Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests

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:..."

• To list a technical request: the Uncontroversial technical requests subsection and insert the following code at the bottom of the list, filling in pages and reason:

  {{subst:RMassist|current page title|new title|reason=edit summary for the move}}
  

  This will automatically insert a bullet and include your signature. Please do not edit the article's talk page.
• 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.

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Uncontroversial technical requests

• Blessed John Talbot (currently a redirect to John Talbot (martyr)) → John Talbot (martyr) (move · discuss) – It looks like a relevant redirect to the related John Palasor was created in 2014, before the article was created in 2015. Per MOS:SAINTS, the article probably should have just used the article title of the already existing redirect. FyzixFighter (talk) 20:40, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
• Philippine Orthodox Church (currently a redirect to Eastern Orthodoxy in the Philippines) → Eastern Orthodoxy in the Philippines (move · discuss) – So that the title is way clearer; it avoids thinking there would be a church called "Philippine Orthodox Church". The name I propose is also the name of the Russian version of the article. Veverve (talk) 18:01, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

• Template:Lists of US Presidents and Vice Presidents (currently a redirect to Template:Lists of US presidents and vice presidents) → Template:Lists of US presidents and vice presidents (move · discuss) – In keeping with MOS:JOBTITLES Woko Sapien (talk) 15:12, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
• CCI_Europe (currently a redirect to Stibo) → Stibo DX (currently a redirect instead to Stibo) (move · discuss) – Change of company name JustusFabius (talk) 14:30, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
  • Is this the new WP:COMMMONNAME? -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:51, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
• Funeral of Edward VII (currently a redirect to Death and state funeral of Edward VII) → State funeral of Edward VII (currently a redirect instead to Death and state funeral of Edward VII) (move · discuss) – This was a state funeral and this fact should be reflected in the title. Examples include State funeral of Queen Victoria, Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, Death and state funeral of George VI, etc. Keivan.f^Talk 15:04, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

• Mazda Demio → Mazda2 or Mazda 2 (move · discuss) – No longer called Mazda Demio according to a user and the article itself. Mazda2 redirects to Mazda Demio, however it should be the other way around now Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 19:24, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
  • So you're not saying literally move to Mazda2 or Mazda 2, which is what the request looks like. -Kj cheetham (talk) 19:51, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

• 20th Animation (currently a redirect to 20th Television Animation) → 20th Television Animation (move · discuss) – per outcome of requested move at Talk:20th Animation#Requested move 2 April 2021. P.I. Ellsworth  ed. ^put'r there 20:42, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

Contested technical requests

• Raju Yadav → Rajkumar alias Raju Yadav (move · discuss) – name according to affidavit 2405:204:A38C:24FD:B2B1:A1C:15C2:6DE3 (talk) 19:02, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

References

 Not done per WP:NCBIO most biographical articles use <First name> <Last name> title format. Polyamorph (talk) 07:50, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

• Also need to consider WP:COMMONNAME. -Kj cheetham (talk) 11:14, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

• Template:Wakefield, West Yorkshire → Template:Wakefield (move · discuss) – Per Wakefield, WY is primary topic. Crouch, Swale (talk) 16:29, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

  Is this necessary, Crouch, Swale? With primary topics, we tolerate the introduction of some ambiguity because this will facilitate searches for a major portion of readers. But this consideration is absent outside of the reader-facing parts of the encyclopedia. {{Wakefield, West Yorkshire}} has the advantage of being precise and unambiguous, and I'm struggling to see what benefit there would be in making its title shorter. This is a navbox, so there's no need to try saving editors typing time. – Uanfala (talk) 16:40, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

  Well it makes it easier for those wanting to add a template to articles since users are likely to assume it matches the main article. Crouch, Swale (talk) 16:47, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

  I'd tend to agree with Uanfala. Fiddling around with Template titles, and other things that readers don't see is often an unnecessary waste if time, for no real benefit.  — Amakuru (talk) 16:50, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

I'll also add that Wakefield, West Yorkshire may not keep its primary topic forever, given the traffic that Wakefield (TV series) has been getting. 162.208.168.92 (talk) 17:24, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

• Power Shift (currently a redirect to Power Shift (conference)) → Power Shift (conference) (move · discuss) – Not primary per pageviews; see Powershift (book) 162.208.168.92 (talk) 19:51, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
  • Power Shift is not the same as Powershift. A hatnote is sufficient. Station1 (talk) 20:55, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Given that Power Shift averages 4 hits a day, and that there are 5 other pages at Power Shift (disambiguation), I'd say it fails as a primary topic anyway. 162.208.168.92 (talk) 21:04, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

None of the other topics are called "Power Shift", so primary topic is a moot point. Station1 (talk) 22:28, 8 April 2021 (UTC)