Wikipedia:Requested moves

For requested mergers, see Wikipedia:Proposed mergers. For removals, see Wikipedia:Guide to deletion.

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:

• Making an uncontroversial move – if you can, be bold and do it yourself! If you can't, see § Requesting technical moves.
• Renaming a category – propose the move at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.
• Renaming a stub template – propose the move at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.
• Renaming an image or other file – see Wikipedia:Moving a page § Moving a file page.
• Moves from draft namespace or user space to article space – Unconfirmed users: add {{subst:submit}} to the top of the article. See Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Confirmed users: Move the page yourself.
• Merging two articles – make a request at Wikipedia:Proposed mergers, or be bold and do it yourself.
• Splitting an article – make a request at Wikipedia:Proposed article splits, or be bold and do it yourself.
• Requesting that page histories be merged – list them at Wikipedia:Requests for history merge.
• Contesting a move request close – use the Wikipedia:Move review process.

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 re-list it in the #Incomplete and contested proposals section below.

• Hip hop since 1978 → Hip Hop Since 1978 — caps — Closedmouth (talk) 15:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

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. Requests that remain incomplete after five days will be removed.

• Bamfield, British Columbia → Bamfield - The article was moved to the plain title by User:Thedemonhog on April 20, 2008, but the move was reverted by User:Bearcat on May 9 to allow for a discussion as to whether the article should be at the disambiguated title or plain title. That discussion commenced on May 9, and at this time there are six editors (counting User:Thedemonhog) in favour of the move, and four editors opposed. The last contribution to the discussion was in early June. Given that four months have transpired, there are requests at Wikipedia:Canadian Wikipedians' notice board#Requested moves, mergers & splits for an impartial admin to resolve the debate either way and close the discussion. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 17:22, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

• San José State Spartans Football → San José State Spartans football — "football" is not a proper noun. The WP:CFB naming convention uses "football" with a small 'f'. — X96lee15 (talk) 02:51, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
  • If they include the word "Football" as part of their name, then it better have a capital letter, else OK. (See San José State Spartans for more information about them.) Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:38, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

• Mike + the Mechanics (1985 album) → Mike + The Mechanics (1985 album) — Caps, latter redirects to former —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 07:37, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
  • Or to Mike and the Mechanics (1985 album), and Mike + The Mechanics to Mike and the Mechanics? (WP:MOSTM) Anthony Appleyard (talk) 12:42, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
    • Sure Wherever the band name ends up, the two albums (1985 and 1999) should have the same name. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 23:44, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
  • Their 1999 album's article is currently at Mike + The Mechanics (1999 album). Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:33, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

• Yan Zi (tennis) → Yan Zi — The latter already redirects to the former. Chanheigeorge (talk) 10:04, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
  • Or Yan Zi (disambiguation) to Yan Zi? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 12:42, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
  • The article Yan Zi was originally a dab page, and moved to Yan Zi (disambiguation) on Jun 27, 2008 without discussion. Anyway, I've created a discussion page here for the fate of all these related articles. --supernorton 06:18, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

• Office of Fair Trading → Office of Fair Trading (United Kingdom) —(Discuss) — As per the example of National Audit Office, distinction should be made for institutions which carry the same name, as far as English language is concerned, across several countries. A disambiguation page under OFT already exists, and it indicates that there is an "Office of Fair Trading" also in Australia and Malta, aside from the United Kingdom. While an article is not yet written on the two former ones (and Australia's is structurally different, state-based rather than national), the subject matter will be better encircled for the future if a distinction is made by this time on each Office. -- Cretanforever (talk) 17:12, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
  • Incomplete. JPG-GR (talk) 18:04, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

• KBKO (AM) → KBKO — Several call signal changes via FCC which now leaves KBKO (AM) as the only station by that name. Please delete the current KBKO page for the move, preserving the correct history by GFDL. — Latics 23:03, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
  • I disagree with this move. KBKO-FM just changed yesterday and people will still be typing in "KBKO" looking for the recently moved station and not be able to find it. IMHO it should remain a disambiguate page pointing to the AM station and the former KBKO-FM. That's how we generally handle these types of situations. RobDe68 (talk) 00:45, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
    • I truthfully don't know how to handle this type of situation as I've just recently become a part of it. But I suppose we have the {{for}} template for a reason. Surely this would be sufficient to place at the top of the (AM) page, similar to my edit here. Latics 08:27, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

• Volumes 1 & 2 → The Desert Sessions, Volumes 1 & 2 - {Discuss}
  • And likewise other pages whose names start with "Volume" listed in Special:WhatLinksHere/Volumes 1 & 2
    • The images of the covers of these albums show "THE DESERT SESSIONS" at the top and a volume number at the bottom, or similar. These together can be treated as the complete name. Calling something merely "Volume number" is too indefinite: there are countless books etc with numbered volumes. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:42, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Other proposals

19 August 2008

• China Burma India Theater of World War II → China Burma India Theater of Operations — (Discuss) The use of the term China Burma India Theater of Operations will more accurately describe the CBI versus the current name of the article China Burma India Theater of World War II. Signaleer (talk) 15:51, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

• Svāmīnārāyaṇa → Swaminarayan —(Discuss)— Swaminarayan is most common spellingm used compared to IAST Svāmīnārāyaṇa. Readers unaware of IAST may find it difficult to understand. --Redtigerxyz (talk) 14:04, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

• Terek (disambiguation) → Terek —(Discuss)— Although the river may be slightly in the majority, the city and the region are also often linked to as "Terek". --– gpvos (talk) 12:44, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

• Signal Iduna Park → Westfalenstadion —(Discuss)— The current name is a sponsored name that is, by definition, temporary. When the stadium is re-sponsored, the article will require a rename, and therefore hundreds of links will need correcting. Furthermore, the common name for the stadium is "Westfalenstadion". Even when it is referred to as "Signal Iduna Park" in the media, the name "Westfalenstadion" can be found nearby, as people are obviously more familiar with the name "Westfalenstadion". --– PeeJay 07:24, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

• Diagnosis (medical) → Medical diagnosis —(Discuss)— Proposed name is simpler & more elegant, it's generally better to avoid parentheses when a better option is available. (I would have made the move myself, but "Medical diagnosis" has been used as a redirect page.) --Cgingold (talk) 23:58, 13 August 2008 (UTC) Cgingold
  • Relisting. JPG-GR (talk) 06:00, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

• John the Scot (bishop) → John the Scot (died 1203) —(Discuss)— There is more than one bishop named John the Scot, so the current title is uninformative and should in fact redirect to John Scotus. --Srnec (talk) 04:13, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

• Enguerrand → Enguerrand, Bishop of Glasgow —(Discuss)— This is hardly history's most famous Enguerrand. --Srnec (talk) 04:04, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

See also Talk:Enguerrand (disambiguation). Srnec (talk) 04:13, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

• Jocelin → Jocelin, Bishop of Glasgow —(Discuss)— This is hardly history's most famous Jocelin. --Srnec (talk) 04:04, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

• Raül López → Raúl López —(Discuss)— Raúl is the right spelling in Spanish, instead of Raül. As can be seen in the article or in Raúl. The ü in spanish is always followed by a "e" or "i" in the "güe" or "güi" structures, those are the only two possibilities for ü in spanish. So Raül López must be moved to Raúl López. --Natrix (talk) 02:22, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

18 August 2008

• Doug Stone (singer) → Doug Stone —(Discuss)— Same reasoning as Tracy Byrd, below. I would imagine that almost everyone looking for "Doug Stone" on Wikipedia is looking for the singer, not the voice actor. --Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 20:58, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

• Tracy Byrd (musician) → Tracy Byrd —(Discuss)— The singer is much more notable than the boxer (Tracy Byrd (boxer)). I feel this is better solved by way of hatnotes instead of a dab. --Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 20:47, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

• Ron Richards → Ron Richards (footballer) -- (Discuss) This will allow the creation of a Ron Richards disambig page to allow for an article about Ron Richards, EMI recording engineer and producer best known for producing recordings by The Hollies. Steelbeard1 (talk) 20:37, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

• Elizabeth of Aragon (1470-1498) → Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1470-1498) -(Discuss) Elizabeth of Aragon?! This title is against both Wikipedia:Common name and Wikipedia:Naming conventions (names and titles)! She is not known in English as Elizabeth, just like her mother is not known as Elizabeth I of Castile. Surtsicna (talk) 19:20, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

• Christian cult → Christian-oriented cult —(Discuss)— An editor suggests that the current title represent original synthesis. -- ·:· Will Beback ·:· 18:13, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

• Concerns over the 2008 Summer Olympics → Controversies over the 2008 Summer Olympics —(Discuss)— It is undeniable that some events that have happened before the Games (for example the torch relay) and during the Games have been controversial. Therefore, naming the article "Controversies over the 2008 Summer Olympics" rather than "Concerns..." seems to be a more accurate, neutral name because "concerns" does not accurately represent the level of controversy that these events have generated. --Paul1337 (talk) 15:41, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

• Ons Hémécht → Ons Heemecht —(Discuss)— Misspelled title --217.86.28.51 (talk) 13:12, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

• (Discuss) — As before, slight tweak on the rename per request. — Londo06 05:48, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
  • Paul Moriarty (rugby) → Paul Moriarty (dual code rugby)
  • David Watkins (rugby) → David Watkins (dual code rugby)
  • Andrew Walker (rugby) → Andrew Walker (dual code rugby)

17 August 2008

• The Golden Age of American animation → Golden Age of American animation —(Discuss)— Per WP:THE. But the entire "Golden Age" title might be POV/OR, so another title might be more appropriate. --Quuxplusone (talk) 20:51, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

• The Amazing Spider-Man (comic book) → The Amazing Spider-Man —(Discuss)— Since this article details the primary use of the name "The Amazing Spider-Man" this article should be given the title "The Amazing Spider-Man" with all other uses moved to "The Amazing Spider-Man (disambiguation)". --Darknus823 (talk) 18:26, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

• LEGO Rock Raiders → Lego Rock Raiders —(Discuss)— Per MOS:TM: "Follow standard English text formatting and capitalization rules even if the trademark owner considers nonstandard formatting "official"". --Mika1h (talk) 15:49, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

• Chris Taub (House) → Chris Taub —(Discuss)— I think this should be at Chris Taub which is currently a redirect to List of House characters. There is no disambiguation problem, so let's move to there. --Deamon138 (talk) 01:14, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

• 6PPM-FM → 6PPM —(Discuss)— The naming conventions state that since 6PPM doesn't share the callsign with anything else, and since it is not known exclusively as 6PPM-FM, that it should be 6PPM only. Was a moving error of my own, but after creating the redirect I can't move it again. --Silivrenion (talk) 04:39, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

16 August 2008

• Names for Germany → Names of Germany —(Discuss)— The prepositions "for" and "to" have the same meaning in this context. "Names of Germany" is more in line with other "Names of country" articles, such as Names of Japan, Names of Iceland, and Names of India. --Neelix (talk) 13:27, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

• The Great One → The Great One (disambiguation) —(Discuss)— Discussion to determine whether this term has a primary topic. --Muchness (talk) 11:43, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

• Minorities in Japan → Discrimination lawsuits and incidents in Japan —(Discuss)— Current title does not accurately reflect content; other articles, such as Racial issues in Japan and Demographics of Japan#Minorities far more appropriately address the topic of "Minorities in Japan". --LordAmeth (talk) 11:05, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

• Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin → Bro Myrddin Welsh Comprehensive School —(Discuss)— per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English): "Use the most commonly used English version of the name of the subject as the title of the article..." --Xn4 (talk) 05:33, 16 August 2008 (UTC) Xn4 (talk) 05:33, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

• Dreamtime (Heroes) → The Butterfly Effect (Heroes) —(Discuss)— The NBC press release lists this episode's title as "The Butterfly Effect." --75.17.196.150 (talk) 04:28, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

• Skid Row (American band) → Skid Row (band) —(Discuss)— The American band Skid Row is a far more common search term than the Irish band Skid Row. --Xnux the Echidna 01:17, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

15 August 2008

• Frederick Baron → Fred Baron — "Fred Baron" is the name apparently most commonly used by this person and most commonly used by the press. The "Fred" version of his name returns about five times as many hits as the "Frederick" version. I can't imagine anyone objecting. — Kelly ^hi! 21:21, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
  • Do we use a common newspaper short form (likely often used merely to make it typeset into less space), or his formal proper name? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:40, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
    • I thought we title as the most common usage - cf Al Gore. Also, this person is referred to as "Fred" at his own foundation's site.[1] Kelly ^hi! 11:51, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

• WP manual of style recommends the use of contemporary names. A series of these new articles has been created, and per consensus measured in discussion at Talk:Indian Territory in the American Civil War and at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history/American_Civil_War_task_force#Requested_move_discussion_for_new_American_Civil_War_article, I'm requesting the wholesale move of each article involving US territories created before or during the conflict. --BusterD (talk) 20:42, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
  • New Mexico in the American Civil War → New Mexico Territory in the American Civil War —(Discuss)
  • Montana in the American Civil War → Montana Territory in the American Civil War —(Discuss)
  • Colorado in the American Civil War → Colorado Territory in the American Civil War —(Discuss)
  • Idaho in the American Civil War → Idaho Territory in the American Civil War —(Discuss)

I request that we do not make this move. It adds confusion. Also, the War does affect the states after the war's end and the areas become states; making it territory seems to imply we can't add anything about it afterward. Unlike Oklahoma/Indian Territory, there is no confusing name changes, so let it go. For simplicity's sake, avoid adding "territory"--King Bedford I ^{Seek his grace} 21:24, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

• TiMidity → TiMidity++ —(Discuss)— The article talks about TiMidity++, which is the current name of the software. --Some Person (talk) 19:04, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

• National Parks of New York Harbor → National Parks of New York Harbor branch of the National Park Service —(Discuss)— To be honest, I don't think it should but another editor disagreed so I brought it here. The current name is the organization's proper name. Dispute centers around whether we follow what the NPS calls itself or whether what we think is more accurate. I think the reader will search on its proper name, i.e. original title. WOuld like more input --TravellingCari 12:20, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

• Joan Lluís Vives → Juan Luis Vives —(Discuss)— The Spanish form is overwhelmingly more common in English. --Srnec (talk) 05:21, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

• House of Commons of the United Kingdom → House of Commons, Westminster —(Discuss)— This House of Commons has a continuous history of nearly 700 years, most of it under the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Great Britain, long before there was a United Kingdom, and the present article covers all of it. The location may be the best common strand. --Xn4 (talk) 01:40, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

14 August 2008

• National Convention Centre → National Convention Centre Canberra —(Discuss)— There are many National Convention Center/Centres around the world. The official website calls it National Convention Centre Canberra. The official name of the Olympic Green Convention Centre is National Convention Centre, which is used in the 2008 Olympics as a venue. This should be renamed to make way for a dab page. --70.51.11.210 (talk) 10:38, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Disagree. The name is well known in Australia. Please leave it where it is. Put a disambig line at the top of the article if you have a problem with it. JRG (talk) 12:50, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Graphics → Wikipedia:WikiProject Images and Media —(Discuss)— This would broaden the scope to include all uploaded material, as well as bring the naming more in line with similar WikiProjects. --~ JohnnyMrNinja 07:47, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Backlog

Move dated sections here after five days have passed (May 18 or older).

• Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg) → Frederick III of Germany —(Discuss)— He was a king of Germany, so the current title is non-intuitive, as is the parenthetical disambiguation. He is called "III of Germany" in other encyclopedic sources. --Srnec (talk) 21:27, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

• Historical regions in Spain → Nationalities of Spain —(Discuss)— (1) It is the word used both by the constitution and by reputable academic publications in English; (2) the constitution distinguishes between "nationalities" and "regions", and therefore the current title is confusing; for more details and a list of references see Talk:Historical regions in Spain --the Dúnadan 00:24, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

• Kulmerland → Bishopric of Kulmerland —(Discuss)— The article speaks about a former Teutonic state that was called Bishopric of Kulmerland created by William of Modena among other Teutonic ecclesiastical states like Bishopric of Samland, Archbishopric of Warmia, Bishopric of Courland etc. Renaming would keep it in context with the rest of the similar articles on WP since the name Kulmerland is simply too ambiguous and creates misunderstandings like it's evident at the talk page --Termer (talk) 09:01, 9 August 2008 (UTC)