Wikibooks:Reading room/Administrative Assistance/Archives/2022/November

Protection request
Can an admin protect Film History/Film serial? It's a playground for a WMF-banned user. --SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 08:25, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Done - MarcGarver (discuss • contribs) 12:11, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Could you also protect Introduction to Mass Media/Television? Thanks, --SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 01:35, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Done --Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 03:05, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * And Movie Making Manual/Cinematography/Cameras and Formats/Electronic Capture and Storage, please. SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 22:01, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * +Relationships/Hades-Persephone‎. SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 23:36, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
 * +Talk:Relationships/Hades-Persephone. SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 01:12, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
 * All above Done.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 01:27, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

unblock / restore
Dear admins, please unblock User:Rex Jaeschke and restore deleted draft per permission in 2022091810005412. Thank you. --Krd (discuss • contribs) 06:01, 8 October 2022 (UTC)


 * @MarcGarver: Would you be able to do this? Emufarmers (discuss • contribs) 02:50, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The content deleted included a statement reserving all rights to the author, an issue he has not responded to. I will restore the content but if he attempts to reinsert the reservation of rights it will be deleted again. MarcGarver (discuss • contribs) 13:03, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Protection request (GRP)
User talk:Xania/Archive 3 – anons don't need to edit talk page archives in any case, plus GRP has appeared here too. JavaHurricane (discuss • contribs) 13:23, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Page protection request
Could Russian History/Preface be protected? It is being vandalized by multiple IPs. Thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 19:05, 18 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Could someone also please protect Interesting social sciences/Machiavelli about ways of armed seizure of power? I believe it is being vandalized. —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 00:58, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Block request
Reason: Vandalism; not here to constructively contribute. --SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 12:26, 10 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Was good at the time requested; now stale. Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 13:30, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Protection requests
I would like the templates Template:Convert/×, Template:Convert/×/AonSoff and Template:Convert/×/AoffSoff be protected to admins only because of high traffic templates? Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 12:19, 23 November 2022 (UTC)


 * I tested the × conversions in my sandbox and it worked. (e.g. 10 × makes 10 ×) Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 12:31, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Protection request – Biblical Studies/Christianity/Famous works of fiction/The Screwtape Letters
Another page protection request due to vandalism by the same person who has been causing all the recent chaos: Biblical Studies/Christianity/Famous works of fiction/The Screwtape Letters. I assume GRP/similar. —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 21:37, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

User:Xeverything11/common.css
Can any of the admins change the content model of User:Xeverything11/common.css to Sanitized CSS? I want to apply my styling to my user pages. Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 19:21, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Protection request
Could an admin temporarily protect Chess/Arranging The Board? Seems to be a playground for our foundation-banned friend. Thanks, --SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 12:59, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Can an admin can temporairly protect Saylor.org's Comparative Politics/African Case Studies? There is a lot of edit warring there. Airtransat236 (discuss • contribs) 18:44, 21 November 2022 (UTC)


 * @JackPotte This page was originally protected for three days, but when it expired, LTAs are vandalising this page. Can this page be reprotected? Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 19:13, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Protection request
Saylor.org's Comparative Politics/African Case Studies has been vandalised by LTAs. Therefore, that page should be semi-protected. Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 18:12, 23 November 2022 (UTC)


 * @Xania (A/CU) @Mbrickn @MarcGarver (A/B/CU/S) @Mrjulesd (A) @Minorax (A/GS) @JackPotte (A) active ongoing long term abuse —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 18:34, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Protection request
Please protect Soviet History: Frequent vandalism by LTA. --Ameisenigel (discuss • contribs) 12:24, 26 November 2022 (UTC)


 * @Xania @Mbrickn @MarcGarver @Mrjulesd @Minorax @JackPotte still ongoing long term abuse —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 18:33, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Please also protect my talk page: User talk: Xeverything11 because LTAs are vandalising my talk page. Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 18:37, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello! I'm not an administrator, so there's not much I can do. Sorry about that. Mbrickn (discuss • contribs) 18:38, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Oops, I'm sorry about that @Mbrickn! I mixed you in with a bunch of other admins whose usernames start with "M" :) —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 18:51, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 18:52, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * FYI, since this protection, the vandal is trying to hack my account. So he must be punished in consequence. JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 19:42, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 22:11, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * You're good! Just wanted to explain why I didn't respond while I was active elsewhere. Mbrickn (discuss • contribs) 19:02, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Protection request
Hello! Can an admin please protect The Cold War/East vs West: The Ultimate Love-Hate Relationship for vandalism and edit warring? Thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 22:12, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Protection request: World History
Protection needed for World History/The Rise of Dictatorship and Totalitarianism for edit warring. —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 01:52, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Pinging you. 16:08, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @JackPotte @Xania @Leaderboard @Minorax @Mrjulesd @Atcovi @Jusjih pinging y'all as well since it's getting pretty bad out here :( —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 20:20, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Done for 2 weeks. —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 22:03, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 22:59, 30 November 2022 (UTC)