ...your reasoning for reducing protection is basically "a long time has passed" without supporting details.
- ...you haven't contacted the protecting administrator.
You may request a protection reduction below if...
- ...you want to change the protection level of a template or module from full protection to template protection. You may add the request to this page without having to discuss it with the protecting administrator first.
- ...you need to remove creation protection from a location where no page exists (redlinked pages) after a draft version of the intended article is prepared beforehand and ready to be published.
- ...you are proposing a trial reduction in protection for a page that has been protected for several years, provided the proposal is supported by evidence such as talk page activity, page views, page traffic, number of watchers, frequency of edit requests, and prior history of vandalism.
- ...the protecting administrator is inactive or has not responded to you in several days.
If you cannot locate your request, make sure to check the request archives to see if it's been moved there. Only requests that have been recently answered will still be listed here.
Current requests for edits to a protected page
[edit]Please add an edit request to the talk page of the protected page before adding an edit request here
Requests for specific edits should be made on the talk page of the protected article. You can create an edit request below only if the talk page is also protected, preventing you from adding a request there.
- You may add the appropriate template (
{{Edit protected}},{{Edit template-protected}},{{Edit extended-protected}}, or{{Edit semi-protected}}) to the article's talk page if you would like to request an edit be made. Doing so will automatically place the page in the appropriate category for the request to be reviewed. - For edit requests being made due to the editor having a conflict of interest with the article subject (see Wikipedia:Suggestions for COI compliance), the
{{Edit COI}}template should be used instead of the others listed above. - Requests to move pages that are currently move-protected should be made at Wikipedia:Requested moves, not on this page.
- This page is not for holding discussions regarding content. Please make a request only if you have a specific edit that you wish to be performed.
Otherwise, this is the correct place to use in order to add an edit request if you are unable to add one to the article's talk page. Please see the top of this page for instructions on how to properly add a request.
Looking to have this edit placed on the Talk page for Kosovo.
The section 'History,' subsection 'Kosovo War,' second paragraph, last sentence:
'By 1996, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), an ethnic Albanian guerrilla paramilitary group that sought the separation of Kosovo and the eventual creation of a Greater Albania,[121] had prevailed over the Rugova's non-violent resistance movement and launched attacks against the Yugoslav Army and Serbian police in Kosovo, resulting in the Kosovo War.[117][122]'
I'm struggling to understand the use of 'the Rugova's' - it seems like an error. Could this perhaps be referring to Rugova and his wife (or even brother, other family member) working in tandem towards their movement? (e.g. JFK and RFK during JFK's presidency - 'The Kennedy's')
Or, is error the precedent 'the,' and Rugova was a singular figure leading said movement?
Cheers Kolcun (talk) 05:29, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
Handled requests
[edit]A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.