Protection log
Below is a list of page protections/unprotections. See Wikipedia:Lists of protected pages and Wikipedia:Protection policy for more information.
- 08:16, 1 May 2022 DMacks talk contribs changed protection settings for Wikipedia:Reference desk [Edit=Require autoconfirmed or confirmed access] (indefinite) [Move=Require administrator access] (indefinite) (Persistent vandalism of a reasonably public entry page to an area of WP.) (hist) Tag: Twinkle
- 12:07, 22 October 2018 Fram talk contribs changed protection settings for Wikipedia:Reference desk [Edit=Require autoconfirmed or confirmed access] (expires 12:07, 22 November 2018) [Move=Require administrator access] (indefinite) (Persistent vandalism) (hist)
- 00:02, 12 April 2015 Jac16888 talk contribs changed protection settings for Wikipedia:Reference desk [edit=autoconfirmed] (expires 03:02, 12 April 2015 (UTC))[move=sysop] (indefinite) (Persistent vandalism) (hist)
- 00:29, 10 June 2014 Casliber talk contribs changed protection settings for Wikipedia:Reference desk [move=sysop] (indefinite) (lots of watchers now) (hist)
- 17:35, 26 May 2012 Franamax talk contribs changed protection settings for Wikipedia:Reference desk [edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite) (Highly visible page: Should have retained this setting when I changed the edit prot level) (hist)
- 04:28, 19 May 2012 Franamax talk contribs changed protection settings for Wikipedia:Reference desk [edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) (Not seeing the prior rationale to fprot, per discussion on talk page) (hist)
- 14:40, 20 April 2012 Nyttend talk contribs changed protection settings for Wikipedia:Reference desk [edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite) (To prevent people from asking questions here rather than on the appropriate sub-desk) (hist)
- 19:38, 19 April 2011 TenOfAllTrades talk contribs protected Wikipedia:Reference desk [edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) (Highly visible page) (hist)
- 22:24, 18 March 2011 Franamax talk contribs protected Wikipedia:Reference desk [edit=autoconfirmed] (expires 22:24, 19 March 2011 (UTC)) [move=autoconfirmed] (expires 22:24, 19 March 2011 (UTC)) (Persistent vandalism) (hist)
- 23:06, 11 July 2010 MSGJ talk contribs changed protection settings for Wikipedia:Reference desk [edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite) (try lowering protection, not really a high risk page) (hist)
- 23:47, 20 December 2006 HappyCamper talk contribs protected Wikipedia:Reference desk (it's supposed to be protected - the template itself is not [edit=sysop:move=sysop]) (hist)
- 23:14, 20 December 2006 SCZenz talk contribs protected Wikipedia:Reference desk (reduce to semiprotected -- it's just to keep questions from being placed, and i think it's only new users and anons who'll have that problem [edit=autoconfirmed:move=autoconfirmed]) (hist)
- 00:08, 23 October 2005 HappyCamper talk contribs protected Wikipedia:Reference desk (this RD header page needs to be protected so that questions are not placed here) (hist)
- 19:34, 18 October 2005 Ixfd64 talk contribs removed protection from Wikipedia:Reference desk (visibility should not be reason for protection (community portal, recent changes, Help:Contents, and Wikipedia:Contact us are unprotected); accidental posting of questions is not vandalism) (hist)
- 20:39, 25 August 2005 Neutrality talk contribs protected Wikipedia:Reference desk (Protect from vandalism) (hist)
- 20:39, 25 August 2005 Neutrality talk contribs protected Wikipedia:Reference desk (Protect from vandalism) (hist)
- 14:43, 27 May 2005 Timwi talk contribs removed protection from Wikipedia:Reference desk (Talk page doesn't outline why this is protected) (hist)
- 14:43, 27 May 2005 Timwi talk contribs removed protection from Wikipedia:Reference desk (Talk page doesn't outline why this is protected) (hist)
- 20:31, 8 May 2005 ABCD talk contribs protected Wikipedia:Reference desk (prevent page moves) (hist)