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:
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
[edit]Uncontroversial technical requests
[edit]- Ricky Banderas → El Mesías (currently a redirect back to Ricky Banderas) (move · discuss) – More prominently known as El Mesías than Ricky Banderas (645 matches to 447 matches) APM (talk) 20:55, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Doubleday Broadcasting Co. → Doubleday Broadcasting (currently a redirect instead to Doubleday (publisher)) (move · discuss) – Per WP:NCCORP, corporate suffixes like "Co." are not ordinarily included in the article title. Moreover, while none of the existing reference titles use either company name, the 18JUN1991 WaPo article "WAVA-FM's New Zookeepers" and 07FEB1983 NYMag article "Doubleday Rocks and Rolls" simply refer to the company as "Doubleday Broadcasting". Doubleday Broadcasting has redirected to Doubleday (publisher) since 2006, anticipating this eventual article on a defunct subsidiary. ViridianPenguin🐧 (💬) 04:33, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
- Khasa Kingdom → Khasa kingdom (currently a redirect back to Khasa Kingdom) (move · discuss) – WP:CONSISTENT. — Hemant Dabral (📞 • ✒) 05:07, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
- Japanese sturgeon → Amur sturgeon (currently a redirect back to Japanese sturgeon) (move · discuss) – "Amur sturgeon" appears to be the far more common name used for this species based on Google Search and Google Scholar results, so WP:COMMONNAME applies. Geekgecko (talk) 03:35, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Stannary Convocation of Devon → Devon Stannary Parliament (currently a redirect instead to Stannary law#Devon Stannary Parliament) (move · discuss) – This assembly is more commonly referred to as the Devon Stannary Parliament (WP:COMMONNAME). The redirect should be pointing to the dedicated article on the subject anyway, rather than the small section on the Stannary law page as it currently does, so two birds one stone in this case. LocalTrainTales (talk) 10:07, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Ben Rice (baseball) → Ben Rice (move · discuss) – Over the last month, the baseball player accounts for 96.5% of total pageviews for the topic "Ben Rice" and 96.3% of median pageviews. Since the beginning of the year, those numbers are 95.9% and 92.9%, respectively. So not a product of recency, but a clear main topic. The baseball player should have the base, non-disambiguated page name. Debartolo2917 (talk) 16:45, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Clearly, WP:RECENTISM is a factor in this sports player's current popularity. (This is just a comment, not an objection.) — BarrelProof (talk) 18:55, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- National League (Bangladesh) → Bangladesh National League (currently a redirect back to National League (Bangladesh)) (move · discuss) – Official name. AimanAbir18plus (talk) 16:52, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- User:JMartin75/sandbox → Troubador Press (currently a redirect instead to Malcolm Whyte) (move · discuss) – Move approved draft article at User:JMartin75/sandbox to the mainspace at Troubador Press. Redirect needs to be replaced as it cannot be deleted automatically. Approved requested move discussion: Talk:Troubador Press#Requested move 29 May 2025 JMartin75 (talk) 18:02, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Request edited to reflect the actual intent, which is to move User:JMartin75/sandbox to Troubador Press. This is not an expression of opinion on the merits. Regarding "approved", this was self-approved by the nominator. — BarrelProof (talk) 18:21, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
Requests to revert undiscussed moves
[edit]Contested technical requests
[edit]- Ernest Charles Drury → Ernest Drury (currently a redirect back to Ernest Charles Drury) (move · discuss) – WP:CONCISE Legend of 14 (talk) 00:45, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
- It appears that he used "Ernest C. Drury" during his political career, and that is used at goverment historical sites (e.g. [1]) and on the current school named in his honor (Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf). That should probably be the title of the article, which would be acceptable under WP:MIDDLE. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 16:20, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
- Baṛī ye → Bari ye (currently a redirect back to Baṛī ye) (move · discuss) – WP:TSC. — Ö S M A N (talk · contribs) 06:03, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
- @EmperorÖsmanIXXVMD: The move appears to be contested, or at least that's how I understand User:Voorts's edit summary Special:Diff/1292430159. That means, to pursue the move, you should start an RM discussion (which you can create by clicking the "discuss" link). Adumbrativus (talk) 04:55, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Sikkimese Bhutia language → Bhutia language (currently a redirect back to Sikkimese Bhutia language) (move · discuss) – "Bhutia language" is the WP:COMMONNAME for the language—it's not often called "Sikkimese Bhutia language", just "Bhutia language" or "Sikkimese language". In addition, there's no other Bhutia language, so no need to disambiguate; this is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for that title. Ookap (talk) 19:32, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Ookap: As the title has been the subject of past RM discussion – see Talk:Sikkimese Bhutia language – you will need a new RM discussion (which you can create by clicking the "discuss" link) in order to change it back to Bhutia language. Adumbrativus (talk) 04:42, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Bulang people → Blang people (currently a redirect back to Bulang people) (move · discuss) – 'Blang' is the endonym of the ethnicity. 'Bulang' is an exonym rendition of Chinese language. It would be unfair to the ethnicity to use a variant of its exonyms. Their language, Blang language also uses Blang not Bulang. Chainwit. (talk) 09:15, 23 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Chainwit.: The current title was the result of a RM, Talk:Bulang people#Requested_move_4_April_2023, so you will need a new RM discussion (which you can create by clicking the "discuss" link) in order to change it back to Blang people. Adumbrativus (talk) 04:09, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you! -- Chainwit. (talk) 17:42, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Chainwit.: The current title was the result of a RM, Talk:Bulang people#Requested_move_4_April_2023, so you will need a new RM discussion (which you can create by clicking the "discuss" link) in order to change it back to Blang people. Adumbrativus (talk) 04:09, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- South Punjab Province → Saraikistan (currently a redirect back to South Punjab Province) (move · discuss) – Please revert undiscussed move by blocked sockpuppet Vk8435820, who moved the article on 18 April 2023 without discussing anything. Saraikistan is far far more commonly used than "South Punjab" FujaFula (talk) 22:26, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
- @FujaFula: For a few reasons, I think this should go to a RM discussion (which you can create by clicking the "discuss" link). The move was two years ago, and it arguably may be "stable" "for a long time" (see WP:TITLECHANGES for these not precisely defined terms) and not subject to an immediate revert. Although User:Vk8435820 is blocked (for copyright violations), the 2023 move was endorsed by another editor (Special:Diff/1151041150). The move appears potentially controversial. Adumbrativus (talk) 04:04, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- AI-assisted targeting in the Gaza Strip → AI-Assisted Warfare in Gaza (move · discuss) – concise Cinaroot (talk) 05:00, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Cinaroot Since the article falls within a WP:CTOP, any page moves can be considered controversial and should be consensus based through a RM. cyberdog958Talk 05:13, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
- Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp) → Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp (currently a redirect back to Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp)) (move · discuss) – Removing brackets, as per WP:COMMADIS Jason Lagos (talk) 18:59, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Jason Lagos "Cathedral of Our Lady" is not an administrative division, so "Antwerp" is not a higher-level administrative division. Therefore WP:COMMADIS does not apply --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 16:48, 27 May 2025 (UTC)- Thank you for your answer, though I am a bit surprised by it, as I would consider a building to be a "place", albeit not a geographic one. If WP:COMMADIS does not apply here, can we at least agree that a comma is preferable as per WP:TITLECON? I have seen relatively few articles on buildings with city names between brackets, and this is the only one among the Roman Catholic churches in Antwerp, which makes it somewhat of an anomaly. Jason Lagos (talk) 00:40, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Jason Lagos "Cathedral of Our Lady" is not an administrative division, so "Antwerp" is not a higher-level administrative division. Therefore WP:COMMADIS does not apply --Ahecht (TALK
- ß → ẞ (currently a redirect back to ß) (move · discuss) – Letter case to capital, per MOS:AT HouseLiving roomDIY Fixings 22:23, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Anohthterwikipedian Since the merge of Capital ẞ into ß was the result of a discussion at Talk:ß/Archive 1#Merge Capital ẞ here?, I think a discussion would be needed here to move the the uppercase letter, especially given how recent and controversial the uppercase form is. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 16:57, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Anohthterwikipedian Since the merge of Capital ẞ into ß was the result of a discussion at Talk:ß/Archive 1#Merge Capital ẞ here?, I think a discussion would be needed here to move the the uppercase letter, especially given how recent and controversial the uppercase form is. --Ahecht (TALK
- Netta → Netta (genus) (move · discuss) – Netta Barzilai is known as Netta and is the more common usage. Netta should then become a redirect to Netta Barzilai, which would also need a link to Netta (disambiguation). Netta Barzilai could also be renamed to Netta, but I'm new and don't know what would be preferred. BroJac5246 (talk) 19:34, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
- @BroJac5246 This primary topic grab doesn't seem clearly correct to me. jlwoodwa (talk) 18:09, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
- To be clear, I would recommend this be a full RM discussion, not a technical request. jlwoodwa (talk) 18:12, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
- @BroJac5246 This primary topic grab doesn't seem clearly correct to me. jlwoodwa (talk) 18:09, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
- Moist county (Kentucky) → Moist county (currently a redirect back to Moist county (Kentucky)) (move · discuss) – Unnecessary disambiguation. DigitalIceAge (talk) 04:29, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Valereee moved the article in 2023 (after which the disambiguator was adjusted twice) probably because the text is specitic to Kentucky, though moist counties exiet elsewhere in the U.S. The redirect can be boldly retargeted to, for example, Dry county. If (Kentucky) doesn't have enough sources to justify a standalone article, it can be redirected to a broader article like the one on Kentucky alcohol laws. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 07:47, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Kingdom of Kumaon → Kumaon Kingdom (currently a redirect back to Kingdom of Kumaon) (move · discuss) – WP:COMMONNAME — Hemant Dabral (📞 • ✒) 03:09, 22 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Hemant Dabral: I'm inclined to say this RM/TR request should be granted, on the grounds of reverting an undiscussed move. Can you confirm, though, whether you want Kumaon Kingdom or Kumaon kingdom? (Both were past titles at different times.) In light of the current discussion on Talk:Garhwal Kingdom#Requested_move_23_May_2025, both the "kingdom of" issue and the capitalisation issue could be debatable. To be clear, I'm not contesting this request. Adumbrativus (talk) 04:34, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Since it's not consistently capped in sources, the guideline MOS:CAPS says lowercase. Dicklyon (talk) 04:59, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- United Kingdom used capital 'K'. — Hemant Dabral (📞 • ✒) 07:27, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Kumaon Kingdom. Because unlike other ethnic bases kingdoms (e.g. Khasa kingdom, Kirata kingdom, Gorkha kingdom) this is based on a geographical region (Kumaon). I think that qualifies it for capitalisation. — Hemant Dabral (📞 • ✒) 07:30, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Since it's not consistently capped in sources, the guideline MOS:CAPS says lowercase. Dicklyon (talk) 04:59, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Hemant Dabral: I'm inclined to say this RM/TR request should be granted, on the grounds of reverting an undiscussed move. Can you confirm, though, whether you want Kumaon Kingdom or Kumaon kingdom? (Both were past titles at different times.) In light of the current discussion on Talk:Garhwal Kingdom#Requested_move_23_May_2025, both the "kingdom of" issue and the capitalisation issue could be debatable. To be clear, I'm not contesting this request. Adumbrativus (talk) 04:34, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- Yazylski rural council → Draft:Yazylski rural council (currently a redirect back to Yazylski rural council) (move · discuss) – not ready for mainspace; references are not verifiable and insufficient --Altenmann >talk 19:16, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Altenmann Article has been moved back from draft to main after draftifying so will need RM consensus to return to draft, per WP:DRAFTNO CoconutOctopus talk 19:20, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
Administrator needed
[edit]- Megabus (Europe) → Megabus (United Kingdom) (currently a redirect back to Megabus (Europe)) (move · discuss) – Megabus ceased operations outside of the UK years ago, operations were taken over by Flixbus. Coleisforeditor (talk) 18:53, 29 May 2025 (UTC)