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:..."

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

  {{subst:RMassist|current page title|new title|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 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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Technical requests

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Uncontroversial technical requests

• Maple League → Maple League of Universities (currently a redirect back to Maple League) (move · discuss) – Mostly orphaned article which does not have any claim of primary over Finnish Maple League, make dab 162.208.168.92 (talk) 15:09, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
  • "Mostly orphaned"? It is not an orphan article. -Kj cheetham (talk) 15:26, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

It has incoming links from three articles, one of which is a list. 162.208.168.92 (talk) 15:29, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Oh, and two bad links to football players who play in the Finnish Maple League, which I just fixed. 162.208.168.92 (talk) 15:34, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Contested technical requests

• Andrea Giannini → Andrea Giannini (pole vaulter) (move · discuss) – There was apparently another Andrea Giannini who served Captains Regent (head of state) of San Marino for many terms. I think a head of state should be given precedence over a low-profile athlete. Other thoughts? Dan the Animator 18:33, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
  • @Dantheanimator: There's no article about the captain regent, so no need for a move. Just add a hatnote to the article if there's something about the captain regent on WP. Station1 (talk) 19:12, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

The issue is mentions not articles In ictu oculi (talk) 10:24, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

• Felicia (genus) (currently a redirect to Felicia (plant)) → Felicia (plant) (move · discuss) – disambiguator qualifier "(genus)" is generally not allowed. See explanation here: User:Estopedist1/Taxons and disambiguation Estopedist1 (talk) 12:51, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
  • It appears this article was created at this location, and with many editors, did not change name, in its over 1 decade of existence. Can you address the concern brought up by user Kj cheetham in your first request today? -- 67.70.27.246 (talk) 13:05, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

• Fannia (genus) (currently a redirect to Fannia (fly)) → Fannia (fly) (move · discuss) – disambiguator qualifier "(genus)" is generally not allowed. See explanation here: User:Estopedist1/Taxons and disambiguation Estopedist1 (talk) 12:46, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
  • This is an essay in your userspace, not some guideline issued by a wikiproject (ie. WP:BIOL or WP:TOL). It lacks a talk page, and does not show any sort of WP:CONSENSUS disucssion. Can you point to the consensus seeking discussion that established that the content of your essay reached some sort of agreement with other users, where a large group of users were atleast notified? From your user talk page, it seems there is disagreement with other zoological editors about the content of your edits to zoological articles, so relying on your own written essay would not seem to be appropriate. -- 67.70.27.246 (talk) 12:55, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

• Eryx (genus) (currently a redirect to Eryx (snake)) → Eryx (snake) (move · discuss) – disambiguator qualifier "(genus)" is generally not allowed. See explanation here: User:Estopedist1/Taxons and disambiguation Estopedist1 (talk) 09:37, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
  • Can you back this up with more than a link to one of your own user pages? -Kj cheetham (talk) 09:41, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Requests to revert undiscussed moves

• BBC Three (disambiguation) (currently a redirect to BBC3 (disambiguation)) → BBC3 (disambiguation) (move · discuss) – All the entires can be referred to as "BBC3", but only the British Broadcasting Corporation topics would normally use "BBC Three", and the gene would never use that format -- 67.70.27.246 (talk) 12:21, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
  • Not uncontroversial, there is page move history where an undiscussed move was reverted, so this should be discussed. Polyamorph (talk) 14:01, 3 April 2021 (UTC)