Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests: Difference between revisions

Project page to request technical page moves

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:…”

• Please make sure you really need technical assistance before making a request here. In particular, if the target page is a redirect back to the source page that has only one revision, you can usually move the page normally.
• To list a technical request: edit 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=edit summary for the move}}
  

  This will automatically insert a bullet and include your signature. Please do not edit the article’s talk page.

• To request a reversion of a recent undiscussed move: Review the guidelines at WP:RMUM of whether a reversion of an undiscussed move qualifies as uncontroversial and if so, edit the Requests to revert undiscussed moves 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=edit summary for the move}}
  

  This will automatically insert a bullet and include your signature. Please do not edit the article’s talk page. Note that in some cases, clerks, such as administrators or page movers may determine that your request for a reversion does not pass the criteria and may move the request to the contested section or open a formal requested move discussion for potentially controversial moves on your behalf.

• 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. A bot will automatically remove contested requests after 72 hours of inactivity.

Edit this section if you want to move a request between sections.

Most requests should be placed below this heading.

• Copyright Agency (Azerbaijan) → Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (move · discuss) – Current official name Redivy (talk) 00:41, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  An official government site, copag.copat.gov.az/en, still says, © 2025 Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Are the copyright office and the IP one the same? Or is one under the other, broader one? Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 04:15, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  @Rotideypoc41352

  The site used in the article is an archive site, and was so when it was first created. The official site is now https://copat.gov.az/en/index. Its name has also changed. Redivy (talk) 12:02, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Piatã, Bahia → PiatãPiatã (currently a redirect back to Piatã, Bahia) (move · discuss) – Unecessary disambiguation. 21 Andromedae (talk) 21:55, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Karachi Water and Sewerage Board → Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (move · discuss) – Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation Act, 2023 transformed the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) into a corporation with the provincial government aiming at meeting the growing demand of water as well as making it a profitable organization QINGSHAN XUE (talk) 09:53, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@QINGSHAN XUE do you have any sources for this change? Per WP:NAMECHANGES we will give extra weight to independent, reliable sources reporting on or even using the updated name after the change. That would help us to move forward. ASUKITE 21:11, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.kwsc.gos.pk/

https://www.brecorder.com/news/40363321/kwsc-board-approves-master-plan-2050

https://www.dawn.com/news/1913115

https://www.ecolex.org/details/legislation/karachi-water-and-sewerage-corporation-act-2023-sindh-act-no-xviii-of-2023-lex-faoc220636/ QINGSHAN XUE (talk) 09:24, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Thirty-Eighth Army → 38th Army38th Army (currently a redirect back to Thirty-Eighth Army) (move · discuss) – Consistency with similar disambiguation pages –Gluonz ^{talk contribs} 22:05, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• 40th Army (Soviet Union) → 40th Army40th Army (currently a redirect back to 40th Army (Soviet Union)) (move · discuss) – Base title is unambiguous and redirects to this article anyway –Gluonz ^{talk contribs} 22:05, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Draft:Asian baby girl → Asian baby girlAsian baby girl (currently a redirect instead to Stereotypes of East Asians in the United States#Asian baby girl) (move · discuss) – Move to mainspace Based5290 :3 (talk) 22:38, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• FA Women’s National League South → FA Women’s National League Southern Premier (move · discuss) – incorrect naming convention, Southern Premier not South 37.60.98.44 (talk) 22:54, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• FA Women’s National League North → FA Women’s National League Northern Premier (move · discuss) – incorrect naming convention, Northern Premier not North 37.60.98.44 (talk) 22:54, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Jindal Steel Limited → Jindal SteelJindal Steel (currently a redirect back to Jindal Steel Limited) (move · discuss) – Legal status suffix is not included in article title per WP:NCCORP. Yuvaank (talk) 23:01, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Muhammad Mahmood Alam → MM AlamMM Alam (currently a redirect back to Muhammad Mahmood Alam) (move · discuss) – He’s known as MM Alam, not by his full name. WikiEnthusiast1001 (talk) 23:58, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Famous (AllDay Project album) → Famous (single album)Famous (single album) (currently a redirect instead to AllDay Project) (move · discuss) – Incorrect disambiguator – it is not a studio album (which the album disambiguator is generally used for) rather a single album. orangesclub 🍊 07:10, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Babruvahana → BabhruvahanaBabhruvahana (currently a redirect back to Babruvahana) (move · discuss) – misspelled, the sanskrit word is rendered with a h, unable to swap it my myself Seyamar^💬📜 07:16, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do not insert new requests in this section. Only move requests here if they have been contested.

@Ben Carpendale I oppose this move. In the United States, the terminology used is license plate, and is the clear WP:COMMONNAME. cyberdog958^Talk 17:53, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’ll note however that “license plate” is the WP:COMMONNAME in Canada, but that article title is Vehicle registration plates of Canada. 162 etc. (talk) 00:37, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The more specific guideline that should be applied here is WP:TIES, where an article on a topic that has strong ties to a particular English-speaking nation should use the standard English in that country (compare List of soccer clubs in the United States versus List of football clubs in England, for example). In this case, “license plate” seems more common in American English. As for Canadian English, that is a different issue. Zzyzx11 (talk) 17:09, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. Not uncontroversial. No evidence that when the name of this language is discussed within English-language sources, it is rendered in an accented form. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 00:24, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Roman Spinner, when you oppose a request like this, you can move it down into the “Contested technical requests” section, as I have just done. User:Eejit43/scripts/rmtr-helper.js helps with this. Toadspike [Talk] 12:01, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kepler-1229b notifying you that this has been contested. Please click the “discuss” link in your request to open a move discussion if you would still like the page to be moved. Toadspike [Talk] 12:01, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Aesklepion While I am sympathetic to your situation, we must base our titles on reliable sources, and currently all the sources in the article appear to use the singular title. I recommend that you open a move discussion by clicking the “discuss” link in your request and mention plenty of reliable sources that back up your argument. Toadspike [Talk] 12:04, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It appears to me that he went by simply James Mackay during his professional career, as shown in a preponderance of news sources and Congressional records. Given other people of the same name at the James Mackay disambig page, this one should probably be James Mackay (Georgia politician). Note that there are a bunch of confused redirects with various spellings and disambiguators for his name already. —DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 12:40, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@FloridaArmy Are you okay with moving to James Mackay (Georgia politician) instead? Toadspike [Talk] 12:25, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think James Armstrong Mackay, his full name, is preferable to James Armstrong (Georgia politician). FloridaArmy (talk) 15:44, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’m not sure if Armstrong is his middle name, but if it is, WP does not use a middle name as a disambiguator or in an article title unless the person uses their middle name professionally. Again, my assessment is that he was known as simply James Mackay professionally so that should be his article title plus a disambiguator patterned like those at the James Mackay disambig page. —DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 16:50, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Consider the very small number of people worldwide who are going to automatically know who that is, without looking at the article for confirmation. Even in the United States, there are probably some people who’ve never heard of him, and a very large number who wouldn’t be sure just by the name.

In article titles, being sure who you’re finding counts for a lot. I agree it’s nicer when a person is known by just their name, but here, there’s a good chance he’s regularly being “not-known” by his name instead. I think it’s easy to forget that Wikipedia articles need to be set up for those who DON’T already know who someone is – for those who do know, it matters far less. TooManyFingers (talk) 14:10, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Deceit (2021 miniseries) → Deceit (2021 TV series)Deceit (2021 TV series) (currently a redirect back to Deceit (2021 miniseries)) (move · discuss) – brings it in line with UK fomat for other one series programmes. Halbared (talk) 20:48, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  (miniseries) is acceptable, per WP:NCTV. 162 etc. (talk) 06:30, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Changing it to UK format standardises one series programmes across British series.Halbared (talk) 08:26, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  WP:NCTV makes no mention of this so-called “UK format”. 162 etc. (talk) 17:01, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Yamagata Broadcasting Company → Yamagata Broadcasting (move · discuss) – The station is simply referred (both English and Japanese), by the “Yamagata Broadcasting” name. VenezuelanSpongeBobFan2004 (talk) 16:46, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  From checking the sources in the jawp article and other sources, it seems split in sources whether to refer it to Yamagata Broadcasting Company (YBC, 山形放送株式会社) or Yamagata Broadcasting (山形放送). Think this should go to a full RM. Tenshi! (Talk page) 17:14, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• 2025 Israeli attack on Doha → Israeli attack on DohaIsraeli attack on Doha (currently a redirect back to 2025 Israeli attack on Doha) (move · discuss) – Unneeded disambiguation that was not removed by moving admin. This is not controversial even though the article is in a contentious topic because only unnecessary disambiguation is removed, thanks! 🇪🇭🇵🇸🇸🇩 Easternsahara 🇪🇭🇵🇸🇸🇩 00:23, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  An intriguing interpretation of Beland‘s closing statement at Talk:2025 Israeli attack on Doha § c-Beland-20250924033800-Requested move 10 September 2025. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 04:15, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]