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:..."
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
- Maarakeh massacre (currently a redirect to Maarakeh bombing) → Maarakeh bombing (move · discuss) – RM closed as move (t · c) buidhe 23:29, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
- Daniel Holt (politician) (currently a redirect to Daniel Holt) → Daniel Holt (move · discuss) – No other Daniel Holts, can't move it myself because the Daniel Holt page was fully protected in 2009 MainPeanut (talk) 00:15, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
- Olfaction (currently a redirect to Sense of smell) → Sense of smell (move · discuss) – Per WP:COMMONNAME, got no objection at talk page, cannot move myself because page already exists Ganesha811 (talk) 01:54, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
- State Board of Equalization (California) (currently a redirect to California State Board of Equalization) → California State Board of Equalization (move · discuss) – https://www.boe.ca.gov/pdf/pub72.pdf, branding of entity includes 'California', looks more organic — Amitabho Chattopadhyay talk 02:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
Contested technical requests
Requests to revert undiscussed moves
- Micga has moved a bunch of pages with "Galicia" or "Galician" in the title, replacing it with "Halych". See here. I think these should be reverted and go through RM. Srnec (talk) 16:13, 9 May 2021 (UTC)