Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests
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If you are unable to complete a move for technical reasons, you can request technical help below. This is the correct method if you tried to move a page, but you got an error message saying something like "You do not have permission to move this page, for the following reasons:..." or "The/This page could not be moved, for the following reason:..."
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- To list a technical request: Uncontroversial technical requests subsection and insert the following code at the bottom of the list, filling in pages and reason:
This will automatically insert a bullet and include your signature. Please do not edit the article's talk page.{{subst:RMassist|current page title|new title|reason=edit summary for the move}}
the - If you object to a proposal listed in the uncontroversial technical requests section, please move the request to the Contested technical requests section, append a note on the request elaborating on why, and sign with ~~~~. Consider pinging the requester to let them know about the objection.
- If your technical request is contested, or if a contested request is left untouched without reply, create a requested move on the article talk and remove the request from the section here. The fastest and easiest way is to click the "discuss" button at the request, save the talk page, and remove the entry on this page.
Technical requests
Uncontroversial technical requests
- Alan Walker → Alan Walker (disambiguation) (move · discuss) – Per Talk:Alan Walker (music producer)#Requested move 15 April 2022. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 02:41, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
- Alan Walker (music producer) (currently a redirect to Alan Walker) → Alan Walker (move · discuss) – Per Talk:Alan Walker (music producer)#Requested move 15 April 2022. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 02:41, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
- Abu Dawood Al-Tayalisi (currently a redirect to Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi) → Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi (move · discuss) – Normalizing basic transcription per WP:MOSAR. ☿ Apaugasma (talk ☉) 13:52, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
- template:Lang-1bd is invalid. Must create template:Lang-1bd before requesting that it be moved to Template:Lang-cel-1bd.– This template wraps {{Language with name}}, which is instructed to use IETF formatted language codes, so the first code should be an ISO code. The ISO 639:cel code is Celtic languages, the language family for Common Brittonic (1bd) -- 65.92.246.142 (talk) 04:35, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
- Draft:Premiership of Abiy Ahmed (currently a redirect to Premiership of Abiy Ahmed) → Premiership of Abiy Ahmed (move · discuss) – Existing redirect prevents to move the page. The Supermind (talk) 18:20, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
- AutoMaidan (currently a redirect to Automaidan) → Automaidan (move · discuss) – I want to update this article to reflect common usage(WP:COMMONNAME, which has shifted since 2014 to reflect Euromaidan), so I attempted to move the redirect Automaidan out of the way, however, it created a redirect to the redirect. What is the proper procedure here? Cononsense (talk) 19:05, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
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Contested technical requests
Requests to revert undiscussed moves
- Turner Entertainment Networks (currently a redirect to Warner Bros. Discovery) → Turner Broadcasting System (move · discuss) – Initial article rename from "Turner Broadcasting System" to "Turner Entertainment Networks" was done without a discussion prior to rename. Also, Warner Bros. Discovery website doesn't actually list Turner Broadcasting as existing anymore. 2600:1700:C960:2270:38FE:FEA:D06E:DC39 (talk) 03:29, 12 May 2022 (UTC)