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:..."
If you are here because you want an admin to approve of your new article or your proposed page move, you are in the wrong place.
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- To list a technical request: Uncontroversial technical requests subsection and insert the following code at the bottom of the list, filling in pages and reason:
This will automatically insert a bullet and include your signature. Please do not edit the article's talk page.
{{subst:RMassist|current page title|new title|reason=edit summary for the move}}
the - 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.
Technical requests
Edit this section if you want to move a request from Uncontroversial to Contested.
Uncontroversial technical requests
- Surfside condominium building collapse (currently a redirect to Surfside condominium collapse) → Surfside condominium collapse (move · discuss) – Requesting a move over redirect. TheSameGuy (talk) 17:38, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- Gossip (2021 TV series) (currently a redirect to Gossip (TV series)) → Gossip (TV series) (move · discuss) – The upcoming 2021 series is the only series with this title with an article. No TV series is mentioned in the article Gossip (2000 American film), the previous target for Gossip (TV series). —ShelfSkewed Talk 19:21, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
Administrator needed
- Put requests that require an administrator (e.g., because the page to be moved is move-protected or the target is salted) here.
- Kyla → Kyla (Filipino singer) (move · discuss) – Successful RM, but page is move-protected. Jerm (talk) 21:33, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
- Xu Fei (rower) (currently a redirect to Xu Fei) → Xu Fei (move · discuss) – Target is protected from creation. no other articles with this title Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 17:29, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics CONCACAF–OFC play-off (currently a redirect to Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)) → Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's CONCACAF–OFC play-off (currently a redirect instead to Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)) (restricted by the titleblacklist, which page movers can override) (move · discuss) – Talk:Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics CONCACAF–OFC play-off#Requested move 10 July 2021 closed as move but unable to move because of technical limitations on new
page lengthtitle size or format Johnnie Bob (talk) 18:44, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
Contested technical requests
- Hebrew language → Hebrew (currently a redirect back to Hebrew language) (move · discuss) – well established WP:PRIMARYTOPIC PK2 (talk) 23:08, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- I agree with that, but this unfortunately failed at RM in 2018. – Uanfala (talk) 23:30, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
Requests to revert undiscussed moves
- Lebret → Lebret, Saskatchewan (move · discuss) – per WP:NOPRIMARY, WP:CANPLACE. Also move Lebret (disambiguation) to Lebret, thx 162 etc. (talk) 19:50, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- Vadda Ghalughara → Sikh holocaust of 1762 (currently a redirect back to Vadda Ghalughara) (move · discuss) – Undiscussed page move with a dodgy edit summary. Raymond3023 (talk) 15:20, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- Comment - Move was over 6 months ago and since then had a RFD closed as keep. It may be best now to open a new discussion on the affected talk page. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 16:45, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- Chhota Ghallughara → Sikh holocaust of 1746 (currently a redirect back to Chhota Ghallughara) (move · discuss) – Undiscussed page move with a dodgy edit summary. Raymond3023 (talk) 15:20, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- Comment - Move was over 6 months ago and since then had a RFD closed as keep. It may be best now to open a new discussion on the affected talk page. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 16:45, 24 July 2021 (UTC)