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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Technical requests

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Uncontroversial technical requests

• Frank H. Easterbrook (currently a redirect to Frank Easterbrook) → Frank Easterbrook (move · discuss) – There are no other similarly named people to distinguish him from, and the middle initial isn't especially used for him  White Whirlwind  20:36, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
• Hakametsä (district) (currently a redirect to Hakametsä) → Hakametsä (move · discuss) – Consensus to move at Talk:Hakametsä (district). Lennart97 (talk) 20:11, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
• Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (currently a redirect to Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio) → Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (move · discuss) – Consensus to move at Talk:Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Lennart97 (talk) 20:06, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
• The Devil's Disciple (disambiguation) (currently a redirect to Devil's Disciple) → Devil's Disciple (move · discuss) – simpler title for this dab page 162 etc. (talk) 19:24, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
• ELA (currently a redirect to Ela) → Ela (move) – WP:DABNAME – Uanfala (talk) 12:34, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
• Talk:Galadriel and Celeborn/Archive 1 (currently a redirect to Talk:Galadriel/Archive 1) → Talk:Galadriel/Archive 1 (move · discuss) – It needs to be restored to its original title (before a rejected move disrupted the relationship between Talk page and Talk page Archive.) AnonMoos (talk) 11:50, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
• A Nightmare on Face Time (currently a redirect to A Nightmare on FaceTime) → A Nightmare on FaceTime (move · discuss) – Per sources, including official site Gonnym (talk) 11:16, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
• Talk:List of ethnic cleansings/Inclusion criteria (currently a redirect to Talk:List of ethnic cleansing campaigns/Inclusion criteria) → Talk:List of ethnic cleansing campaigns/Inclusion criteria (move · discuss) – Talk:List of ethnic cleansing campaigns was moved as [1] Sawol (talk) 06:29, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
• Caecina Decius Acinatius Albinus (currently a redirect to Caecina Decius Aginatius Albinus) → Caecina Decius Aginatius Albinus (move) – more common rendition Avilich (talk) 21:39, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
• Ski (Young Stoner Life, Young Thug and Gunna song) (currently a redirect to Ski (song)) → Ski (song) (move · discuss) – No other song with this title, no need for disambiguation by artists – however, there is a redirect for the same song in the way at the target page. Richard3120 (talk) 19:30, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Contested technical requests

• 2021 storming of the United States Capitol (currently a redirect to January 6 United States Capitol attack) → January 6 United States Capitol attack (move · discuss) – Consensus on talk for move, but target is a disambig. Non-admin closure was objected to, so we need an admin to close the requested move Feoffer (talk) 21:14, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Ping @Onetwothreeip: as the RM closer should be the one doing the moving. Is this in fact the consensus title? 162 etc. (talk) 22:52, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

@162 etc.: I have changed the disambiguation page into a redirect back to the primary topic, and have left a link at the top of the subject article to the second disambiguation entry. All that is required now is to swap the two articles. Onetwothreeip (talk) 23:09, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

2021 United States Capitol attack is the consensus title as of the recent discussion. I have tried to move this as requested of me, but I am unable to do so due to the redirect (formerly disambiguation) article taking the place of the consensus name. Onetwothreeip (talk) 23:20, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

I'm contesting this close. I have left a note on the closer's talk page. Srnec (talk) 00:01, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

In light of Srnec's contesting of the non-admin closure, we will need an admin to come close the discussion. (Even without Srnec's objection, we need an admin to effect a move). Feoffer (talk) 00:54, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

@Feoffer and 162 etc.: Is admin closure required if one or two people object to the close? There were many participants in the discussion, so it's inevitable that one or two people may object. I'm willing to request the technical move myself. Onetwothreeip (talk) 02:21, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

WP:MR has the procedure to follow. User:Feoffer seems to have reverted your close; that should not have happened. However, if I was in your shoes, I might step aside for this one as it's a pretty volatile discussion and might be more of a headache than it's worth. 162 etc. (talk) 02:31, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

• Tagsatzung → Swiss Federal Diet (currently a redirect back to Tagsatzung) (move · discuss) – Per WP:ENG Excommunicato (talk) 23:55, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Oppose From Google Scholar results I have discovered that searching English-only, Tagsatzung is about 10x as common as the proposed name [2][3] (t · c) buidhe 10:11, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Requests to revert undiscussed moves

• Carlos Romero Millaqueo (currently a redirect to Carlos Romero (wrestler, born 1997)) → Carlos Romero (wrestler, born 1997) (move · discuss) – Undiscussed page move that seems to go against WP:COMMONNAME. Ortizesp (talk) 20:02, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Ortizesp there is no other article with this name, how does it go against COMMONNAME? If there's no other similar article, disambiguation is a bad idea. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 02:15, 1 June 2021 (UTC)