Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests
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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. Add a note saying "Moved by..." and add your signature with ~~~~.
- 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
- Atlas (Geography) → Atlas (geography) (move · discuss) – Decapitalization of "geography" – Brandmeistertalk 16:48, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
- Bosnian Genocide → Bosnian genocide (move · discuss) – Per WP:NCCAPS; it is clearly not treated as a proper name in the article, and it sticks out as unusual in its category, and it is by far more often lowercase is sources. – Dicklyon (talk) 15:19, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
- George Barret, Sr. → George Barret Sr. (move · discuss) – Per WP:JR, we prefer no comma here. – Dicklyon (talk) 16:57, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
Contested technical requests
- Third Dáil → 3rd Dáil (move · discuss) – Standard naming procedure, e.g. Government of the 2nd Dáil, Parliamentary Secretaries of the 10th Dáil, Ministers of State of the 27th Dáil, 31st Dáil, etc. Redirect currently exists, preventing page move. – PolOTuathail (talk) 23:06, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
- Second Dáil → 2nd Dáil (move · discuss) – Standard naming procedure, e.g. Government of the 2nd Dáil, Parliamentary Secretaries of the 10th Dáil, Ministers of State of the 27th Dáil, 31st Dáil, etc. – PolOTuathail (talk) 23:06, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
- First Dáil → 1st Dáil (move · discuss) – Standard naming procedure, e.g. Government of the 2nd Dáil, Parliamentary Secretaries of the 10th Dáil, Ministers of State of the 27th Dáil, 31st Dáil, etc. – PolOTuathail (talk) 23:06, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
- I seems like on the above three that a title starting with the spelled out word would be preferable to a title starting with a digit. Looks like someone thought so, anyway; I'd rather see it discussed. Dicklyon (talk) 23:22, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
- @PolOTuathail: Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:23, 23 April 2016 (UTC)