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:..."
If you are here because you want an admin to approve of your new article or your proposed page move, you are in the wrong place.
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- 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.
Uncontroversial technical requests
- Annobón Province (currently a redirect to Annobón) → Annobón (move · discuss) – conciseness, consistency with other article titles of provinces of Equatorial Guinea, general convention with political units that are contiguous with geographical features (e.g. Puerto Rico rather than Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Hokkaido rather than Hokkaido Prefecture, Sicily rather than Autonomous Region of Sicily, Tasmania rather than Tasmania State, etc.) Cobblet (talk) 02:24, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
- All Things Work Together (album) (currently a redirect to All Things Work Together) → All Things Work Together (move · discuss) – Unnecessary disambiguation. Hayman30 (talk) 10:24, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
- User:Normad23/sandbox is invalid. Must create User:Normad23/sandbox before requesting that it be moved to Drunk or Dead.– the article is ready Normad23 (talk) 11:42, 26 September 2017 (UTC)