Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests

The discussion process is used for potentially controversial moves. If any of the following apply to a desired move, treat it as potentially controversial:

• There is an existing article (not just a redirect) at the target title;
• There has been any past debate about the best title for the page;
• Someone could reasonably disagree with the move.

If a desired move is uncontroversial and technical in nature (e.g. spelling), please feel free to move the page yourself. If the page has recently been moved without discussion, you may revert the move and initiate a discussion on its talk page. In either case, if you are unable to complete the move, request it below.

• To list a technical request, go to the bottom of this section that you are reading right now; edit the subsection Uncontroversial technical requests; insert the following code at the top:

{{subst:RMassist|<!--old page name, without brackets-->|<!--requested name, without brackets-->|reason= <!--reason for move-->}}

This will automatically insert a bullet and include your signature. Please do not edit the article's talk page.

• If you object to a proposal listed in the uncontroversial technical requests section, please move it to the Contested technical requests section.

• If your technical request is contested by another editor, please remove it from the contested technical requests section and follow the instructions at Requesting potentially controversial moves.

• Alternatively, if the only obstacle to an uncontroversial move is another page in the way, you can ask for the deletion of the other page. This may apply, for example, if the other page is currently a redirect to the article to be moved, a redirect with no incoming links, or an unnecessary disambiguation page with a minor edit history. To request the other page be deleted, add the following code to the top of the page that is in the way:

{{db-move|<!--page to be moved here-->|<!--reason for move-->}}

This will list the undesired page for deletion under criterion for speedy deletion G6. If the page is a redirect, place the code above the redirection. For a list of articles being considered for uncontroversial speedy deletion, see Category:Candidates for uncontroversial speedy deletion.

Uncontroversial technical requests

• Rune → Runes (move · discuss) – Reverting undiscussed move of article, by an editor who apparently hadn't even read the article, and didn't know what it was about; see discussion on User talk:JohnnyMrNinja; the move left a redirect at Runes, so I can't move it back myself, it also left a number of orphaned redirects to Runes, that weren't corrected after the page move. – Thomas.W ^talk 23:25, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

• Alexandr Podrabinek → Alexander Podrabinek (move · discuss) – more proper spelling/common name; currently used as a redirect – My very best wishes (talk) 03:27, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Contested technical requests

• Indian Wells Masters → BNP Paribas Open (move · discuss) – There is no such thing as the Indian Wells Masters. "Masters" is exclusive terminology that refers to male-only ATP events. The BNP Paribas Open is a stop on both the ATP and WTA tours, so both men and women play at the tournament. Additionally, as the tournament has changed both name and location several times, there's no generic term that refers to this particular event. Therefore, it should be listed as it's currently known: BNP Paribas Open. – Grahamkins (talk) 22:34, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

  Sorry, this would be a very contested move. Tennis Project oversees naming and we use no sponsored names because they change all the time. There are so many sources that call it the Indian Wells Masters that this is an easy place to leave it. Fyunck(click) (talk) 22:39, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

  If this is the case, know that Masters is improper terminology and it does not reflect the type of tournament that it is. Perhaps defaulting to Indian Wells Tennis Tournament would be much more appropriate. Grahamkins (talk) 22:44, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

  That would be a possibility but most sources call it the Indian Wells Masters or Indian Wells Masters Series (for both ladies and men)... that's USA Today in 2001, ESPN in 2001, Sports Mirchi in 2015, ANC News Australia... Masters very much reflect the type of tournament it is... right below the majors. "Indian Wells Open" can be sourced though not as popular as Indian Wells Masters. We tend to go with majority of sources that are not sponsored names. Fyunck(click) (talk) 00:03, 30 May 2015 (UTC)