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:..."
- Please make sure you really need technical assistance before making a request here. In particular, if the target page is a redirect back to the source page that has only one revision, you can usually move the page normally.
- 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:
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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
- Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso (currently a redirect to War in Burkina Faso (2015–present)) → War in Burkina Faso (2015–present) (move · discuss) – The current title underrepresents the scale of the conflict. As of recent news, non-state armed groups control 60% of Burkina Faso’s territory, and the fighting has escalated to a level more accurately described as a full-scale war. While there is no single dominant historically sounding term (for example, the “Burkina Faso Civil War”) used consistently across reliable sources, “War in Burkina Faso (2015–present)” is a descriptive and neutral option that aligns with Wikipedia naming conventions and mirrors how similar conflicts are titled (like War in Iraq (2013–2017)). This proposed move aims to accurately describe the intensity of the conflict. 78.182.140.22 (talk) 13:14, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- While I would habitually state that this topic is probably inherently controversial, I will say that the lead of this article has referred to the conflict as an "ongoing war" since the page's creation, so it does seem that there is some potential for this title, however I won't be surprised if another editor also feels that a discussion would still be a good idea, regardless. (not contesting it myself, though)ASUKITE 20:32, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- List of Alpha Sigma Phi chapters, provisional chapters, and interest groups (currently a redirect to List of Alpha Sigma Phi chapters) → List of Alpha Sigma Phi chapters (move · discuss) – Consistency with other groups in Category:Lists of chapters of North American Interfraternity Conference members by society, target was at one point a similar article that was changed to a redirect. Naraht (talk) 19:13, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Template:Nassau TV (currently a redirect to Template:Bahamas TV) → Template:Bahamas TV (move · discuss) – More than just Nassau Mvcg66b3r (talk) 16:06, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- Draft:Kawandi (currently a redirect to Kawandi) → Kawandi (move · discuss) – Target title is currently a redirect ForsythiaJo (talk) 21:58, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Requests to revert undiscussed moves
Contested technical requests
- Nickelodeon (Pakistani TV channel) → Nickelodeon (Pakistan) (currently a redirect back to Nickelodeon (Pakistani TV channel)) (move · discuss) – Mvcg66b3r (talk) 19:37, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- Oppose per WP:NCTV. 162 etc. (talk) 22:58, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- WP:NCTV is for articles related to TV – and TV only – including TV seasons, TV series (as in series 1, series 2, etc... for British TV) and TV episodes. The guideline for this nomination is WP:NCBC – not WP:NCTV! By the way, this nominator used this exact guideline to move this title to its current title and did same to similar article titles between 2018 and 2020. Intrisit (talk) 18:45, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, it is WP:NCBC: "If the title shares a name with unlike topics (...) then disambiguation is necessary". In this case, "Nickelodeon" can refer to things that are not TV channels ("unlike topics") and the full disambiguation tag is used. See Nickelodeon (disambiguation). 162 etc. (talk) 20:55, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- WP:NCTV is for articles related to TV – and TV only – including TV seasons, TV series (as in series 1, series 2, etc... for British TV) and TV episodes. The guideline for this nomination is WP:NCBC – not WP:NCTV! By the way, this nominator used this exact guideline to move this title to its current title and did same to similar article titles between 2018 and 2020. Intrisit (talk) 18:45, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Oppose per WP:NCTV. 162 etc. (talk) 22:58, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- Comedy Central (Southeast Asian TV channel) → Comedy Central (Southeast Asia) (move · discuss) – Per naming conventions Mvcg66b3r (talk) 20:41, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Mvcg66b3r Per WP:NCTV Bensci54 (talk) 17:29, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- WP:NCBC you mean! WP:NCTV is for articles related to TV – and TV only – including TV seasons, TV series (as in series 1, series 2, etc... for British TV) and TV episodes. This nominator used this same NCTV guideline to move the titles you're seeing to how they are now over 5 years ago! Until Number 57, Sammi Brie and by extension, Amakuru sought some specificity in the guideline, especially with "Disney Channel" articles, maybe it was the norm here until I forced the issue. So, the short of it is that realization which you're seeing in these title change nominations! Intrisit (talk) 18:56, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Mvcg66b3r Per WP:NCTV Bensci54 (talk) 17:29, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Investigation Discovery (Indian TV channel) (currently a redirect to Investigation Discovery (India)) → Investigation Discovery (India) (move · discuss) – Per naming conventions Mvcg66b3r (talk) 20:48, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Mvcg66b3r Per WP:NCTV Bensci54 (talk) 17:29, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- WP:NCBC you mean! WP:NCTV is for articles related to TV – and TV only – including TV seasons, TV series (as in series 1, series 2, etc... for British TV) and TV episodes. This nominator used this same NCTV guideline to move this title you're seeing to how it is now over 5 years ago! Until Number 57, Sammi Brie and by extension, Amakuru sought some specificity in the guideline, especially with "Disney Channel" articles, maybe it was the norm here until I forced the issue. So, the short of it is that realization which you're seeing in these title change nominations! Intrisit (talk) 18:57, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Mvcg66b3r Per WP:NCTV Bensci54 (talk) 17:29, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Discovery Travel & Living (European TV channel) → Discovery Travel & Living (Europe) (move · discuss) – Per naming conventions Mvcg66b3r (talk) 21:00, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Mvcg66b3r Per WP:NCTV Bensci54 (talk) 17:29, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- WP:NCBC you mean! WP:NCTV is for articles related to TV – and TV only – including TV seasons, TV series (as in series 1, series 2, etc... for British TV) and TV episodes. This nominator used this same NCTV guideline to move this title you're seeing to how it is now over 5 years ago! Until Number 57, Sammi Brie and by extension, Amakuru sought some specificity in the guideline, especially with "Disney Channel" articles, maybe it was the norm here until I forced the issue. So, the short of it is that realization which you're seeing in these title change nominations! Intrisit (talk) 18:56, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Mvcg66b3r Per WP:NCTV Bensci54 (talk) 17:29, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Artisanal fishing → Subsistence fishing (currently a redirect back to Artisanal fishing) (move · discuss) – More common name. Mast303 (talk) 00:31, 14 May 2025 (UTC) Mast303 (talk) 00:31, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- I'm attempting to verify this - ngram had a historical lead but has balanced out over time, clickstream was inconclusive & so are our pageviews ("Artisanal" has a strong-ish lead there) - not sure if it can be easily assessed as a common name ASUKITE 14:59, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Mast303 I will contest this unless there is strong evidence for the common name, and even then a discussion might benefit the situation ASUKITE 19:27, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Barney Circle → Hill East (currently a redirect instead to Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.#Ward 7) (move · discuss) – Barney Circle is just the name of a specific traffic circle within the Hill East neighborhood in Washington, D.C. According to the Washington Post, Hill East is bordered between C Street NE to the north, the Anacostia River to the east and the south, and 13th Street NE and SE to the west, which the current Barney Circle article encompasses. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 02:17, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Dissident93: Not sure about this one. You might be right, but I think it needs discussion. There are several refs that mention Barney Circle as a neighborhood, including the Washington Post[1][2], and a proposal for a Barney Circle Historic District[3]. - Station1 (talk) 20:35, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- chalkboard art → Chalk art (move · discuss) – chalk art is not limited to blackboards. In fact it is more common to be applied on other mediums. Chalk art is as old as human creativity and has been user on cave drawings[1] 94.142.46.198 (talk) 20:05, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Oppose this, since the article does not claim to include any of those within its scope. Consider rewriting the article first. --Paul_012 (talk) 03:44, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- You mean write a new article or expand the old article? 94.142.46.198 (talk) 12:33, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- Expanding the original would be ideal, otherwise we might end up with a content fork requiring a merge (unless you feel Chalk art is distinct enough from chalkboard art to have its own article, which if there is enough content, I can certainly see being the case) - TL;DR, it's up to you! ASUKITE 15:51, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- You mean write a new article or expand the old article? 94.142.46.198 (talk) 12:33, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- Oppose this, since the article does not claim to include any of those within its scope. Consider rewriting the article first. --Paul_012 (talk) 03:44, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- Chao Ratchabut Wongtawan Na Chiang Mai → Chao Ratchabut (Wongtawan Na Chiang Mai) (currently a redirect back to Chao Ratchabut Wongtawan Na Chiang Mai) (move · discuss) – "Chao Ratchabut" is an honorific title, and Wongtawan Na Chiang Mai is the individual's name. The use of parentheses helps clarify this distinction, aligning with naming conventions used for other historical figures in similar contexts. Inner789 (talk) 08:54, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Wikipedia does not, in general, use honorifics in page titles. Shouldn't the page title just be Wongtawan Na Chaing Mai? Bensci54 (talk) 17:39, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- It's not an honorific, but a royal/noble title. It is customary to refer to historical members of the Thai nobility by the form Noble Title (Personal Name), as the noble title is the name they are best known by. Compare with the existing article Chao Ratchabut (Mokfa Na Nan), or other nobility articles e.g. Phraya Rachasetthi (Chen Lian), Chaophraya Yommarat (Pan Sukhum), Chaophraya Bodindechanuchit (Arun Chatrakul). --Paul_012 (talk) 18:05, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Also, the page was created in 2013 at the requested title. It was moved without discussion in 2019 to Wongtawan na Chiengmai. It was only renamed to the current title today. Moving as requested will reverse all the undiscussed moves and bring the page back to its original title. --Paul_012 (talk) 18:09, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- The title should be Chao Ratchabut (Wongtawan Na Chiengmai) because the surname 'ณ เชียงใหม่' is written in English as "Na Chiengmai" not "Na Chiang Mai"~~~~ Lion7410 (talk) 03:58, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- Wikipedia does not, in general, use honorifics in page titles. Shouldn't the page title just be Wongtawan Na Chaing Mai? Bensci54 (talk) 17:39, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Inner789 Based on the above, a discussion would be ideal here. You may click the "discuss" link, fill in your rationale, and click "publish" to continue ASUKITE 18:58, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- Toyota bZ → Toyota bZ series (currently a redirect back to Toyota bZ) (move · discuss) – undiscussed move, reason was "The "series" word in the title is unneeded at this time as it is the overview article of the product in question." As of yesterday Toyota renamed the Toyota bZ4X car model to Toyota bZ, making it necessary to redirect Toyota bZ to Toyota bZ4X. Andra Febrian (talk) 14:01, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Andra Febrian the original title was Toyota bZ, and then several moves occurred resulting in it landing back at the current title. Rationale aside, based on that I believe a discussion would be ideal, unless the others involved in moving it agree that we should add "series" back in, otherwise the move will likely be disputed again. ASUKITE 15:46, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Administrator needed
- ^ Reed Enger, "Chalk, A Paleolithic material still in use," in Obelisk Art History, Published February 05, 2015; last modified October 31, 2022, http://www.arthistoryproject.com/mediums/chalk/.