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*'''[[:Republic of Lakotah]] → [[:Lakotah]]''' —(''[[{{{4|Talk}}}:Republic of Lakotah#{{{section|Requested move}}}|Discuss]]'')— Supporters of the state have split into two factions; "Republic of Lakotah" refers to only one faction. The other calls itself "Lakotah Oyate". "Lakotah" is currently a redirect to "Lakota", which is a DAB. —[[User:Stlemur|Stlemur]] ([[User talk:Stlemur|talk]]) 21:15, 3 January 2008 (UTC)


*'''[[:Gneisenau class battlecruiser]] → [[:Scharnhorst class battleship]]''' —(''[[{{{4|Talk}}}:Gneisenau class battlecruiser#Requested move|Discuss]]'')— Scharnhorst is the correct name for the class and the ships were classified as battleships. —[[User:The Land|The Land]] ([[User talk:The Land|talk]]) 21:06, 3 January 2008 (UTC)}
*'''[[:Gneisenau class battlecruiser]] → [[:Scharnhorst class battleship]]''' —(''[[{{{4|Talk}}}:Gneisenau class battlecruiser#Requested move|Discuss]]'')— Scharnhorst is the correct name for the class and the ships were classified as battleships. —[[User:The Land|The Land]] ([[User talk:The Land|talk]]) 21:06, 3 January 2008 (UTC)}

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Purge the cache to refresh this page 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

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

Undiscussed moves

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 proposals here that are 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 in this section and use {{subst:RMassist|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.

  • WYSK-FMWWVB-FM — Page WWVB-FM was simply created and it's former location, WYSK-FM, was redirected. This, of course, was not a standard page move. The page history for WYSK-FM remains. If the histories could be "merged" (for lack of a better term) correctly is the only thing necessary here. Thanks. — NeutralHomer T:C 18:13, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Incomplete and contested proposals

With the exception of a brief description of the problem or objection to the move request, please do not discuss move requests here. If you support an incomplete or contested move request, please consider following the instructions above to create a full move request, and move the discussion to the "Other Proposals" section below.

  • M. J. ColeMJ Cole — All music by the artist was released using the form "MJ Cole" (e.g. the album Sincere) — robwingfield «TC» 00:17, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Is this valid? I thought that the rule is to write names in normal format and not in unusual formats chosen for advertizing. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 23:11, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Tarja TurunenTarja — The singer Tarja Turunen refers to herself as Tarja. Tarja is her universally recognized stage name (see her logo, which says only Tarja, entry on musicbrainz, which lists her albums under name "Tarja"). The only obstacle to move is the redirect page with two edits. — Monk (talk) 20:05, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Is she much more noteworthy than the other meanings listed under Tarja (disambiguation)? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 10:24, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Are there any cases of WP articles using only a very common first name as the article name? There are thousands of people called "Tarja" in Finland. The only way i could imagine accepting this RM is a move to Tarja (singer). --Espoo (talk) 14:10, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      • I don't know how common this name is, but she uses only her first name as address, and most non-Finnish people recognize "Tarja" as being only her first name. As I see, the move is contested, so I have created place for discussion at Talk:Tarja Turunen page. You're welcome there. --Monk (talk) 21:34, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance to Sudden ionospheric disturbance, to reflect capitalisation in the article text itself. I am fairly certain that I am responsible for it being at the wrong title, but I am not sure how, and I know I can't do anything about it. Jdcooper (talk) 22:09, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • If this page is about a particular type of event in the ionosphere, rather than all sorts of sudden ionospheric disturbance, leave the name as capitals? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 10:24, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      • The beginning uses "a sudden ionospheric disturbance" and shows why this should not be capitalised. It never is in carefully edited texts. --Espoo (talk) 09:26, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Random access memoryRandom Access Memory — Capitalization. RAM, the abbreviation of "Random Access Memory" remains capitalized at all times. — CZMQFRG (talk) 18:34, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Google search found many uses with all lowercase. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 19:09, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • It is never capitalised in carefully edited texts nor in dictionaries (see here, but most computer experts are not experts on spelling and many are confused by the capitals in the acronym. There is only one Internet (that spans the globe), but not only one RAM or kind of RAM, which means it's a common noun, not a proper noun. --Espoo (talk) 09:26, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • MVK ZRt.MVK Zrt. —(Discuss)— When I created the page, the company was officially called MVK ZRt. which was grammatically incorrect but since it was registered by this name, I couldn't change it. Now it was changed to the grammatically correct version and it would be good to rename the article. (I couldn't do it because there is a redirect.) —– Alensha talk 14:32, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comparison of high definition optical disc formatsComparison of HD DVD and Blu-ray —(Discuss)— While creation of a broader article is presumably desirable, there are 1½ or 2 more formats mentioned but not compared. Reserve this title for the broader article. —Jerzyt 05:28, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wings (band)Paul McCartney & Wings —(Discuss)— I always knew "Wings" as "Paul McCartney & Wings", and I thought that all of their songs were officially credited to "Paul McCartney & Wings", and not just "Wings", except for some early songs. I also believe that if you guys oppose to this, then we should at least move the page to "Wings", because it's only a redirect page to "Wing (disambiguation)". We already have the disambiguation template at the top of this page, so then if anyone types in "Wings" on accident, then they can go directly to the disambiguation page listed at the top of the page. —— Cuyler91093 - Contributions 19:54, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Actually the majority of their albums were credited to just Wings. Bassically it went from Wings to Paul McCartney & Wings and back to Wings again. -Djsasso (talk) 21:50, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Other proposals

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  • In My Room (song)In My Room —(Discuss)— The song is plainly the primary use of the title. The only other article using the title is a sitcom episode named for the song. In My Room is currently a disambiguation page, and an unnecessary one, since two items can be handled with a hatnote. —ShelfSkewed Talk 06:38, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • West Los Angeles (region)The Westside (region of Los Angeles metropolitan area) —(Discuss)— It is confusing to have two articles with almost the same name — one for a district of the city of L.A. and the other for a group of communities, including Culver City, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, which are not part of L.A. at all. What's more, most people refer to the overall area as "The Westside" and only use "West L.A." for a small part of it around the old district of Sawtelle. —GeorgeLouis (talk) 06:15, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Dr. Elizabeth DukeElizabeth Duke —(Discuss)— The current biography is not named according to the MOS. The preferred name is a redirect to a retailer due to its use as a subsidiary brand. Propose moving the bio over the redirect and adding a hatlink to the corporate article. —Serpent's Choice (talk) 15:06, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wishful thinking (psychology)Wishful thinking —(Discuss)— This was the old, consensus-supported name for this article, before it was unilaterally moved on December 25. The Manual of Style states that when there is a primary topic for an ambiguous term, the article should simply have the name of that topic, without any need for disambiguation brackets. —Terraxos (talk) 16:46, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Formation (football)Formation (Association Football) - The move would be in-line with the recent moving of the page Football (soccer) to Association Football.--Lucy-marie (talk) 11:57, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    "(association football)" should be used instead of "(Association Football)" for both of the above, though I'm not sure whether a move is even necessary in either case. - MTC (talk) 14:24, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The MIDI 1.0 ProtocolMIDI 1.0 —(Discuss)— The current title goes against Wikipedia naming conventions, since it is an article on a technical specification and not a proper title. An alternative to MIDI 1.0 would be MIDI 1.0 protocol (note capitalization and lack of definite article). — KieferSkunk (talk) — 06:39, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Home DepotThe Home Depot —(Discuss)— Although, I understand the reasoning on the name change to simply "Home Depot", overall, it doesn't make sense. The company was founded in the US, and it's official US name is "The Home Depot". I realize it's generally accepted that no one actually refers to it as "The Home Depot", however it appears to be overwhelmingly used in an official capacity as shown above by Barek. Yes, this isn't "American Wikipedia", but we're talking about a company whose history comes from the US. As a side note, the lack of consistency of use throughout the article is bad. It looks ridiculous that the article title and the opening line are also different (e.g. "The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer..."). —Jauerback (talk) 16:33, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sea-sicknessSeasickness —(Discuss)— The article itself, the external link in the article, dictionary.com and a general Google search all support the spelling "seasickness" over "sea-sickness." —Propaniac (talk) 14:12, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Voluntary caregivercarer —(Discuss)— Carer is the term used and chosen by carers themselves and is used in national and international carers organisations e.g. 'Carers UK' 'Eurocarers'. Carers have a right to call themselves the name they prefer. Voluntary caregiver is a serious misnomer, as many unpaid carers became so on an involuntary basis due to the illness or disability of a close relative, not by choice. Voluntary caregiver is a clumsy modern coinage. Carer has the benefit of being simple clear english. The word 'carer' is used in legislation. The word carer goes back to at least the sixteenth century. It is accepted by US dictionaries such as Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition]. Its' use reduces confusion as in the US a number of terms are in regular use including caregiver, caretaker, carer etc. —Excalibur (talk) 09:56, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Backlog

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  • Sparta PragueAC Sparta Praha —(Discuss)— Since the first Requested Move was completed, the naming conventions for sports teams have changed. The conventions state that, where a club's website has an English language section, the name used on said website should be used, provided that that name has been adopted at least by a significant section of the English-language media (as determined by number of hits on Google News) and it is recognisable and it is not easily confused with other clubs' names. Sparta Praha's English language website is located at http://www.sparta.cz/en/, and lists the club's name as "AC Sparta Praha". This is not very different from "Sparta Prague", which most people would recognise, and the name is not easily confused with other clubs' names as it is differentiated from all other clubs called "Sparta" by having the name of their home city in the title. Furthermore, there are no other clubs in Prague called Sparta. Finally, although "Sparta Prague" is still the predominant name used in the media (88 GNhits to 12 GNhits for "Sparta Praha"), "Sparta Praha" has been adopted by such websites as Goal.com and UEFA.com, as well as being used in World Soccer Magazine. —– PeeJay 18:28, 31 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move as per nom. It needs to be moved to a list, and articles linked summarized as per WP:SUMMARY. Otherwise this is a POV fork and a violation of WP:NOR as it stands. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 02:53, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Did the Admin. advise you to ignore proceedure for contested moves , ignore aquiring a consenses on the articles talk page from all involved ?? ........ for some reason I thought all the rules and guides that are written about Wiki. proceedures were meant to be followed by taking appropriate steps , not to simply make your own rules and blaze new trails ........ Pilotwingz (talk) 04:11, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • A new AfD has been started see here. Keith D (talk) 12:33, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The above Requested Moves for the glossary are moot, I believe. Check the final disposition of the AfD, but the article is now split into two and the original is a dab only. thanks. HG | Talk 05:04, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]