User:Ajpolino/Med protection

Hi all, the goal here is to review the protection of medicine-related pages with an eye towards reducing or removing protections that are no longer needed.

Cryptic provided a list of pages tagged with WP:MED and under some level of protection (full list), but below I've pasted a trimmed version that doesn't include move protection, protected redirects, templates (see this page's history for a list) or covid-related pages. Please take a look through the list. If there are any that you feel are candidates for reducing or removing protection, let me know and I'll happily look into it. Bonus points if you can commit to watchlisting the article for a few months so we can easily re-protect if needed. Also, the list is from November 2020, so if you come across any that are no longer protected just remove them from the list. Happy to hear folks' thoughts! Ajpolino (talk) 14:25, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Quarry link for the related Anatomy project query

Table of protected pages

Feel free to annotate the "Comments" column for any you look into to avoid duplicating efforts.

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WP:MED tagged pages with edit restrictions Page Protection level Expires Comments Abortion autoconfirmed infinity Acupuncture autoconfirmed infinity Adult_diaper autoconfirmed infinity Affordable_Care_Act autoconfirmed infinity Aktion_T4 extendedconfirmed infinity Alcoholism autoconfirmed infinity Alexander_Fleming autoconfirmed infinity Placed in 2018 after persistent vandalism. Will leave in place for now. -A Alternative_medicine autoconfirmed infinity Alzheimer's_disease autoconfirmed infinity Amphetamine autoconfirmed infinity Andrew_Wakefield autoconfirmed infinity Antonie_van_Leeuwenhoek autoconfirmed infinity Apraxia_of_speech autoconfirmed infinity Asperger_syndrome autoconfirmed infinity Asthma autoconfirmed infinity Autism autoconfirmed infinity Autism_Speaks autoconfirmed infinity Ayurveda extendedconfirmed 20210524202500 Bacteria autoconfirmed infinity Bhopal_disaster autoconfirmed infinity Bioidentical_hormone_replacement_therapy autoconfirmed infinity Bipolar_disorder autoconfirmed infinity Black_Death autoconfirmed infinity Semiprotected since 2010. Semi'ed numerous times before that for vandalism. Trial unprotect 21/4/21 Blood autoconfirmed infinity Bubonic_plague autoconfirmed infinity Bullying autoconfirmed infinity Burzynski_Clinic autoconfirmed infinity Calcium autoconfirmed infinity Cancer autoconfirmed infinity Cannabis autoconfirmed infinity Cannabis_(drug) autoconfirmed infinity Cardiovascular_disease autoconfirmed infinity Childhood_obesity autoconfirmed infinity Chlamydia autoconfirmed infinity Cholera autoconfirmed infinity Circumcision autoconfirmed infinity Cleft_lip_and_cleft_palate autoconfirmed infinity Cocaine autoconfirmed infinity Common_cold autoconfirmed infinity Concussion autoconfirmed infinity Condom autoconfirmed infinity Constipation autoconfirmed infinity Constitutional_challenges_to_the_Affordable_Care_Act autoconfirmed infinity Crab_louse autoconfirmed infinity Crack_cocaine autoconfirmed infinity Cryonics autoconfirmed infinity Cyanide autoconfirmed infinity Death autoconfirmed infinity Dermatophytosis autoconfirmed infinity Diagnosis_of_HIV/AIDS autoconfirmed infinity Diarrhea autoconfirmed infinity Dietary_supplement autoconfirmed infinity Don_Francis autoconfirmed 20211006210213 Douche autoconfirmed infinity Down_syndrome autoconfirmed infinity Drug autoconfirmed infinity Dysarthria autoconfirmed infinity Dyshidrosis autoconfirmed infinity Dyslexia autoconfirmed infinity Ebola autoconfirmed infinity Electronic_cigarette autoconfirmed infinity Electronic_harassment autoconfirmed 20211114050735 EPA_list_of_extremely_hazardous_substances autoconfirmed infinity Erectile_dysfunction autoconfirmed infinity Eugenics_in_the_United_States autoconfirmed infinity Euthanasia autoconfirmed infinity Exercise autoconfirmed infinity Female_genital_mutilation autoconfirmed infinity Finnish_heritage_disease autoconfirmed infinity Fiona_Wood autoconfirmed infinity Flatulence autoconfirmed infinity Florence_Nightingale autoconfirmed infinity Genital_herpes autoconfirmed infinity Genital_wart autoconfirmed infinity Goggles autoconfirmed infinity Gonorrhea autoconfirmed infinity Hair_loss autoconfirmed infinity Hair_transplantation autoconfirmed infinity Harm_reduction autoconfirmed infinity Health autoconfirmed infinity Health_at_Every_Size autoconfirmed infinity Healthcare_in_Belarus autoconfirmed infinity Healthy_diet autoconfirmed infinity Unprotected 3/7 -A Heart autoconfirmed infinity Helium autoconfirmed infinity Hemorrhoid autoconfirmed infinity Heroin autoconfirmed infinity Herpes_labialis autoconfirmed infinity Herpes_simplex autoconfirmed infinity High-functioning_autism autoconfirmed infinity HIV autoconfirmed infinity HIV/AIDS autoconfirmed infinity Human_feces autoconfirmed infinity Hydroxychloroquine extendedconfirmed infinity Hypothermia autoconfirmed infinity ID2020 autoconfirmed infinity Infant autoconfirmed infinity Influenza autoconfirmed infinity Insanity autoconfirmed infinity Intellectual_disability autoconfirmed infinity Islam_and_domestic_violence autoconfirmed infinity John_A._McDougall autoconfirmed infinity John_Snow autoconfirmed infinity Kelli_Ward extendedconfirmed 20211129050054 Ketogenic_diet autoconfirmed infinity Labiaplasty autoconfirmed infinity Laser_hair_removal autoconfirmed infinity Leech autoconfirmed infinity List_of_diets autoconfirmed infinity List_of_phobias autoconfirmed infinity Louis_Pasteur autoconfirmed infinity Low_back_pain autoconfirmed 20210813194027 Lupus autoconfirmed infinity Lysergic_acid_diethylamide autoconfirmed 20220528180845 Major_depressive_disorder autoconfirmed infinity Management_of_hair_loss autoconfirmed infinity MDMA autoconfirmed infinity Measles autoconfirmed infinity Medical_cannabis autoconfirmed infinity Menstruation autoconfirmed infinity Mental_disorder autoconfirmed infinity Methamphetamine autoconfirmed infinity Michael_Greger autoconfirmed infinity Micropenis autoconfirmed infinity Miracle_Mineral_Supplement extendedconfirmed infinity Morgellons extendedconfirmed infinity Multiple_sclerosis autoconfirmed infinity Trialing unprotection 3/6 -A National_Eligibility_cum_Entrance_Test_(Undergraduate) autoconfirmed infinity Nazi_human_experimentation autoconfirmed infinity Needle_and_syringe_programmes autoconfirmed infinity New_York_Rescue_Workers_Detoxification_Project autoconfirmed infinity Non-communicable_disease autoconfirmed infinity Novichok_agent autoconfirmed infinity Obesity autoconfirmed infinity Obsessive–compulsive_disorder autoconfirmed infinity Overweight autoconfirmed infinity PANDAS autoconfirmed infinity Switched to pending changes 3/6 -A Parkinson's_disease autoconfirmed infinity Trialing unprotection 3/6 -A Passive_smoking autoconfirmed infinity Pedophilia autoconfirmed infinity Penicillin autoconfirmed infinity Penis_enlargement autoconfirmed infinity Physical_medicine_and_rehabilitation autoconfirmed infinity Physician autoconfirmed infinity Physicians_for_Human_Rights–Israel extendedconfirmed infinity Pimple autoconfirmed infinity Planned_Parenthood extendedconfirmed infinity Planned_Parenthood_2015_undercover_videos_controversy autoconfirmed infinity Plant-based_diet autoconfirmed infinity Pneumonia autoconfirmed infinity Polio autoconfirmed infinity Post-traumatic_stress_disorder autoconfirmed infinity Potassium autoconfirmed infinity Pregnancy autoconfirmed infinity Pro-ana autoconfirmed infinity Puberty autoconfirmed infinity Pudendal_nerve_entrapment autoconfirmed infinity Quetiapine autoconfirmed infinity Rabies autoconfirmed infinity Ralph_Northam autoconfirmed 20210427180340 Rape autoconfirmed infinity Rape_during_the_Kashmir_conflict autoconfirmed infinity Remdesivir autoconfirmed infinity Renée_Richards autoconfirmed infinity Robert_Gallo autoconfirmed infinity Robert_Sears_(physician) autoconfirmed infinity Rorschach_test autoconfirmed infinity Schizophrenia autoconfirmed infinity Scientific_method autoconfirmed infinity Scientology_and_abortion autoconfirmed infinity Sexual_intercourse autoconfirmed infinity Sexually_transmitted_infection autoconfirmed infinity Sildenafil autoconfirmed infinity Skin_care autoconfirmed infinity Smallpox autoconfirmed infinity Smoking autoconfirmed infinity Smoking_cessation autoconfirmed infinity Spanish_flu autoconfirmed infinity St_Christopher_Iba_Mar_Diop_College_of_Medicine autoconfirmed infinity Streptococcal_pharyngitis autoconfirmed infinity Stroke autoconfirmed infinity Sucharit_Bhakdi autoconfirmed 20211120193516 Suicide autoconfirmed infinity Suicide_methods autoconfirmed infinity Supervised_injection_site autoconfirmed infinity Syphilis autoconfirmed infinity Tasuku_Honjo autoconfirmed 20210724153634 Tetrasomy_X autoconfirmed infinity Protection removed during histmerg March 26 -A The_Cambridge_Diet autoconfirmed infinity Theresa_Tam autoconfirmed infinity Thiomersal_and_vaccines autoconfirmed infinity Tinnitus autoconfirmed infinity Toddler autoconfirmed infinity Traumatic_brain_injury autoconfirmed infinity Traumatic_memories autoconfirmed infinity Trichology autoconfirmed infinity Triple_X_syndrome autoconfirmed infinity Tuberculosis autoconfirmed infinity Type_2_diabetes autoconfirmed infinity Ultrasound autoconfirmed infinity Urinary_tract_infection autoconfirmed infinity Urination autoconfirmed infinity Urine autoconfirmed infinity Vaccine autoconfirmed infinity Vaccine_hesitancy autoconfirmed infinity Vaxxed autoconfirmed infinity Veganism autoconfirmed infinity Vertebral_augmentation autoconfirmed infinity Virus autoconfirmed infinity Vitamin autoconfirmed infinity Vomiting autoconfirmed infinity Water_fluoridation autoconfirmed infinity Water_fluoridation_controversy autoconfirmed infinity Weight_loss autoconfirmed infinity White_Helmets_(Syrian_Civil_War) autoconfirmed infinity William_C._Rader autoconfirmed infinity Zyklon_B extendedconfirmed infinity

Table of pending changes protection

Ah rats, just realized my initial list didn't include pages under pending changes protection. Generated a list with this PetScan query and pasted below. No expiration dates since it came through PetScan, but most pendingchanges protections I've seen are placed indefinitely (although there is an option to add an expiration date).

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WP:MED tagged pages with pending changes protection Title Comments Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Autism Speaks Ben Carson Blue balls Body mass index Breast cancer Bristol stool scale COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal Craniosacral therapy Deepak Chopra Dementia Dieting Disease Doctor Electromagnetic hypersensitivity Electronic harassment Euphoria Faggot cell Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Genetics Health effects of tobacco Henrietta Lacks HPV vaccine Human skin color Intersex Iodine Jack Andraka James Rutka K. K. Aggarwal (cardiologist) List of causes of death by rate List of youngest birth mothers Low-carbohydrate diet Management of Tourette syndrome Unprotected 3/7 -A Marfan syndrome Medicine Mitragyna speciosa MMR vaccine MMR vaccine and autism Nostradamus Parasitism Parental alienation syndrome Pathogen Plague (disease) Protandim Psychomotor retardation trial open editing (edits getting accepted) 21/4 Psychopathy Pus Rape of males Rape statistics Sexology Snoring Sushruta Trypophobia Vaccination William Harvey

The indef semi on tetrasomy X was removed after my rewrite -- the histmerge process used to replace the article with my draft removes protection, and I didn't request reinstatement as I didn't find such a request likely to pass. The timing, as you can tell, coincided with the thread, so it might well unofficially be part of the trial. I haven't seen any disruptive editing from IPs...or really any editing from IPs at all. I don't think it 'needed' protection, but as I'm going for FA with it I may have preferred to keep it depending how the TFA pending changes trial goes (I'm an advocate for some kind of protection for TFAs). Vaticidalprophet 01:16, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

I generally find Pending Changes to be more trouble than it's worth. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:59, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

I tend to agree that pending changes is more hassle than it's worth – it's like semi-protection, but without saving editors' time, since each proposed edit must be reviewed. Certainly folks can request edits to semiprotected articles, but in my experience, most do not. VP, if it's any comfort to you, Buruli ulcer (my first trip through FAC) was up at TFA March 24th. If you look at the page history, you can see a handful of edits that day, some helpful, some not. All vandalism was reverted within a few minutes. I didn't have to lift a finger. And now we're back to the regular slow-drip of edits that I'm accustomed to.

Anyway, glad to hear the protection removal at Tetrasomy X has been uneventful. I've updated the table above. I'm hopeful that if Triple X syndrome gets moved, we can try unprotecting that as well per your original suggestion. Ajpolino (talk) 17:05, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Update on that matter: trisomy X was moved, I rewrote it in userspace, and the histmerge procedurally removed the protection as expected. Will be keeping a close eye. Vaticidalprophet 15:04, 23 May 2021 (UTC)