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.
Uncontroversial technical requests
- Doug Applegate (California politican) (currently a redirect to 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California) → Doug Applegate (California politician) (currently a redirect instead to 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California) (move · discuss) – I spelled politician wrong (politican) when creating the article. There was already an article that directed to a small part of California's 49th district this redirect is not needed anymore as now there is an article about this person Scarykitty (talk) 04:35, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- 1989 in the People's Republic of China (currently a redirect to 1989 in China) → 1989 in China (move · discuss) – Per China and for consistency with other years AusLondonder (talk) 04:02, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- Charles P. Murray, Jr. (currently a redirect to Charles P. Murray Jr.) → Charles P. Murray Jr. (move · discuss) – WP:JR ―Mandruss ☎ 01:37, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- Charles E. Stewart, Jr. (currently a redirect to Charles E. Stewart Jr.) → Charles E. Stewart Jr. (move · discuss) – WP:JR ―Mandruss ☎ 01:37, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- Daniel O'Connell, Jr. (currently a redirect to Daniel O'Connell Jnr) → Daniel O'Connell Jr. (currently a redirect instead to Daniel O'Connell Jnr) (move · discuss) – WP:JR ―Mandruss ☎ 01:37, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- Richard Arrington, Jr. (currently a redirect to Richard Arrington Jr.) → Richard Arrington Jr. (move · discuss) – WP:JR ―Mandruss ☎ 01:37, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- Leonard A. Funk, Jr. (currently a redirect to Leonard A. Funk Jr.) → Leonard A. Funk Jr. (move · discuss) – WP:JR ―Mandruss ☎ 01:37, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- Dan Monroe Russell, Jr. (currently a redirect to Dan Monroe Russell Jr.) → Dan Monroe Russell Jr. (move · discuss) – WP:JR ―Mandruss ☎ 01:37, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- John A. Bolger, Jr. (currently a redirect to John A. Bolger Jr.) → John A. Bolger Jr. (move · discuss) – WP:JR ―Mandruss ☎ 01:37, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- California Green Archives is invalid. Must create California Green Archives before requesting that it be moved to California Green Party Archives.– To address the concern that "The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies and organizations. (October 2016)" Bunnylovely (talk) 21:14, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
Contested technical requests
- Give It 2 Me (Madonna song) (currently a redirect to Give It 2 Me) → Give It 2 Me (move · discuss) – Unnecessary disambiguation. TheKaphox T 17:49, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
- Many songs listed at Give It to Me (where this currently redirects) have articles with "to", one other (i.e. I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)) has "2" as well.— Godsy (TALKCONT) 23:24, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
- Keep It Together (Madonna song) (currently a redirect to Keep It Together (song)) → Keep It Together (song) (move · discuss) – Per WP:SONGDAB: "disambiguation is only required when multiple songs or albums of the same name have articles" TheKaphox T 17:36, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
- Not sure. Keep It Together (album) has a song by that name (i.e. "8. 'Keep It Together'").— Godsy (TALKCONT) 23:24, 30 January 2017 (UTC)