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For requested mergers, see Wikipedia:Proposed mergers. For removals, see Wikipedia:Guide to deletion. For page history mergers, see Wikipedia:Cut and paste move repair holding pen. For media restoration, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Media Restoration.

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Requested moves is a place for requesting the retitling of an article, a template, or a page in the Wikipedia namespace. Any logged-in user who has been registered for more than four days and has made at least ten edits can use the [move] tab located at the top of each page to perform simple moves (see Help:Moving a page). However, administrator help is required if the desired title is already occupied by a redirect with a page history of more than one edit (most common), if the redirect target has a single edit but is pointing to a different page than the article sought to be moved, if the desired title matches an entry on the title blacklist, or if the page is fully protected.

In some situations, the value of a move may be under dispute, and discussion is necessary in order to reach a consensus. There is no obligation to list such move requests here; discussions of page moves can always be carried out at the article's talk page without adding an entry. This page may be seen as a place to advertise move debates that would benefit from wider community input, or for users to request assistance from administrators in moving pages.

Most move requests are processed by a handful of regular contributors who are familiar with naming conventions, nonbinding precedents, and page moving procedures. Requests are generally processed after five days, although backlogs of a few days develop occasionally. If there is a clear consensus after this time, the request will be closed and acted upon. If not, the administrator may choose to re-list the request to allow time for consensus to develop, or close it as "no consensus".

Processes beyond the scope of this page

Separate processes exist for moving certain types of pages, and for changes other than page moves:

To rename an image, upload the image again, but with the name you want. Then change the relevant links to reflect the new name and list the old image at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion.

To rename a category, propose the move at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.

To rename a stub template, propose the move at Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion.

To merge two articles, make a request at Wikipedia:Proposed mergers or be bold and do it yourself.

To request that page histories be merged, list them at Wikipedia:Cut and paste move repair holding pen.

Requesting uncontroversial moves

If the move you are suggesting is uncontroversial and technically possible, please feel free to move the page yourself. Moves are possible (for registered users with accounts over four days old) when the desired name is a red link, or in cases where the target is a simple redirect—a redirect to the current title, with no prior versions in its edit history. After moving a page, update its text to reflect the new title.

If there has been any past debate about the best title for the page, or if the page has recently been moved in good faith, or if anyone could honestly disagree with the move, then treat it as controversial. Otherwise, post your request in the Uncontroversial proposals section of this page.

If the only obstacle to an uncontroversial move is a navigation aid (e.g. a redirect or an unnecessary disambiguation page with a minor edit history), the template {{db-move}} can be used instead to have that page deleted under criterion for speedy deletion G6.

Requesting potentially controversial moves

Please follow all three steps listed below when requesting a move.

Step 1 — Add move template to talk page
Enter {{move|NewName}} at the top of the talk page of the page you want moved, replacing "NewName" with the new name for the article, or add {{moveoptions}} if you are unsure of the best title for the article.
Step 2 — Create a place for discussion
If the discussion does not already exist, create a section at the bottom of the talk page of the page you have requested to be moved. This can take any form that is reasonable for administrators to follow, although it is convenient to use the heading ==Requested move==, because this is assumed by the templates in steps 1 and 3. The template {{subst:RMtalk|NewName|reason for move}} can be used to create a framework for a poll, but be aware that polling can be divisive.
Once the requested move process is at an end, the only record of the requested move is kept on the talk page of the article. The current page name and the suggested new name must be placed at the top of the section where the move is discussed so that editors who read the talk page in the future can see clearly what the proposed move was.
Step 3 — Add the request to the "Other proposals" list on this page
Add {{subst:RMlink|PageName|NewName|reason for move}} at the top of the section under the date line, replacing PageName, NewName and reason for move with the existing title, the new name for the article and the reason for moving it. The template will include all the necessary formatting, including your signature.
Alternatively, if the new name for the article is unclear, add {{subst:RMlink?|PageName|reason for move}} at the top of the section under the date line, replacing PageName with the existing title and reason for move with the reason for moving it. The template will include all the necessary formatting, including your signature.

Moving several pages at once

An example of how to request to move a block of pages:

*([[Talk:Page A|Discuss]]) -- Rationale goes here. --~~~~
**[[Page A]] → [[Page D]]
**[[Page B]] → [[Page E]]
**[[Page C]] → [[Page F]]

On Talk:Page A, follow steps 1 and 2 above (add {{move|Page D}} to the top and create a section for discussion).
On Talk:Page B, add {{multimove|Page E|Talk:Page A}} to the top.
On Talk:Page C, add {{multimove|Page F|Talk:Page A}} to the top.

Uncontroversial proposals

Only list proposals here that are clearly uncontroversial but require administrator help to complete (for example, spelling and capitalization fixes). Do not list a proposed page move in this section if there is any possibility that it could be opposed by anyone. Please list new requests at the bottom of the list in this section and use {{subst:RMassist|Old page name|Requested name|Reason for move}} rather than copying previous entries. The template will automatically include your signature. No edits to the article's talk page are required. If you object to a proposal listed here, please re-list it in the #Incomplete and contested proposals section below.

Incomplete and contested proposals

With the exception of a brief description of the problem or objection to the move proposal, please do not discuss move proposals here. If you support an incomplete or contested move proposal, please consider following the instructions above to complete the proposal, and move it to the "Other Proposals" section below, normally under the earliest date on which all instructions have been completed. Proposals that remain incomplete after five days will be removed.

  • Weymouth, Dorset → Weymouth — Weymouth (disambiguation) was recently moved to Weymouth without any prior consensus or discussion. Weymouth is a featured article, but since it has been moved to Weymouth, Dorset, the articles linked to it now point to the dab page. — BarretBonden (talk) 14:11, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
    • Incomplete. JPG-GR (talk) 16:32, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
  • CLSM is a disambig for Confocal laser scanning microscopy and the pseudonym of British Happy Hardcore producer Colin Meon aka Jon Doe. I propose to part the pseudonym definition from the disambig part, as it is chaotic to have both together in a bad article. I Propose to make an Artikel of Colin Meon (or delete the whole article) and to use CLSM as pure disambig linking to both articles. Sabisteb 10:55, 18 November 2008 (CET)
    • Incomplete. JPG-GR (talk) 16:32, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Other proposals

Please use the correct template; see the instructions above.
Do not attempt to copy and paste formatting from another listing.

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18 November 2008

  • Security belt of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic → ? —(Discuss)— The title is not neutral. The 7 districts of Azerbaijan, which are under control of armed Armenian forces, are generally referred to as occupied territories of Azerbaijan. 4 UN Security Council Resolutions [1] and resolutions of PACE [2] and other international organizations, as well as mass media use the term Occupied territories. But some may see the word "occupied" as non-neutral, and therefore something like Political status of 7 Armenian controlled districts of Azerbaijan or Political status of 7 districts of Azerbaijan, which are under Armenian control might be more acceptable. I see that this is what other similar articles are called, see for example Political status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Any suggestions of other acceptable titles are welcome. —Grandmaster (talk) 12:48, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
    • Discussion still ongoing, relisting. Parsecboy (talk) 22:56, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
    • Relisting again. Discussion still ongoing.--Aervanath lives in 17:08, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

17 November 2008

  • Global Recession → Global recession —(Discuss)— Need a lower-case name, but target has some (insubstantial) edits, such as a sub-stub and a reverted cut-and-paste job, between reversions to redirects. Theoretically uncontroversial, since none of the target's edits appear to be substantial enough to retain credits for, but listing here just in case. --Closeapple (talk) 08:05, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
  • Basset → Basset (card game) —(Discuss)— too many dabs on article and most searchers are looking for basset hounds, this will allow the default to be a disambiguation page --Bejnar (talk) 06:28, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

16 November 2008

  • No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron RAF → No. 32 Squadron RAF —(Discuss)— No. 32 Squadron was formed in 1916 but has only been known as "The Royal" since 1995. For uniformity with other squadron article titles and to preserve some historical perspective, I propose renaming this article to "No. 32 Squadron RAF". --Letdorf (talk) 01:57, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

15 November 2008

  • Portal:Technology and applied sciences → Portal:Technology —(Discuss) - Officially listed as "technology" from the main page link. Applied Science is a broad topic covered mostly by Portal:Science. The Portal's sub pages are all listed under Portal:Technology/ rather than Portal:Technology and applied sciences/. Moving the portal would make the job of improving it a hell of a lot easier under technology/ --Flewis(talk) 08:04, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

14 November 2008

13 November 2008

  • DiG!C → DIGIC —(Discuss)— Canon Inc. may render the name on their printed curcuits as it may suit them, but their own web pages and marketing materials never use the spelling DiG!C. I suppose the article would better go as DIGIC but the alternate spelling should be mentioned as well. --82.179.218.11 (talk) 14:18, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
  • Ibn al-Haytham → Alhazen —(Discuss)— More results in google + better known name in English and western sources + shorter without "al" & "Ibn" --Wayiran (talk) 14:09, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Backlog

Move dated sections here after five days have passed (November 12 or older).

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