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===[[February 6]] [[2006]]===
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* [[Talk:Jamil_Al_Gashey]] – [[Jamil_Al_Gashey]] → [[Jamal_Al-Gashey]] – {This page has less detail than the other page and general research shows the correct spelling of his name as Jamal - not Jamil. Munich massacre page links to Jamal Al-Gashey as well} — [[User:Maroubrakid|Maroubrakid]] 05:47, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
* [[Talk:Jamil_Al_Gashey]] – [[Jamil_Al_Gashey]] → [[Jamal_Al-Gashey]] – {This page has less detail than the other page and general research shows the correct spelling of his name as Jamal - not Jamil. Munich massacre page links to Jamal Al-Gashey as well} — [[User:Maroubrakid|Maroubrakid]] 05:47, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
* [[Talk:Circle_of_death_drinking_game]] - [[Circle_of_death_drinking_game]] → [[Circle_of_Death_%28Drinking_Game%29]]


===[[February 5]] [[2006]]===
===[[February 5]] [[2006]]===

Revision as of 07:26, 6 February 2006

Requested moves is the place to request and vote on article moves that are not straightforward, or that require the assistance of Wikipedia administrators. Normally, logged in users can do uncontroversial moves themselves using the [move] tab found at the top of every page (see Help:Moving a page for more information). However, sometimes this does not work because the target is already occupied (usually in the form of a redirect with a page history). In other situations a move may be controversial and will require discussion to reach a consensus.

Approval voting is encouraged for page moves requested on this page. Requested moves may be implemented if there is a Wikipedia community consensus (generally 60% or more) supporting the moving of an article after five (5) days under discussion on the talk page of the article to be moved, or earlier at the discretion of an administrator. The time for discussion may be extended if a consensus has not emerged.

What requested moves is not for

Before you begin note that requested moves is only for moving articles and sometimes templates. It is not the place for the following:

Unobstructed, uncontroversial moves
Moves of this nature can be accomplished by any logged in user using the [move] tab located at the top of every page. See Help:Moving a page.
Category move requests
To rename a category, list it at categories for deletion (yes, deletion).
Image move requests
To rename an image, reupload the image with the name you want, change the relevent links to reflect the new name, then list the old image at images and media for deletion.
Merge requests
To merge two articles, make a request at proposed mergers or be bold and do it yourself.
Cut and paste move fix requests
To request page histories to be merged, list them at cut and paste move repairs.

Steps for requesting a page move

(replace PageName with the name of the page to be moved and NewName with your proposed name)

I.
Add the request to the
list on this page

To aid the administrators, add a line with the day's date on it directly under the heading of the Current discussions subsection, if it has not already been added for this day. Today is August 4, 2024.

===[[date]] [[year]]===

To enter a request for a single page to be moved to a new name, add a line at the top of the section under the date line:

* [[Talk:PageName]] – [[PageName]] → [[NewName]] – {reason for move} — ~~~~

A handy way to do this is to write the following on an empty line:

{{subst:WP:RM|PageName|NewName|reason for move}} ~~~~

which will include all the necessary formatting (do not forget the "subst:").

For more complicated requests see #Multiple page moves for formatting suggestions.

Include the page's name in your edit summary. Save this page.

II.
Add the move template to talk page.

Enter the following text at the top of the talk page of the page you want moved:

{{move|NewName}}

If you want a page to be moved, but don't yet know what name it should be given, you can use {{moveoptions}} instead to indicate that there are several options to discuss.

III.
Create a place for discussion

If one does not already exist, create a section on the talk page of the page you want moved for discussion. This can take any form that is reasonable for administrators to follow, but copying the following is suggested:

==Requested move==
PageName → NewName – {reason for move} copied from the entry on the [[WP:RM]] page

===Voting===
:''Add *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''' followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your vote with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>''

===Discussion===
:''Add any additional comments''

If you are proposing that multiple closely related pages should all be moved for the same reason (see #Multiple page moves), it may be advisable to create this discussion on only a single talk page and provide links from the other talk pages to this centralized discussion.

Please include "move proposal" or similar in the edit summary and don't mark it as minor. Consider checking the "Watch this page" box to follow the page in your watchlist. Save the page.

What to do on the article page

If the move you are suggesting is uncontroversial, for example, it is correcting spelling or capitalisation, update the article reflecting the title it should have (for example, the article is at My Dog but should be at My dog, change the opening sentence to '''My dog''' is furry.). The template CapitalMove is also available, see Category:Requested capitalization moves.

Current discussions

Please list new requests at the top of today's section (August 4) in the format described above. Actual discussions should take place on the listed talk page, not here.

Protest'ant Conferance - Protes'tant Conference -- Correct spelling of name. I'm too new to do it myself.--Epiphyllumlover 22:03, 4 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Both done (not by me, incidentally). Stemonitis 09:44, 4 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Um, so why was this just arbitrarily done in less that 30 minutes after being posted? With ZERO input from anyone other than the person proposing the move (in the process deleting the page where the discussion was supposed to take place)? I do NOT agree that the Canadian politician is so overwhelmingly more notable than the rock promoter, that he warrants primary disambiguation (I wouldn't try to argue for the opposite case either). To get primary disambiguation (between just two topics, and we're only talking about the two "Bill"s here) one use should be at least 80-90% more common than the other use, and I think it's more like 60/40 to at most 75/25, which means [Bill Graham] should be the disamb between the other two.
But my real point is how the hell did this process get so broken (I haven't checked here for months) that now people feel fine about making potentially objectional moves (involving admin rights), without waiting for any input? 24.17.48.241 07:42, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Old discussions

Place here discussions which have been active for more than 5 days. Remove them once dealt with.

Additional information needed

You'll have to merge the two disambiguation pages first, then I'll move. —Nightstallion (?) 09:05, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Procedure for admins

See Wikipedia:Moving guidelines for administrators.

Additional notes

Multiple page moves

For single page moves with more than one option for the destination name:

For block moves:

An example of how to request to move a block of pages:

Another example of how to request to move a block of pages:

Relevant policies and guidelines

In discussing a page move, or making a move request, please consider following Wikipedia policies and guidelines: