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Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2020 2

• Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2020 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite full ultra super ultimate mega unbreakable super secret max protection: Something's going to go wrong... Invalid^OS_talk 00:25, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Declined Page protection requests cannot be made from invalid operating systems. Sulfurboy (talk) 00:29, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: dammit Invalid^OS_talk 00:30, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2020 3

Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2020 (unironic)

• Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2020 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: High level of IP vandalism. Sorry to my IP friends out there, but some bad apples have been vandalizing the page to the point it's unusable. Temporary protection requested. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 02:10, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Trying to prevent stuff like this (which needs revdel). –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 02:13, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Genuine support for extended confirmed protection, It's getting kinda insane, and semi might not be enough. Upsidedown Keyboard (talk) 02:31, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Genuine support for extended confirmed. It's far out of control. Way far out of control. —moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 02:35, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Strong support — how about editors read Uncyclopedia's how to be funny and not just stupid then make a decision? It has a lot of helpful advice to be humorous without causing disruption. Aasim 02:49, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'll note that I am also okay with extended confirmed protection as well. [Sorry newbies!] –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 02:57, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a period of 1 day, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. rough consensus to protect. — Wug·a·po·des​ 03:08, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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.
• 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.
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Check the archives if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.

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.
• 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.

Draft:Lifespan Integration

• Draft:Lifespan Integration (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: Full creation protection seems unjustified. The corresponding mainspace page is unprotected and no one has recreated it. I personally do not intend to create an article on this topic but in case an autoconfirmed editor does, it would be reasonable to drop the SALT level to semi to match mainspace. Protecting admin has been desysoped so I brought it here directly. Nickps (talk) 11:54, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Nickps: The SALT does seem justifiable, given three speedy deletions. I do agree with you that full-protection is unnecessary for it, however. Semi-protection would seem to me to be too low; maybe XCP? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{threads critiques} 15:44, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Even that sounds wrong to me to be honest. Protecting the draft but not the mainspace article is a weird thing to do. It's essentially directing any spam to mainspace. Since there has been no such spam all this time, I'd argue that the protection has outlived its purpose. But, lowering the protection would still be a positive in any case so I won't get too hung up on the level. Do XCP if you think it's right. Nickps (talk) 16:15, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't look like there's been any attempt to re-create the mainspace page after the AfD (which, I should note, post-dates the most recent draft deletion). —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{threads critiques} 16:33, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Meh This is one of those cases who pop up from time to time where I am always on the fence. Yes, the page shouldn't be protected anymore (or only at lower level); on the other hand there is no expressed need to create a page under said draft. Lectonar (talk) 07:17, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ángel Hernández (umpire)

• Ángel Hernández (umpire) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: BLP policy violations – already protected, but long protection log due to being controversial umpire. Will120 (talk) 18:15, 16 May 2024 (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} 18:17, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yasuke

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

Reason: To readd a piece of major info. LupusKinght666 (talk) 20:16, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not unprotected – Please use an edit request to request specific changes to be made to the protected page. Additionally, please carefully read WP:ER; you're going to need to be much more specific than "a major piece of info." OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 20:26, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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• 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.
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Ideally, requests should be made on the article talk page rather than here.

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Israel–Hamas war

• Israel–Hamas war (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Change "Since the start of the Israeli operation, more than 35,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed,[86] including over 15,000 children and 10,000 women.[87][88]" to "Since the start of the Israeli operation, nearly 35,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed,[86] including over 7,000 children and nearly 5,000 women.[87][88]." This is based on the data recently revised by the UN, accessible here: https://www.ochaopt.org/content/hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-reported-impact-day-215. ConDissenter (talk) 21:21, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is there another place to request this change? The talk page for Israel-Hamas war is restricted as well. The current source for casualty data is palinfo.com, which describes itself by saying it "does not lay any claim to neutrality for it blatantly sides with the oppressed Palestinian people." https://english.palinfo.com/about-us/. Recognizing that reliable sources do not need to have a neutral POV, why should we use this as a source rather than a less biased source like the United Nations? ConDissenter (talk) 18:28, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Example Article Name

• Example Article Name (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I would like to request one civilian employee of the israeli defence ministry was killed and two injured in action in gaza and should be added to israeli casualties, separate new category from IDF. See link

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/defense-ministry-contractor-succumbs-to-wounds-sustained-in-southern-gaza-mortar-attack/

2605:B100:D20:FD72:0:3:45F:C701 (talk) 19:15, 16 May 2024 (UTC) Create a level 3 header with a link to the article in question, then a {{pagelinks}} template and then the reason. It looks like this: Wikipedia:Example (edit | [[Talk:Wikipedia:Example|talk]] | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) your request here. ~~~~[reply]

Talk:Main Page

Talk:Main Page (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs)

Please add under the "General Discussions" header:

COVID-19 portal

Shouldn't the Portal:Coronavirus disease 2019 page link use a Portal icon in the Coronavirus box in the In The News section?

-- 65.94.170.207 (talk) 00:32, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question: what un/protection action are you seeking, exactly? El_C 00:36, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I believe this is a request that someone add a "COVID-19 portal" section under Talk:Main Page#General discussion with the IP's text above because that talk page is currently semi-protected. The Main Page is currently showing "In the news" at top-right with a "Coronavirus pandemic" mini navbox. The last link in that is displayed as "Portal" with a link to Portal:Coronavirus disease 2019. The IP's suggestion might have made sense in a previous version of the navbox but it is now showing a horizontal list and won't be getting any icons added. I would decline this request unless I have misunderstood it. At any rate, the navbox comes via Template:In the news which uses Template:In the news/special-header and the IP could post there. Johnuniq (talk) 02:07, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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