Wikipedia:Requested moves

Requested moves is a process for requesting the retitling (moving) of an article, template, or project page on Wikipedia. For retitling files, categories and other items, see When not to use this page.

Please read the article titling policy and the guideline regarding primary topics before moving a page or requesting a page move.

Any autoconfirmed user can use the Move function to perform most moves (see Help:How to move a page). If you have no reason to expect a dispute concerning a move, be bold and move the page. However, it may not always be possible or desirable to do this:

• Technical reasons may prevent a move; for example, a page may already exist at the target title and require deletion, or the page may be protected from moves. See: § Requesting technical moves.
• Requests to revert recent, undiscussed, controversial moves may be made at WP:RM/TR. If the new name has not become the stable title, the undiscussed move will be reverted. If the new name has become the stable title, a requested move will be needed to determine the article's proper location.
• A title may be disputed, and discussion may be necessary to reach consensus: see § Requesting controversial and potentially controversial moves. The requested moves process is not mandatory, and sometimes an informal discussion at the article's talk page can help reach consensus.
• A page should not be moved and a new move discussion should not be opened when there is already an open move request on a talk page. Instead, please participate in the open discussion.
• Unregistered and new (not yet autoconfirmed) users are unable to move pages.

Requests are generally processed after seven days. If consensus to move the page is reached at or after this time, a reviewer will carry out the request. If there is a consensus not to move the page, the request will be closed as "not moved". When consensus remains unclear, the request may be relisted to allow more time for consensus to develop, or the discussion may be closed as "no consensus". See Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions for more details on the process.

Wikipedia:Move review can be used to contest the outcome of a move request as long as all steps are followed. If a discussion on the closer's talk page does not resolve an issue, then a move review will evaluate the close of the move discussion to determine whether or not the contested close was reasonable and consistent with the spirit and intent of common practice, policies, and guidelines.

When not to use this page

Separate processes exist for moving certain types of pages, and for changes other than page moves:

• Making an uncontroversial move – if you can, be bold and do it yourself! If you can't, see § Requesting technical moves.
• Renaming a category – propose the move at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.
• Renaming a stub template – propose the move at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.
• Renaming an image or other file – see Wikipedia:Moving a page § Moving a file page.
• Moves from draft namespace or user space to article space – Unconfirmed users: add {{subst:submit}} to the top of the article. See Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Confirmed users: Move the page yourself.
• Merging two articles – make a request at Wikipedia:Proposed mergers, or be bold and do it yourself.
• Splitting an article – make a request at Wikipedia:Proposed article splits, or be bold and do it yourself.
• Requesting that page histories be merged – list them at Wikipedia:Requests for history merge.
• Contesting a move request close – use the Wikipedia:Move review process.

Undiscussed moves

Autoconfirmed editors may move a page without discussion if all of the following apply:

• No article exists at the new target title;
• There has been no previous discussion about the title of the page that expressed any objection to a new title; and
• It seems unlikely that anyone would reasonably disagree with the move.

If you disagree with a prior bold move, and the new title has not been in place for a long time, you may revert the move yourself. If you cannot revert the move for technical reasons, then you may request a technical move.

Move wars are disruptive, so if you make a bold move and it is reverted, do not make the move again. Instead, follow the procedures laid out in § Requesting controversial and potentially controversial moves.

Uncontroversial proposals

Only list proposals here that are clearly uncontroversial but require administrator help to complete (for example, spelling and capitalization fixes). Do not list a proposed page move in this section if there is any possibility that it could be opposed by anyone. Please list new requests at the bottom of the list in this section and use {{subst:WP:RM2|Old page name|Requested name|Reason for move}} rather than copying previous entries. The template will automatically include your signature. No edits to the article's talk page are required.

If you object to a proposal listed here, please relist it in the #Incomplete and contested proposals section below.

• Ultima IV → Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar — Full title. —SharkD 00:42, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

• Ultima V → Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny — Full title —SharkD 00:43, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

• Ultima VI → Ultima VI: The False Prophet — Full title —SharkD 00:44, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

• Ultima VIII → Ultima VIII: Pagan — Full title —SharkD 00:46, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

• Ultima IX → Ultima IX: Ascension — Full title —SharkD 00:48, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

• Adult video games → Adult video game — Per Video game, Computer role-playing game, Adult movie, etc. —SharkD 01:54, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Incomplete and contested proposals

• List of PlayStation Network games → List of Playstation Network downloadable games this name is more clear than the current name because the current name is ambiguous and could include games that are not downloaded from the network but are still network playable, ex. games bought in the store that have network capability --Sp0 05:38, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

• Incomplete... fixed the name of the existing page, though. Dekimasuよ! 11:48, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

• Worcester College, Oxford → Worcester College —(Discuss)— Only Worcester College of that name —Reginmund 00:27, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
  • The part ", Oxford" is needed to show that this college is not in Worcester. I don't know if there are any colleges in Worcester, but there may be. Anthony Appleyard 09:59, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

• Kevin Cooper (midfielder) → Kevin Cooper (footballer) — Because he is the only notable Kevin Cooper to have played professional football (soccer). —PeeJay 20:07, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

• Contested. Dekimasuよ! 12:45, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

• Boondock → Boondocks — "Boondock" isn't a word; it must always be used in the plural. Presumably, the creator of the page "Boondock" was adhering to the "singular noun" naming convention. However, according to the policy regarding singular nouns, a plural noun should be used if the word in question is always in the plural form in English. Such is the case here. —GrittyLobo441 19:19, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
  • "Boondock" in the singular IS a word: read the page boondock. Anthony Appleyard 19:43, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
    • Actually, most dictionaries do not support the singular usage presented in that unreferenced article. older ≠ wiser 00:50, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
      • Webster, Random House, American Heritage, and Oxford dictionaries do not acknowledge the singular of "boondocks" as a word.—GrittyLobo441 02:50, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

• Rafael Núñez (politician) → Rafael Núñez — there is no article with the name "Rafael Núñez" alone, and the "(politician)" part is obsolete and unnecessary for an ex-president —mijotoba 05:25, 26 October 2007 (UTC) mijotoba 05:25, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Rafael Núñez (politician) is not a dominant meaning in my mind. There are many South American ex-presidents. Move Rafael Núñez (disambiguation) to Rafael Núñez ? Anthony Appleyard 15:07, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

• Bacab → Bacabs —(Discuss)— new title connects to non-English Wikipedias —Retal 11:10, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

• Incomplete. Dekimasuよ! 12:23, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

• Dub → Dub (disambiguation) — Based on vast majority of links, Dub needs to be a redirect to the primary topic Dub music, with hatnote dab on that page pointing to Dub (disambiguation) which should be the true dab page —SlackerMom 19:12, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

• Contested. Dekimasuよ! 12:35, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Other proposals

October 30, 2007

• Pachuca Club de Fútbol → Club de Fútbol Pachuca —(Discuss)— There is no such Pachuca Club de Fútbol, the official name is Club de Futbol Pachuca'; Better sorting not a reason to change the name. —Matthew_hk tc 04:14, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
• Eve (Tv Series) → [[:?]] —(Discuss)— There is capitalization issues with the current title, but there is already an article at Eve (TV series), so I don't know what this one should be called. —TJ Spyke 03:50, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

October 29, 2007

• Bukharian Jewish → Bukharian Jews —(Discuss)— Bukharian Jews is plural and we are talking about a whole group of people. Jewish is singular and we aren't talking about just one particular person. LeeMulod333 23:11, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

• Chlorhexidine gluconate → Chlorhexidine —(Discuss)— Many chlorhexidine salts are used as antiseptics. Therefore it would make more sense if the page name would be simply Chlorhexidine. —130.243.153.103 22:35, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

• Estonian pirates → Estonian vikings —(Discuss)— Sources overwhelmingly support "Estonian vikings":

1. Estonian Vikings are mentioned in Heimskringla p.147 in the History of the Norse Kings according to "A Brief History of the Vikings" by Gwyn Jones.
2. The Northern Crusades by Eric Christiansen. ISBN-13: 978-0140266535 Estonian Vikings on page 36
3. A History of Pagan Europe by Prudence Jones; ISBN 0415091365 Estonian Vikings on page 166:
4. Nordic Religions in the Viking Age by Thomas A. Dubois; ISBN 0812217144; Estonian Vikings, on page 177:
5. A Brief History of the Vikings: The Last Pagans or the First Modern Europeans? ISBN 0786715995 from Back Matter: Heimskringla, p.147, uses the term viking here, even though the captors are later revealed to be Estonian.
6. A History of the Vikings by Gwyn Jones ISBN-13: 978-0192801340 on page 167 The Scandinavian Community: speaks of trading towns of the Vikings: the Estonian Truso among the Swedish Birka, Norwegian Skiringssal (Kaupang) etc.
7. Encyclopedia of World Biography By Paula Kay Byers, Suzanne Michele Bourgoin; ISBN 0787625515; Estonian Vikings on Page 491
8. Mother of Kings by Poul Anderson; ISBN-13: 978-0765345028; An Estonian viking. on Back Matter
9. Cassell's Encyclopaedia of World Literature By S. H. Steinberg, J. Buchanan-Brown ISBN 0688002285; Estonian Vikingson Page 222
10. Folklorica (Uralic & Altaic) by Peter Voorheis ISBN-13: 978-0700709410; on Page 213:the living conditions of the Estonian Vikings on Page 215:...the Estonian Vikings at sea; on Page 216: deals with Estonian Viking times
11. World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe by Don Rubin; ISBN-13: 978-0415251570; The Estonian Vikings in Estonian: Vikerlased
12. My Several Journeys Book One by Elizabeth Mulford ISBN-13: 978-1414064604 Estonian Vikings on page 127
13. Historical Dictionary of Estonia; ISBN 0810849046; Estonian Vikings - Page 517 —Martintg 20:18, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

• Kevin Cooper (midfielder) → Kevin Cooper (footballer) —(Discuss)— Because he is the only notable Kevin Cooper to have played professional football (soccer). —PeeJay 18:10, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
• Historical persecution by Christians → Persecution by Christians —(Discuss)— The article details contemporary persecution as well as historical persecution. —MKHH 14:47, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

October 28, 2007

• Islamic violence → Islamic terrorism —(Discuss)— The move to this page was made without consensus. We should return to the most common name. The topic of this article is not just violence; it is terrorism. —Yahel Guhan 06:06, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

October 27, 2007

• The Queen (film) → The Queen —(Discuss)— By skimming the DAB page (Queen), this appears to be the only usage with the definite article in the title. —Reginmund 22:53, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

• Bacab → Bacabs —(Discuss)— Bacabs links up with non-English Wikipedias and the plural is more common than the singular —86.87.62.150 21:30, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

• Dirty Sanchez → Dirty Sanchez (sexual act) —(Discuss)— The page Dirty Sanchez should be a disambiguation, as it can mean the pseudo-sex act, the tv series, the film and the band.-h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 19:11, 27 October 2007 (UTC) —h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 19:11, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

• The Boondocks (comic strip) → The Boondocks —(Discuss)— "The Boondocks" only directly refers to two things: a comic strip and a television show. Currently, the space in question serves only as a redirect to a scanty, unnecessary disambiguation page. In other instances where a comic has become a show, the comic traditionally retains the primary namespace (see Dilbert and Dilbert (TV series); The Batman and The Batman (TV series) —GrittyLobo441 19:02, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
  • See Talk:Boondocks for additional discussion. - EurekaLott 20:06, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

• Michael James Genovese, Sr. → Michael James Genovese —(Discuss)— There is no Michael James Genovese, Jr. Details at talk page. —Hqb 16:33, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

• Rodimus → Hot Rod (Transformers) - Discuss - Wikipedia: Naming conflict suggests quite clearly [[1]] that common names take precednce over current. Hot Rod is far better known than Rodimus and has been used in the bulk of fiction (including the most recent IDW comics), while Rodimus has only a few toys, and is used primarily because Hot Rod is copyrighted these days.SMegatron 14:26, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

• FC Dynamo Kyiv → FC Dynamo Kiev —(Discuss)— Wikipedia:Naming conventions#Sports teams has stated clearly:

Sports teams This is the English language Wikipedia so generally the regular English name should be used. For example, use Bayern Munich rather than FC Bayern München, Red Star Belgrade rather than Crvena Zvezda and so on. Note the English name is not always the 'authentic' name used on the club crest and so on. For example, Sporting Clube de Portugal are always called Sporting Lisbon in the English-speaking world.

It is clearly stated in Talk:FC Bayern Munich#Requested move. If the result in FC Bayern Munich is not move, the result of FC Dynamo Kyiv should be moved. No double criteria is allowed on Wikipedia. Raymond Giggs 08:26, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

October 26, 2007

• CanAm → Can-Am —(Discuss)— Everwhere I have seen the name used, it always has the dash between the n and A, not the two together, even all sources refer it as "Can-Am". This include all edits on the proposed page —Willirennen 21:47, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

• Revolutions of 1848 in Hungary → Hungarian Revolution of 1848 —(Discuss)— Only one revolution. —TheMightyQuill 20:04, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

• Civil war in Iraq → Sectarian violence in Iraq - (Discuss) — This is the proper name since by the article's own admission the violence "has the elements" of Civil War but it still cannot yet be classified as such, WP:CRYSTAL. We can all agree there is "Sectarian violence" and this is what the article is about —Southern Texas 19:43, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

• Greddy → Trust (GReddy) —(Discuss)— 2 reasons: 1) The company is officially known as Trust, GReddy is used in the US as they are unable to use the Trust name 2)The "r" is uppercased by the company and has always been, even by numerous medias including magazines —Willirennen 17:03, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

• Phoenix Five → Phoenix Five (TV series) —(Discuss)— I would like to make the requested move to make way for the Phoenix Five article that can be found on my sandbox page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DEMKID/Sandbox I feel that the new article and associated event is more notable than the existing article and associated TV series, and deserves the main "Phoenix Five" page. Please see discussion on the TV series' talk page. I mainly feel that the prank is more notable because it has lasting implications, and more people would know about it than the TV series that ran in 1970 for less than half a year. Please see the new article to see that the event has been thoroughly publicized locally and nationally and is still being mentioned in recent years. (It has since been regarded as perhaps the most tumultuous event associated with a rivalry that goes back to before 1900.) In the alternative, if administrators feel it more appropriate, I would be willing to name the new page Phoenix Five (prank) or something similar while moving the old page to Phoenix Five (TV series). Please note that I can move my new page without administrative help because I am the creator and there have been no other edits, but I wanted to open this up to discussion here as the move may be controversial. Thanks. —DEMKID 12:18, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

• Charles John Spencer → Tony Mamaluke —(Discuss)— WP:NAMEPEOPLE states that the article should be at the name that is most recognizable and unambiguous. There's no issue with ambiguity, but "Charles John Spencer" is not a likely search term for someone looking for this wrestler. Also, since it appears Spencer owns the rights to the name "Tony Mamaluke," having used in several promotions including WWE over the last several years, it is unlikely that it will change in the future. —Tromboneguy0186 12:12, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

• List of broadcast satellites → List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit —(Discuss)— This article currently lists commercial communication satellites in geosynchronous orbit. By moving it, it can be expanded to list all spacecraft in geosynchronous orbits, including military communication satellites, and other satellites, such as ELINT and weather spacecraft. The current title also implies that it lists communication satellites in other orbits, such as LEO. It does not do this, and a name change would clarify this. —GW_Simulations_{User Page | Talk} 08:22, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

October 25, 2007

• Silver Line (Washington Metro) → Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project —(Discuss)— The name "Silver Line" has not been officially confirmed by WMATA or any other transit agency. Because the line is colored silver on its official map it has been informally dubbed as the "Silver Line." After doing a Google search, I did not find the name "Silver Line" listed on any official sites. Its official title is the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, according to the WMATA's website and the line's official website. —–Dream out loud (talk) 22:39, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

• Blind Ambition (Family Guy) → Blind Ambition —(Discuss)— No other obvious things, see discussion for more details. TheBlazikenMaster 19:32, 25 October 2007 (UTC) —TheBlazikenMaster 19:32, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

• List of forest fires → List of wildfires - more general topic, and it better fits the list (or, at least, it allows for more fires to fit in the list if it doesn't). — Rickyrab | Talk 18:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

• Tarawa Atoll → Tarawa —(Discuss)— None of the other Gilbert Islands have "Atoll" following its name. If we are going to use the original Gilbertese names I think they should all be consistant. This one sticks out. Plus I think we can all agree that all the items currently listed on the Tarawa disambiguation page were named after Tarawa Atoll. A Tarawa (disambiguation) link would be added to the top of the Tarawa page. —Henry W. Schmitt 07:10, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Backlog

Move dated sections here after five days have passed.

October 24, 2007

• Audience wave → The Wave —(Discuss)— Replace Wikipedia neologism with term used in North America, where The Wave was born. —Mwalcoff 23:40, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

• The University of Southern Mississippi → University of Southern Mississippi —(Discuss)— per WP:NCD#Universities. Recently moved to current title without consensus. — AjaxSmack 23:06, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

• Skip (in record player) → Skip (in CD player) —(Discuss)— article almost entirely refers to CD sense and only once mentions record sense —Rapido 14:46, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

• Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung → Frankfurt Motor Show —(Discuss)— As per WP:ENGLISH recommendations, "Frankfurt Motor Show" get 1.7m Ghits, which is 15x more than the "official German" name where the article currently resides. I've brought it here rather than simply being bold, in order to avoid potential move warring. —DeLarge 09:34, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

• Vietnamese Czechs → Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic —(Discuss)— In line with the convention of Category:Ethnic groups in the Czech Republic. The term "Vietnamese Czechs" is not used outside of Wikipedia. [2] —cab 02:38, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

October 23, 2007

• Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in fiction (boys) → Pedophilia in literature (boys) —(Discuss)— "This has always been the purpose of the article and the criteria for inclusion." (per mover) — ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:11, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

• Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in fiction (girls) → Pedophilia in literature (girls) —(Discuss)— "This has always been the purpose of the article and the criteria for inclusion." (per mover) — ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:11, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

• List of McDonald's TV campaigns and slogans > McDonald's advertising —(Discuss) Naming change to reflect more comprehensive article, similar to Burger King advertising. - Jeremy (Jerem43 20:37, 23 October 2007 (UTC))

• Fictional film → Fiction film —(Discuss)— Move over redirect. A "fiction film" is a film that is a work of fiction. A "fictional film" is a film that exists within a work of fiction, such as those in Category:Fictional films. —Otto4711 19:57, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

• Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow → No World for Tomorrow —(Discuss)— The album has been released and the official title is "No World for Tommorow". There is no evidence to suggest that "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two" should be included in the title. —MikeCerm 17:33, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

• Larry Fine (actor) → Larry Fine —(Discuss)— Larry Fine of the Three Stooges is the most notable. —YUL89YYZ 16:43, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

• Grade retention → Repeater (student) —(Discuss)— It might be best to rename this article "Repeater (student)" rather than grade retention. In the UK, they do not call the educational years as a "grade". If we use the term repeater, people would know that it is a student who repeats a course. I also feel that Repeater (student) is better because it reflects students of all ages. Grade retention looks like it only talks about students in elementary and high school. Students of all ages do fail and sometimes they have to repeat. I feel that having the article called "Repeater (student) is the more general term. —Nitsirk 13:11, 23 October 2007 (UTC)This now blocked user is a sockpuppet of banned User:Jessica Liao --Bradeos Graphon 17:03, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

• FC Moskva → FC Moscow —(Discuss)— official and more commonly used name — BanRay 11:15, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

• List of basic self topics → Self —(Discuss)— This is the best general article about the concept of the self, taking the place of the disambiguation page now at Self (disambiguation) —Ewlyahoocom 08:47, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

• Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority → SEPTA —(Discuss)— Move as per WP:NAME because the agency is always referred to by its abbreviation/acronym "SEPTA," just like NASA, NATO, etc. —–Dream out loud (talk) 04:48, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
  • I would Support this use of a common name; likewise, I got Metropolitan Area Express (Portland, Oregon) moved to MAX Light Rail. Jason McHuff 06:31, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Older

• Guaraní language → Guarani language —(Discuss)— Using native orthography instead of Spanish orthograpy —Jasy jatere 21:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

• This would really mean page moves for most, if not all, of the pages listed at Guaraní (disambiguation), so I think more input is necessary before making a decision here. Relisting. Dekimasuよ! 04:16, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

• Guipuscoa → Gipuzkoa —(Discuss)— The official Gizpuzkoa site in English spells it this way. Official site. —T Rex | talk 05:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

• Relisting. Dekimasuよ! 15:55, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

• Public Enemy (band) → Public Enemy —(Discuss)— revert warring at the main entry, let's discuss it —Ewlyahoocom 03:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

• Z shell → Zsh —(Discuss)— Most if not all documentation seems to use 'Zsh' as opposed to 'Zshell'; my proposal has been on the talk page for almost a year with no response, so I'm guessing there is no opposition. —--Gwern (contribs) 14:41 20 October 2007