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:..."
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=reason for 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.
Technical requests
Uncontroversial technical requests
- Naqiʾa → Naqīʾa (restricted by the titleblacklist, which page movers can override) (move · discuss) – Page should be renamed to fit the form of the name with the appropriate diacritics Antiquistik (talk) 08:11, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
- Štěpánov (Olomouc District) (currently a redirect to Štěpánov) → Štěpánov (move · discuss) – primary topic FromCzech (talk) 08:48, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
- Suchodol, Czech Republic → Suchodol (currently a redirect instead to Suchodół) (move · discuss) – primary topic; the only municipality with this name FromCzech (talk) 09:15, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
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Contested technical requests
- University of al-Jazirah (currently a redirect to University of Gezira) → University of Gezira (move · discuss) – The officail name of the unversity in English language is Gezira not al-Jazirah. Source en
.uofg Ibrahim Old (talk) 14:16, 14 January 2023 (UTC).edu .sd - Hi, any non-self-published sources? Dr. Vogel (talk) 14:48, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
- Noting that WP:COMMONNAME is more important than the official name. -Kj cheetham (talk) 13:58, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
- I'm sorry what do you mean? Ibrahim Old (talk) 22:04, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
- We don't care about official names for the titles of articles. The policy WP:COMMONNAME dictates we use the name most commonly used in sources. UtherSRG (talk) 22:24, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi, any non-self-published sources? Dr. Vogel (talk) 14:48, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
- Paul Zimmer (internet personality) → Troy Becker (currently a redirect back to Paul Zimmer (internet personality)) (move · discuss) – Legal name (and name he goes by) has changed to Troy Becker. I cannot move it myself as the Troy Becker page is admin protected. Strugglehouse (talk) 17:40, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
- Per Black Kite's edit summary when protecting the page back in 2021, article has had some COI and BLP issues. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 21:36, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Strugglehouse: We do not care about legal names for article titles. We care about WP:COMMONNAME. UtherSRG (talk) 21:50, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
- Turkovice (Pardubice District) (currently a redirect to Turkovice) → Turkovice (move · discuss) – primary topic; the only municipality with this name FromCzech (talk) 06:29, 16 January 2023 (UTC)