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    Welcome—request protection of a page, file, or template here.

    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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    Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here



    Current requests for increase in protection level

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    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.


    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Another IP edit, another round of blatant vandalism (changing the BLP's direct quotation to mean the opposite + changing a location). This under-watched article does not seem to inspire good editing, and I wonder whether it should be semi-protected for a very long time (i.e., long enough for someone to grow up). The last round was three months. WhatamIdoing (talk) 05:48, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Repeated disruptive editing and removal of tags from IPs and socks. Krimuk2.0 (talk) 06:34, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent disruptive editing from multiple IPs. Annh07 (talk) 08:45, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    User(s) blocked. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 19:19, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: High level of IP vandalism. M S Hassan 📬✍🏻 09:55, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: User:Saberamir, User:Telepaws and now User:Wijangjo edit warring to add User:Telepaws photo to the infobox, ignoring the talk page thread about the infobox image. Belbury (talk) 11:25, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    User(s) blocked. @Belbury: It really seems like the previous content dispute over the image is still unresolved. Please work it out. There must be a suitable image somewhere even if it's not one of the images previously used. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 19:19, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Disruptive editing from IPs Spworld2 (talk) 12:03, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: The page has been vandalized lately that may cause confusion amongst readers. While the stunt is purely humorous and satiric in nature, the page has been trolled for the past two to three months by anonymous people which defeats the purpose of delivering accurate information to Wikipedia's readers. VDigz (talk) 13:48, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. I'm also ok with pending changes as well. Filmssssssssssss (talk) 14:49, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – frequent disruptive edits, semi hasnt been helpful, article belongs in WP:GS/CASTE. Sir Calculus (talk) 15:02, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Persistent sockpuppetry. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TyMega. HorrorLover555 (talk) 15:09, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Requsting full protection. Their is high level of IP vandalism. Someone is messing with the page daily and showing unprofessionalism. Krishnpremi (talk) 15:10, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    I see no IPs have edited the article recently, and that you are edit-warring on that article. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 15:18, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Pending changes: Persistent vandalism – Slow vandalism. Filmssssssssssss (talk) 15:28, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Pending-changes protected for a period of 1 year, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 19:21, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Disturbance caused by IP address Peachyo (talk) 16:28, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. User:Namiba 16:30, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Repetitive edit-warring/POV vandalism over the last 2 days ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5]) by what looks like one editor who is now evading a block ([6]) through logged-out edits. Blocking the IP might also be enough. R Prazeres (talk) 16:40, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 16:45, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – I'm really not sure protection is the way to go. Most of the ip ranges are the same as those that targeted Cockermouth and I'm guessing they will just move on to another town?. Knitsey (talk) 18:54, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    User(s) blocked. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 19:02, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Lovely, thank you for that. Knitsey (talk) 19:03, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Persistent LTA IP sockpuppetry. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TyMega. HorrorLover555 (talk) 19:26, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Reason: Persistent sockpuppetry. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TyMega. HorrorLover555 (talk) 19:28, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Persistent sockpuppetry since 16:06, 18 September 2024‎. Alith Anar 19:31, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 20:55, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Persistent sockpuppetry since 07:07, 18 September 2024. Alith Anar 19:31, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 20:50, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Persistent sockpuppetry since 16:05, 18 September 2024‎. Alith Anar 19:32, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 3 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 20:48, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent vandalism and sockpuppetry since 23:33, 30 June 2024‎. Alith Anar 19:33, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 4 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Ymblanter (talk) 20:48, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content – IPs keep changing to unsourced information that is different to what the appropriate section says without a reason. ZZZ'S 20:27, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected Ymblanter (talk) 20:46, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Current requests for reduction in protection level

    Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level

    Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin at 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.
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    • 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.

    Reason: I hope it can be pointed out on the discussion page that the explosive devices were not limited to Gold Apollo; devices from the well-known Japanese company Icom Incorporated also exploded. 58.152.168.150 (talk) 16:40, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Source? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 18:42, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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    It appears there are a few minor inaccuracies in this entry. For instance, Hungary’s BAC Consulting KFT now claims to act as an intermediary, yet the actual contracted manufacturer has not been disclosed. Additionally, the ‘Sales’ section and the ‘2024 Israeli tampering and explosions in Lebanon’ section contain several inaccuracies and require updates.

    please change the "Sales" section and the "2024 Israeli tampering and explosions in Lebanon" section to "2024 Israeli tampering and explosions in Lebanon" section from the Gold Apollo entry.58.152.168.150 (talk) 16:10, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Not done – You have already made this edit request at the article talk page. That's where the matter should be discussed. Favonian (talk) 16:21, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you, it appears I may have made an error. 58.152.168.150 (talk) 16:23, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Change a previous attempted assassination of Trump to a previous attempted assassination of Trump Soguyswediditwehita (talk) 19:22, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    I just saw that i should have posted this on the article's talk page, my apologizes. Soguyswediditwehita (talk) 19:26, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Withdrawn by requestor – Favonian (talk) 19:37, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Handled requests

    A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.