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:..."

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To list a technical request: edit the Uncontroversial technical requests subsection and insert the following code at the bottom of the list, filling in pages and reason:
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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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Uncontroversial technical requests

Odonto–tricho–ungual–digital–palmar syndrome → Odonto-tricho-ungual-digital-palmar syndrome (currently a redirect back to Odonto–tricho–ungual–digital–palmar syndrome) (move · discuss) – These should be normal hyphens: the longer dashes are used when a syndrome is made of connected surnames e.g. Smith Jones 2A00:23C5:FE1C:3701:1923:904A:A446:9D12 (talk) 10:59, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hexastylis arifolia → Asarum arifolium (currently a redirect back to Hexastylis arifolia) (move · discuss) – Per Kelley (1998), "Phylogenetic relationships in Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) based on morphology and ITS sequences", American Journal of Botany 85(10): 1454–67 (doi:10.2307/2446402), the genus Hexastylis is nested within Asarum and not treated as a separate genus. The current article content and history should be merged with Asarum arifolium. This requires a history merge. NShehan (talk) 12:28, 21 June 2025 (CT)
Why does it require a history merge? jlwoodwa (talk) 22:24, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@NShehan if this requires a HISTMERGE, then you should request that first. It may make a mive unnecessary, and we certainly don't want to expand the mess by moving pages around. Toadspike [Talk] 07:11, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I believe they are just trying to do the correct thing after a similar thing happened with Draft:Asarum rhombiformis and Draft:Asarum_shuttleworthii. A move and and merge was what UtherSRG suggested and performed after I moved the old names to the new accepted names. KylieTastic (talk) 16:57, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Premier Volleyball League on Tour → 2025 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference (currently a redirect instead to 2024–25 Premier Volleyball League season#Reinforced Conference) (move · discuss) – Redirect, page should be moved back to the "Reinforced Conference" article (planned for 4Q 2025) with "2025 Premier Volleyball League on Tour" (July–September 2025) created as a redirect of its own with its own fresh history which should start here Hariboneagle927 (talk) 09:54, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Hariboneagle927, it looks like what you want to request is a {{History split}}. Realistically, you could probably just start the article over with a "Copied from Special:PermaLink/1295369782" edit summary or something like that, but a History Split will have to be done by an admin, up to you. Just add the details of what dates go to what article title. -2pou (talk) 21:26, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have tagged the article with a history split. Not sure if I did it right. But I'm willing to wait. I don't think I can start over a new article (currently a redirect with its own shorter history) Hariboneagle927 (talk) 04:05, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Town and country planning in the United Kingdom → Town and country planning (currently a redirect back to Town and country planning in the United Kingdom) (move · discuss) – To make the article title more concise. The term "town and country planning" is particular to the UK. A hatnote can be added after the move to redirect users looking for Spatial planning or Urban planning. Jèrriais janne (talk) 20:57, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jèrriais janne, does having a page for the subtopic Town and country planning in Wales affect this request? -2pou (talk) 21:30, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
US intervention in the Syrian civil war → United States intervention in the Syrian civil war (currently a redirect back to US intervention in the Syrian civil war) (move · discuss) – Convention established by innumerable other articles is that United States is fully spelled out. ~ Pbritti (talk) 01:45, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- This request is valid but note that the opposite happened last year with the related Timeline of US intervention in the Syrian civil war, in which "United States" was previously spelled out before being shortened for a different policy reason. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 15:09, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Doomsdayer520: The renaming of Timeline of US intervention in the Syrian civil war seems to be in an attempt to make that article consistent with the one I'm requesting the move on. I think there's pretty clear indication that the spelling out "United States" is the norm and should be applied to both articles. If you believe a RM discussion is necessary for either/both, I can get on that. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 21:11, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    - I don't think the fuller process is necessary as long as we have consistency. The "Timeline" article should be fixed so "United States" is spelled out, but the person who moved it to that title last year should receive an explanation. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:05, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Double Fifth → Double Fifth Festival (currently a redirect instead to Dragon Boat Festival) (move · discuss) – I did not realize article for other simialr days were named "Double Ninth Festival" and "Double Third Festival" were created with "Festival" as part of article title when I turn redirect page into disambiguation article, the move would correct it. C933103 (talk) 05:55, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Double Seventh Festival (disambiguation) → Double Seventh Festival (currently a redirect instead to Qixi Festival) (move · discuss) – No reason why a particular region should dominate the redirect target C933103 (talk) 05:55, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(tilts hand back and forth) Eeeeehh. I have seen Qixi translated as "Double Seventh Festival"—Tanabata, not so much. Can't speak for the other holidays. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 14:46, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yevhen Levchenko → Evgeniy Levchenko (currently a redirect back to Yevhen Levchenko) (move · discuss) – His WP:COMMONANME per refs is "Evgeniy Levchenko" Ortizesp (talk) 15:13, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Polemon (scholarch) → Polemon of Athens (currently a redirect instead to Polemon of Ilium) (move · discuss) – There are two Polemons, which WP has been confusing. One is Polemon of Athens, currently at Polemon (scholarch) and the other is Polemon of Ilium, who had previously had his article at Polemon of Athens despite not being from Athens. Polemon of Ilium has now been moved to Polemon of Ilium, but this leaves the current page Polemon of Athens occupied by a redirect Furius (talk) 16:16, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nuno Mendes (footballer, born 2002) → Nuno Mendes (move · discuss) – Move to Nuno Mendes see Talk:Nuno Mendes (footballer, born 2002)#Requested move 9 June 2025 QalasQalas (talk) 22:33, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
C202 → C.202 (film) (move · discuss) – The poster and text of the article does not use "C202" and instead uses "C.202" -- 65.93.183.249 (talk) 00:37, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Black comedy → Dark humor (currently a redirect back to Black comedy) (move · discuss) – No one uses the term “black comedy” anymore. The term dark humor has replaced the latter and changing the name is the best decision to describe the term. That or simply dark comedy. V.B.Speranza (talk) 00:48, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- While you can't logically prove a negative, some evidence is needed on how "No one" uses the term anymore and if it has been totally replaced in the public consciousness with a new term that everybody uses. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:08, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requests to revert undiscussed moves

Contested technical requests

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon ... → F-16 Fighting Falcon ...
- General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon → F-16 Fighting Falcon (currently a redirect back to General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon) (move · discuss) – The F-16 Fighting Falcon was sold to Lockheed Martin; General Dynamics is no longer in the title of the program Pats322 (talk) 14:29, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  - Oppose speedy move this should be discussed -- 65.93.183.249 (talk) 04:37, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Pats322, sending you a ping in case you were unaware of this opposition. Click the "move" links above and below to open a discussion if still pursuing. -2pou (talk) 21:38, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    For the record, I did and got reprimanded for it by User:Materialscientist Pats322 (talk) 05:36, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    That was because you deleted it from this page. jlwoodwa (talk) 19:28, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delaware Valley → Greater Philadelphia (currently a redirect back to Delaware Valley) (move · discuss) – Consensus in Talk:Delaware Valley#Philadelphia metropolitan area has determined that "Delaware Valley" is mostly a term used only in media sources, while "Greater Philadelphia" is a term that is more common, recognizable, and follows standardization with other cities (e.g. Greater Boston, Greater Los Angeles, etc.) Red0ctober22 (talk) 23:35, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Oppose speedy move Instead of a low attendence discussion, you could have just opened a proper move request. The low attendence discussion should indicate that a full move request can be opened, instead of a speedy one. Only 2 users participated in that discussion, doens't seem like a durable consensus. -- 65.93.183.249 (talk) 04:43, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- But we are a media source and there's no expectation that regions are "standardized". Regions objectively are referred to in wildly different ways, why would we expect standardization here? "Delaware Valley" is a common term. SnowFire (talk) 14:40, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Having lived in that region I'm not sure that "Delaware Valley" is merely a media creation, and even if it is, that does not mean it's wrong because it has caught on with other uses, such as Delaware Valley University and Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. However, the same term is used elsewhere, such as Delaware Valley School District several hours north in Milford, PA. This may indicate a much bigger challenge with these symbolic regional names that will not be resolved with this particular request. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 15:06, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  Yes, the problem is that the "Delaware Valley" could mean either the Greater Philadelphia Area, or the entire area surrounding the Delaware River that traverses all the way up the border of PA and NJ, or, in more rare cases, someone could interpret it as an area located only in the state of Delaware. Locally, I hear it at times, but I believe that "Greater Philadelphia" is a more common, straightforward, and less confusing term to outsiders reading about the area. Red0ctober22 (talk) 20:21, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Video games and Linux → Linux gaming (currently a redirect back to Video games and Linux) (move · discuss) – To maintain consistency with Mac gaming. CoolingGibbon (talk) 18:00, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@CoolingGibbon That page has been named “Linux gaming” a few different times, with the most recent being in 2023. Since the page has been moved several times, mostly undiscussed, a RM should be done to determine the consensus for the change. cyberdog958^Talk 18:35, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cagayan Valley Rising Suns (volleyball) → Cagayan Valley Rising Suns (move · discuss) – "Cagayan Valley Rising Suns" should be enough to distinguish itself from the Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns women's volleyball team and Cagayan Rising Suns men's basketball team, similar to NU Bulldogs volleyball and NU Lady Bulldogs volleyball for the former, and Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma Thunder for the latter. MarcusAbacus (talk) 10:17, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@MarcusAbacus, right or wrong, the target you suggest has since been turned into a disambiguation page, which suggests this probably could been seen as a WP:PCM. You're free to open a move discussion by clicking the "move" link above, though. -2pou (talk) 21:36, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Okay. I think making it a disambiguation page might be the better play here, at least for the time being. I’ll look into creating a discussion at some point. MarcusAbacus (talk) 00:07, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
2025 Iran–Israel war ceasefire → Iran–Israel war ceasefire (currently a redirect back to 2025 Iran–Israel war ceasefire) (move · discuss) – The year disambiguator isn't really necessary here. The war article is just titled Iran–Israel war. 9ninety (talk) 11:00, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@9ninety This is better discussed on the talkpage, or proposed via RM, especially given how many times United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and 2025 Iranian strikes on Al Udeid Air Base have been moved around already. CNC (talk) 12:10, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrator needed