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*'''[[:Venedes]] → [[:Northern Veneti]] or [[:Vistula Veneti]]''' —(''[[{{{4|Talk}}}:Venedes#{{{section|Requested move}}}|Discuss]]'')— Usage of "Venedes" seems restricted to the 19th century. —[[User:Olessi|Olessi]] 13:46, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
*'''[[:Venedes]] → [[:Northern Veneti]] or [[:Vistula Veneti]]''' —(''[[{{{4|Talk}}}:Venedes#{{{section|Requested move}}}|Discuss]]'')— Usage of "Venedes" seems restricted to the 19th century. —[[User:Olessi|Olessi]] 13:46, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

*'''[[:Panic button alarm]] → [[:Panic alarm]]''' —(''[[{{{4|Talk}}}:Panic button alarm#{{{section|Requested move}}}|Discuss]]'')— The article has expanded and includes alarms that do not require a button. Would also make the article easier to find. —[[User:LadyAngel89|LadyAngel89]] 13:44, 10 October 2007 (UTC)


*'''[[:Prehistoric Sweden]] → [[:Nordic Prehistory]]''' —(''[[{{{4|Talk}}}:Prehistoric Sweden#{{{section|Requested move}}}|Discuss]]'')— Other "Nordic" articles already exists for [[Nordic Stone Age|Stone Age]] and [[Nordic Bronze Age|Bronze Age]]. New articles for Prehistoric Norway, Prehistoric Denmark, Prehistoric Sapmi would have very much overlap. —[[User:Labongo|Labongo]] 12:31, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
*'''[[:Prehistoric Sweden]] → [[:Nordic Prehistory]]''' —(''[[{{{4|Talk}}}:Prehistoric Sweden#{{{section|Requested move}}}|Discuss]]'')— Other "Nordic" articles already exists for [[Nordic Stone Age|Stone Age]] and [[Nordic Bronze Age|Bronze Age]]. New articles for Prehistoric Norway, Prehistoric Denmark, Prehistoric Sapmi would have very much overlap. —[[User:Labongo|Labongo]] 12:31, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Revision as of 02:40, 18 October 2007

Requested moves is a process for requesting the retitling (moving) of an article, template, or project page on Wikipedia. For retitling files, categories and other items, see When not to use this page.

Please read the article titling policy and the guideline regarding primary topics before moving a page or requesting a page move.

Any autoconfirmed user can use the Move function to perform most moves (see Help:How to move a page). If you have no reason to expect a dispute concerning a move, be bold and move the page. However, it may not always be possible or desirable to do this:

  • Technical reasons may prevent a move; for example, a page may already exist at the target title and require deletion, or the page may be protected from moves. See: § Requesting technical moves.
  • Requests to revert recent, undiscussed, controversial moves may be made at WP:RM/TR. If the new name has not become the stable title, the undiscussed move will be reverted. If the new name has become the stable title, a requested move will be needed to determine the article's proper location.
  • A title may be disputed, and discussion may be necessary to reach consensus: see § Requesting controversial and potentially controversial moves. The requested moves process is not mandatory, and sometimes an informal discussion at the article's talk page can help reach consensus.
  • Unregistered and new (not yet autoconfirmed) users are unable to move pages.

Requests are generally processed after seven days. If consensus to move the page is reached at or after this time, a reviewer will carry out the request. If there is a consensus not to move the page, the request will be closed as "not moved". When consensus remains unclear, the request may be relisted to allow more time for consensus to develop, or the discussion may be closed as "no consensus". See Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions for more details on the process.

Wikipedia:Move review can be used to contest the outcome of a move request as long as all steps are followed. If a discussion on the closer's talk page does not resolve an issue, then a move review will evaluate the close of the move discussion to determine whether or not the contested close was reasonable and consistent with the spirit and intent of common practice, policies, and guidelines.

When not to use this page

Shortcuts

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

Undiscussed moves

Shortcuts

Autoconfirmed editors may move a page without discussion if all of the following apply:

  • No article exists at the new target title;
  • There has been no previous discussion about the title of the page that expressed any objection to a new title; and
  • It seems unlikely that anyone would reasonably disagree with the move.

If you disagree with a prior bold move, and the new title has not been in place for a long time, you may revert the move yourself. If you cannot revert the move for technical reasons, then you may request a technical move.

Move wars are disruptive, so if you make a bold move and it is reverted, do not make the move again. Instead, follow the procedures laid out in § Requesting controversial and potentially controversial moves.

Uncontroversial proposals

Only list here proposals that are needed to be 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 and use {{subst:WP:RM2|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 relist it in the #Incomplete and contested proposals section below.

Incomplete and contested proposals

Other proposals

October 16, 2007

  • Aperture Laboratories → Aperture Science — The fictional company’s title is always given as “Aperture Science” both in-game and in Portal’s viral marketing web-site. Although the company does run laboratories, “Aperture Labs” is not the name of the company itself.--Xargon666x6 01:13, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

October 15, 2007

October 14, 2007

  • Richard Rood → Rick Rude —(Discuss)— This is the name he used for almost his entire wrestling career (even his early name, Ricky Rude, was a form of it). It is the name he is most known as both in wrestling and outside of wrestling. —TJ Spyke 23:21, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Victoria of the United Kingdom → Queen Victoria —(Discuss)— say "Queen Victoria" to 10,000 people and nearly all of them will know who you mean. Somebody even suggested to me that an appreciable proportion of them will actually have a statue of that queen in their home town. I think he was on crack, but the point stands: there have been one or two other Victorias, but this is the one. This is a classic case, if ever there was one, for disambiguation by primary topic. That's where we take the reader to the most obvious place and then (in a hatnote) invite him to chose from other subjects if he's come to the wrong place. But really: Queen Victoria! --Tony Sidaway 22:18, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Patricia Nixon Cox → Tricia Nixon Cox —(Discuss)— Yes, Patricia is her "official" name, but I don't think I have ever heard her reffered to as "Patricia" during my lifetime. The way the article currently is titled (Patricia Nixon Cox) is setting a standard that no common names are allowed on Wikipedia. But what about other articles on Wikipedia that don't use official names? Take her mother, First Lady Pat Nixon, for instance. Do we now have to change Pat Nixon to "Thelma Catherine Ryan Nixon?" That's her official name, but nobody new her as that; the same is true here. —Happyme22 19:43, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weaponhouse → Church porch —(Discuss)— Weaponhouse is an erroneous direct translation from Scandinavian languages and German; the correct term in English is church porch —Sakkura 17:58, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Per manual of style, I believe the current page is correct. ⇒ SWATJester Denny Crane. 05:59, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The article is the title of a book -- does the MOS really authorize taking liberties with the titles of books? older ≠ wiser 00:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

October 13, 2007

  • Carl Benjamin Eielson → Carl Ben Eielson —(Discuss)— People have moved this back and forth between Carl Eielson and Carl Benjamin Eielson so the redirect has history, but Carl Ben Eielson is the way he is almost always known, as shown in the usage in the article itself, the referenced book about him, the schools named after him, and the Eielson Air Force Base history on its website. It really shouldn't be controversial under our naming conventions. —Gene Nygaard 07:16, 13 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Pulp Fiction, the film, got its name and style from the concept of "pulp fiction" novels. This should stay the way it has. I had actually closed this, but someone reverted it. ⇒ SWATJester Denny Crane. 06:01, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You might try discussing your points rather than deciding that you are possessed of infallible knowledge to interpret Wikipedia guidelines (ALL of which allow exceptions by both WP:IAR and WP:COMMONSENSE). The title of the movie in Title Case is distinct from the generic term. older ≠ wiser 00:54, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
And the generic term is far more notable, older, and more important than a cult movie. This is a nobrainer decline. Also cease the personal attacks please? ⇒ SWATJester Denny Crane. 03:14, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

October 12, 2007

  • Articles starting with "Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in..." → ? —(Discuss)— There are many reasons why this name should be changed. I'm not sure what the appropriate name should be, but I suggested "Sex and children in...". A.Z. 19:09, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Craig Wood (golfer) → Craig Wood —(Discuss)— The Craig Wood disambiguation page is not needed. There are only two Craig Woods' on wikipedia. One is a golfer and the other is a guitarist. The guitarist page is a short stub while the golfer's page has a lot more information. Craig Wood (golfer) should be moved to Craig Wood and on the top of the golfer's page a see also tag would be added. michfan2123 14:26, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

October 11, 2007

  • Parikshita → Parikshit —(Discuss)— Parikshita (Parīkṣita, from the verb pari-īkṣ) and Parikshit (Parikṣit, variant Parīkṣit with fugal lengthening <NOT Parikṣita or Parīkṣita> from the verb pari-kṣi) are quite different words, and only the latter is the name of the grandson of Arjuna (son of Abhimanyu and father of Janamejaya), whereas the former is not. It is a sad reflection upon the state of knowledge of Sanskrit that someone who actually did move Parikshita to its rightful place under Parikshit was accused of mischief, and the correct move undone. To someone who knows Sanskrit, this must seem barbarous —Anuragi 20:05, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Backlog

Move dated sections here after five days have passed.

  • Alaeddin Mosque (Konya, Turkey) → Alaeddin Mosque —(Discuss) - Of the several mosques named Alaeddin Mosque, this one is by far the most important in terms of architecture, history and general interest. I suggest transforming the current Alaeddin Mosque header I created into a disambiguation page to include this one, the others by the same name in Turkey and the two homonymous edifices outside Turkey (one in Malaysia, and the other a small mosque adjacent to a mansion of the same name -Alatini-) which could all be covered by way of this article. Cretanforever 16:30, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Þingeyri → Thingeyri —(Discuss)— Thingeyri is the most common name in English. Þingeyri is totally foreign to an English speaker, due to the Icelandic letter "Þ" —Russavia 13:01, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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