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
- Ae (Cyrillic) (currently a redirect to Ӕ (Cyrillic)) → Ӕ (Cyrillic) (restricted by the titleblacklist, which page movers can override) (move · discuss) – Article on corresponding Latin letter Æ uses proper form. Ђидо (talk) 06:30, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
- O-18 (currently a redirect to O18) → O18 (move · discuss) – standard naming convention for letter-digit-digit disambiguation pages —Ketil Trout (<><!) 23:42, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- Could it be that the current form is less easily visually confused with 018 (which could refer to the BMW 018, Tyrrell 018, Xfone 018, Air Canada Flight 018, Area code 018, etc.? — Preceding unsigned comment added by BarrelProof (talk • contribs) 17:49, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- Perhaps, though that doesn't seem to have been a concern when naming any of the other O## DAB pages, so I'm inclined to think not. This is the only one with the dash.—Ketil Trout (<><!) 06:19, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
- Could it be that the current form is less easily visually confused with 018 (which could refer to the BMW 018, Tyrrell 018, Xfone 018, Air Canada Flight 018, Area code 018, etc.? — Preceding unsigned comment added by BarrelProof (talk • contribs) 17:49, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions and Golden Lady Lions (currently a redirect to Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions) → Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions (move · discuss) – The women's teams do not use Golden Lady Lions. If they ever did, they certainly don't now. SportsGuy789 (talk) 03:48, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Kiribati/member (currently a redirect to Template:User WP:Kiribati) → Template:User WikiProject Kiribati (currently a redirect instead to Template:User WP:Kiribati) (move · discuss) – default namespace, as per naming convention — currently a redirect. So {{User WikiProject Kiribati}} instead of {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Kiribati/member}}, basically, keeping the redirect. Est. 2021 (talk · contribs) 06:45, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- @Est. 2021: Template:User WP Kiribati is another related WikiProject template to which it redirected for a long time until a retargeting by you. So, I'm not willing to support the move as it gets confusing. In my opinion, it should be retargeted to its original target. —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 12:42, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- @CX Zoom: The redidect had no transclusion back when I uncontroversially retargeted it to Wikipedia:WikiProject Kiribati/member, an already-existing userbox made by the project itself. The people now using it instead of Template:User WP Kiribati clearly preferred this layout. Est. 2021 (talk · contribs) 17:35, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- Fair thing, but I'm still wary of the suggestion that two this closely named templates have different userboxes. Although I do not oppose any move request you make, I'd suggest discussing it at the WikiProject talk page, if there is no opposition, of which I don't expect any because of its semi-active status, feel free to go ahead. —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 22:34, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- @CX Zoom: The redidect had no transclusion back when I uncontroversially retargeted it to Wikipedia:WikiProject Kiribati/member, an already-existing userbox made by the project itself. The people now using it instead of Template:User WP Kiribati clearly preferred this layout. Est. 2021 (talk · contribs) 17:35, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- @Est. 2021: Template:User WP Kiribati is another related WikiProject template to which it redirected for a long time until a retargeting by you. So, I'm not willing to support the move as it gets confusing. In my opinion, it should be retargeted to its original target. —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 12:42, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- ROCS Tian Dan (PFG2-1110) (currently a redirect to ROCS Tian Dan) → ROCS Tian Dan (move · discuss) – only ship of name, per WP:NC-SHIPS, no need for disambiguation Llammakey (talk) 16:00, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- @Llammakey would this be applicable to the rest of the Cheng Kung-class ships? – robertsky (talk) 23:39, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- List of dialects of English → List of English dialects (currently a redirect back to List of dialects of English) (move · discuss) – The term "English dialects" is more common than "dialects of English". Treetoes023 (talk) 23:27, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- but the proposed new title could be interpreted as "dialects spoken in England". Dr. Vogel (talk) 23:54, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- It could be moved to dialects of English, many other pages about dialects of languages use the naming convention "dialects of [language name]". Treetoes023 (talk) 00:38, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
- but the proposed new title could be interpreted as "dialects spoken in England". Dr. Vogel (talk) 23:54, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
Administrator needed
- Macintosh operating systems (currently a redirect to Mac operating systems) → Mac operating systems (move · discuss) – per Mac (computer) move discussion DFlhb (talk) 21:38, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
Contested technical requests
- Maghaweir al-Thowra (currently a redirect to Revolutionary Commando Army) → Maghawir al-Thawra (currently a redirect instead to Revolutionary Commando Army) (move · discuss) – Minor spelling change, moving to the most common spelling. Lightspecs (talk) 02:27, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
- Their official social media channels all seem to use the "eir" spelling. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 16:24, 9 October 2022 (UTC)- WP:COMMONNAME is usually preferred over official names, and it's questionable whether the concept of "official" even applies to a small paramilitary group like this one, which has no website and whose social media accounts lack official verification. Lightspecs (talk) 07:35, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- Their official social media channels all seem to use the "eir" spelling. --Ahecht (TALK
- Breakout Star → Breakout star (disambiguation) (currently a redirect back to Breakout Star) (move · discuss) – per WP:NCCAPS 2600:1700:9DD0:8FD0:B57C:2424:6B40:3F6D (talk) 02:20, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
- Most entries on the disambiguation page Breakout Star have the "S" in "Star" capitalized, meaning the current title should be correct per WP:DABNAME since "
The spelling that reflects the majority of items on the page is preferred to less common alternatives.
" Steel1943 (talk) 02:46, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
- Most entries on the disambiguation page Breakout Star have the "S" in "Star" capitalized, meaning the current title should be correct per WP:DABNAME since "
- Abu Hurairah (currently a redirect to Abu Hurayra) → Abu Hurayra (move · discuss) – Abu Hurayra is the common Arabic transliteration per WP:MOSAR. Abu Hurayrah is also a correct transliteration of the Arabic word per the guidelines here though it is more common on Wikipedia to drop the 'h' in similar cases, e.g., Mu'awiya I instead of Mu'awiyah I. Abu Hurayra also seems to be a more common transliteration in reliable sources, e.g., the works of Madelung. TatesTopG (talk) 8:25, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
- Noting this article has been moved before ([1]). -Kj cheetham (talk) 23:02, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
- No opinion on the merits, but since this has been sitting here for the better part of a week, I'm just going to assume it's potentially controversial and contest it so that others can weigh in. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:25, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
Requests to revert undiscussed moves
- Mohammed bin Sulayem (currently a redirect to Mohammed Ben Sulayem) → Mohammed Ben Sulayem (move · discuss) – Despite the change of language, the name must remain the same on all the pages, i.e. Mohammed Ben Sulayem and not Mohammed bin Sulayem by respect for the person. In the English version of the page "Mohammed Ben Sulayem", the title is "Mohammed bin Sulayem" while there is no reason for his name to change from one language to another... thank you for your understanding and your help! Kind regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aterzian75 (talk • contribs) 12:24, 12 October 2022 (UTC)