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Requested moves is a place for requesting the retitling of an article, a template, or a page in the Wikipedia namespace. Any logged-in user who has been registered for more than four days and has made at least ten edits can use the [move] tab located at the top of each page to perform simple moves (see Help:Moving a page). However, administrator help is required in some situations. Such moves can be listed here.

In some situations the appropriateness of a move may be under dispute, and discussion is necessary in order to reach a consensus. There is no obligation to list such move requests here; discussions of page moves can always be carried out at the article's talk page without adding an entry. This page may be seen as a place to advertise move debates that would benefit from wider community input, or for users to request assistance from administrators in moving pages.

Most move requests are processed by a handful of regular contributors who are familiar with naming conventions, nonbinding precedents, and page moving procedures. Requests are generally processed after seven days, although backlogs of a few days develop occasionally. If there is a clear consensus after this time, the request will be closed and acted upon. If not, the administrator may choose to re-list the request to allow time for consensus to develop, or close it as "no consensus".

[edit] Processes beyond the scope of this page

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

[edit] Requesting uncontroversial moves

If the move you are suggesting is uncontroversial and technically possible, please feel free to move the page yourself. Moves are possible (for registered users with accounts over four days old) when the desired name is a red link, or in cases where the target is a simple redirect—a redirect to the current title, with no prior versions in its edit history. After moving a page, update its text to reflect the new title.

If the only obstacle to an uncontroversial move is a navigation aid (e.g. a redirect or an unnecessary disambiguation page with a minor edit history), the template {{db-move}} can be used instead to have that page deleted under criterion for speedy deletion G6.

If there has been any past debate about the best title for the page, or if anyone could reasonably disagree with the move, then treat it as controversial. Otherwise, post your request in the Uncontroversial requests section of this page. If the page has recently been moved without discussion, then you may revert the move and initiate a discussion of the move on the talk page of the article. (See also: Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle.) If this reversion requires administrator assistance, it is also eligible to be listed here. When listing this kind of request, please include a link showing that you have attempted to discuss the page move first.

[edit] Requesting potentially controversial moves

Create a section at the bottom of the talk page of the page you have requested to be moved. It should be formatted like this:

==Requested move==

{{subst:move|NewName}} A brief reason as to why the name of the page should be changed. Limit this to a single paragraph. ~~~~

Instead of "Requested move", any name is allowed; however, "Requested move" is suggested. "NewName" is what you want the new name of the page to be.

This can also be done by clicking the "new section" tab on the talk page and inserting {{subst:RMtalk|Proposed new name|Reason for move.}} Note that the Subject/headline should be left blank, as the heading, Requested move, is created along with a location for survey and discussion by this template, and that the template must be subst'd. The template will automatically include your signature.

Optional: Add {{moveheader|section=Section}} at the top of the talk page, where "Section" is the name of the heading, if other than "Requested move" — {{moveheader}} will assume Requested move.

[edit] Moving several pages at once

Follow the above procedures for one of the pages being moved, creating a centralized location for discussion. Be sure to list all the other pages to be moved, and include your signature at the end of the request by including four tildes (~~~~).

==Requested move==

{{subst:move|NewFirstPage}} A brief reason as to why the name of the page should be changed.<br/>
[[SecondPage]] → [[NewSecondPage]]<br />
[[ThirdPage]] → [[NewThirdPage]]<br />
etc. ~~~~

For each other page to be moved, add {{Multimove|NewName|Talk:FirstPage}} to the top of its talk page. NewName is the proposed name for that page, and Talk:FirstPage is a link to the centralized discussion. Talk:FirstPage defaults to the section name "Requested move", so include a section heading if necessary. Note in the formatting shown above, you can force the list of moves to appear by including <br/> at the end of each line, but not by using an asterisk, * at the beginning of each line.

[edit] Uncontroversial requests

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 reasonable 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 Contested requests section below.

[edit] Contested requests

With the exception of a brief description of the problem or objection to the move proposal, please do not discuss move proposals here. If you support a contested move proposal, please consider following the instructions above to add the proposed page move to the "Other proposals" section below by substituting the {{move}} template on the article's talk page. Proposals that remain here after seven days will be removed.

[edit] Current discussions

 There is no need to edit this list manually; a bot will automatically update the page soon after the {{move}} template is added to the discussion on the relevant talk page. The entry is removed automatically when the discussion is closed.
To make a change to an entry, make the change on the linked talk page.

This list is also available in a page-link-first format.

[edit] July 04, 2009

  • (Discuss) — Waikato (region/district) → Waikato — Waikato is the common name for this region, which is the primary meaning of the term. Waikato already redirects here. Right now, there's a very confusing title for this page, which is unnecessary disambiguation. YeshuaDavid • Talk • 00:40, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] July 03, 2009

  • (Discuss) — Metro Station (band) → Metro Station — Metro Station is currently a redirect to this article, so it looks like the disambiguation isn't needed. Although most of the links are to this article, there have been a few changes to the redirect, and sometimes it has redirected to Metro station, so I don't know if a move would be uncontroversial. snigbrook (talk) 22:40, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Ballkid → Ball boy — I'm all for gender neutrality, but in this case the word "ballkid" is so very rarely used, and even if it were "ball kid" (with a space) would seem more correct gramatically. I'll suggest "ball boy" at the moment, simply as across all sports there appear to be more ball boys than ball girls. Note, I would propose moving the current Ballboy page to Ballboy (disambiguation). Aubergine (talk) 21:00, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — 2008 South Ossetia war → 2008 Russian-Georgian war — The earliest of the discussions barely qualifies as a discussion, and the one that was held after that was far too unfocused in getting down exactly why something should be the page title. I want to give all viewpoints equal opportunities to express their arguments, and I feel this is best done in a coordinated environment where the individual arguments are clearly delineated. It works like this: a subsection notes the proposal, and subsections underneath that for the reasons. After a period of time, a neutral party will close the discussion. I have decided that this person will not be me. Please, limit the discussion to be relevant to the name of the page, and not because of procedures. —harej (talk) 20:47, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Tauon → Tau_(particle) — The name "tauon" is rarely used in the field of physics for the third generation lepton. The name "tau lepton" is occasionally used. The name "tau" or "τ" is nearly always used. I realize that this is inconsistent with the naming of the muon and the electron (second and first generation lepton, respectively), but wikipedia should describe, not prescribe, usage. The Wilschon (talk) 17:01, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Blackened (song) → Blackened — This is the only entry listed on the disambiguation page Blackened that is not simply a partial title match. As there are no other articles which could be called "Blackened", the qualifier is unnecessary. Neelix (talk) 15:53, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Samanda → Sam and Amanda Marchant — They have always been known as Sam and Amanda, even at their time in the house, the nickname was given to them by the press and is not used often other than their brief but minor pop career. Donnie Park (talk) 11:27, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] July 02, 2009

  • (Discuss) — Neuengamme → Neuengamme concentration camp — # to be consistent with other camps, name change should be to "Neuengamme concentration camp"# article's name does not accurately reflect article's contents:## the current name misdirects by not addressing the camps.## when someone interested in the holocaust sees the current title, he will not be informed that this is an important subject containting relevent info.## the article is only about the Neuengamme concentration camps.##wp policy is for the title to acurately convey the article. the name should be expanded to fully clarify the subject.thank you-- diremarc (talk) 07:52, 2 July 2009 (UTC)-- diremarc (talk) 07:49, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — 2009 flu pandemic by country → 2009 flu pandemic by continent — I proposed this move 5 days ago, putting notices up on several related article talk pages, and only one other editor has commented in support of a move. (Given the lack of response, the move can hardly be deemed controversial, since the article and subarticles are organised that way.) Once moved, the former title can simply host a list of country articles. I'd do the move myself, but there seems to be some sort of block prohibiting article moves ... perhaps due to dickery? Please do or advise. Bosonic dressing (talk) 02:38, 2 July 2009 (UTC) — {{#ifeq:{{{sig}}}|no||Bosonic dressing (talk) 02:38, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] July 01, 2009

  • (Discuss) — Chiţcani, Moldova → Chiţcani — The other two uses of "Chiţcani" are for villages, which lack administrative status and are now linked to at the top for disambiguation purposes. This article refers to a commune, which does have its own administration, and appears to be the primary topic. — {{#ifeq:{{{sig}}}|no||Biruitorul Talk 23:59, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Algernon Sydney → Algernon Sidney — The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and the biographies of Sidney printed by the Cambridge University Press and the Princeton University Press (amongst others) used an 'i' instead of a 'y' in Algernon's second name. It is the preferred spelling used by almost everyone who writes on Sidney. User:Johnbull 19:50, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Peer-to-peer → Peer-to-peer (network architecture) — "Peer-to-peer" is used both to refer to the network architecture and to peer-to-peer file sharing (and some others). Readers and editors often expect to see an article about file sharing here, which is why this article is more popular than its client-server counterpart, why most of the what-links-here link here in the context of file sharing, and why a lot of content that belongs in file-sharing frequently ends up being added here. A redirect page at peer-to-peer will make this distinction, and link to both the move destination and file sharing. It would also let us look at the stats tool over the course of one day to determine where readers are actually going.    M   19:33, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — User:Liz Beres/KEIGWIN+COMPANY → KEIGWIN + COMPANY — When I requested the name of this page to be changed from Liz Beres to KEIGWIN + COMPANY, I was told that KEIGWIN + COMPANY was on the black list of names and therefore could not be confirmed. This is the only proper title for this page and those interested in learning about the dance company will not be able to find it if this change is not approved. Thank you for respecting our behest. Liz Beres (talk) 16:08, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — American Beaver → Canadian Beaver — The proper scientific name of this animal is 'Castor canadensis', quite literally "Canadian Beaver". A Google search for "Canadian Beaver" yields 68,200 results while "American Beaver" yields only 58,500 or 16.6% less - a significant difference. The Beaver is also a profoundly important national symbol in Canada, where it is just any other animal in the United States, limited primarily to its north. If there is no consensus once again for this move, an alternative name might be "Beaver (Castor canadensis)" which would give you the common name used throughout its natural habitat with the scientific name for disambiguation; however, I believe there is ample reason to make it "Canadian Beaver". - Nbpolitico (talk) 13:13, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Bruno (character) → Brüno (character) — All promotional materials for the film list his name with the umlaut. Regardless of how his name was spelled on the TV show, we should use the most recent spelling with the umlaut. ShadowUltra (talk) 00:34, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] June 30, 2009

  • (Discuss) — Keith House (disambiguation) → Keith House — Move disambiguation page to "Keith House" name, as there is no obvious primary usage for this name. (Think about it, have you ever heard of any "Keith House" before? Any one that is NRHP-listed is no more important than another, and it was random whether an editor in Texas was active before one in Arkansas. doncram (talk) 06:57, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Falling into Infinity → Falling Into Infinity — Page was moved a few years ago due to "naming conventions", however, "Into" is capitalized on the album's cover I believe that is grounds for moving the article. Also see the uncontested discussion on the talk page. Thank you. -blackngold29 02:40, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] June 29, 2009

  • (Discuss) — Lar Gand → Mon-El — Mon-El has been brought back into continuity as a result of the New Krypton storyline not once has he been called Lar Gand. Jaygordon (talk) 20:11, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Clarksville Historic District (disambiguation) → Clarksville Historic District — Move Austin Texas page to properly disambiguated name including (City, State). Move disambiguation page of equally significant places, none primary, to the regular disambiguation page name. The disambiguation page was only moved here--combatively, i felt--by an editor who asserted the primacy of the one in Austin, Texas because, randomly, an article had been created for it first. Now several stub articles have been created, all currently equal in their sourcing, that they have just one source (the NRIS database footnote). Please allow restoration of the previous status quo. doncram (talk) 19:43, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Gas mask → Air supply mask — Can the article be moved to "air supply mask" or alternatively breathing mask? gas masks is a misleading term, it refers to the dispensing of any gas; which is inaccurate. only air is actually supplied (in diving, some mixtures with helium or high percentages of oxygen are used too but this still isn suffice to make the term gas mask a proper term. oxygen mask wasnt a good term as it supplies air (mixture with less than 1% oxygen). also, include jet aircraft masks, airline oxygen masks, second lungs/rebreathers and divers masks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.176.211.188 (talk) 17:12, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Chudoba (disambiguation) → Chudoba — The reason is why should a surname of of a model who is notable for only appearing in a a single reality TV show (and failing to meet WP:ENT guidelines) be entitled to be redirected to its own namespace. Donnie Park (talk) 12:24, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Ojibwa → Ojibwe — I think we should finally move "Ojibwa" and related items to "Ojibwe". As Leo1410 writes above on this page, Ojibwe "is the spelling in the double-vowel alphabet and is more likely to be pronounced correctly in English than Ojibwa is".. The article on the language has already been moved to Ojibwe language. As Jomeara421 wrote when requestng that move: "This is now the most commonly used English spelling in academics works by scholars of Ojibwe: John Nichols (multiple publications), John Nichols and Earl Nyholm, J. Randolph Valentine (multiple publications). It is also the spelling that most closely reflects the pronunciation of the word in the language itself. It is also widely used in other contemporary linguistically oriented publications, for multiple dialects." Non-academic usage seems to be all over the place and actual Indian groups write Chippewa, Ojibwa, Ojibwe, Ojibway, so there doesn't seem to be any consensus from that perspective. Nat Krause(Talk!·What have I done?) 01:33, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] June 28, 2009

  • (Discuss) — Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec → Salaberry-de-Valleyfield — The main article title is proposing to rename and move to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield to match Canadian city related titles without including the province name. For example Montreal, Quebec City, Longueuil, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, Gatineau, Drummondville, Victoriaville, Matane, Rimouski, Rivière-du-Loup, Rouyn-Noranda, Val-d'Or and Thetford Mines all have titles without including the province name. There is no other cities for Salaberry-de-Valleyfield in the world. And this is one of the other largest cities in Quebec. - Steam5 (talk) 22:21, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] June 27, 2009

[edit] Backlog

  • (Discuss) — Bagram Air Base → Bagram Airfield — Above are many reasons why this page should be moved to reflect the proper naming of the installation. The name of this base is Bagram Airfield, regardless of what other websites official or not call it. Notably the fact that signs, letterheads -- basically anything on this base that has print refers to the installation as Bagram Airfield. It is known by all who are deployed here as BAF -- Bagram Airfield. It isn't about a pissing match between branches -- I'm in the Air Force. I'm sure a Marine would agree, so would a Sailor. I'm rather disappointed from the above comments regarding this a non-important issue. I wouldn't call Microsoft Micro-soft and tell people the name doesn't matter. It definitely does. This almost appears to be somebody who has no subject matter knowledge trying to tell people who have either been here or people like me who see the signs with Bagram Airfield ON this installation everyday that we are wrong because Google search references say so. -JE (talk) 18:57, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Princess Alexander of Belgium → Princess Alexandre of Belgium — As the non-dynastic wife of Prince Alexandre of Belgium it is incorrect to call Léa Wolman by her maiden name, because she is no longer known by it (and never was to most English-speakers, since her notability dates from marriage), nor "Princess Léa of Belgium" because that title is specifically reserved by Belgian law for those on whom the title has been expressly conferred: since 1991 it is no longer legally or socially acquired by marriage to a "Prince of Belgium", a fact she acknowledges in the article itself. Moreover, Léa Wolman remains best known in English-language usage as Princess Alexandre of Belgium, therefore Wikipedia's Naming conventions call for use of that style for the article's namespace. - Lethiere (talk) 03:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — VZ-9 AV Avrocar → Avro Canada VZ-9 AV Avrocar — Typically aircraft are recognized by the manufacturer's name and common name. In this case, Avro Canada is important to the title s it designated the company while the VZ-9 AV designation is the way the project was "buried" while "Avrocar" was also in common use. In order to give the article its true designation, it is better written as "Avro Canada VZ-9 AV Avrocar". FWiW Bzuk (talk) 19:35, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Harrier Jump Jet family → BAe/McDonnell-Douglas Harrier family — This article seems to be engendered a great deal of confusion as to the title. I believe that the title should be "BAe/McDonnell-Douglas Harrier family" as the "Jump Jet" was never an official designation. It was more akin to a P.R. invention. Keeping the title consistent with all the other daughter articles also makes sense. The move back and forth was the product of a campaign to move a variety of article titles to a particular individual's choice of titles. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 19:13, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Yoghurt → Yogurt — To restore the status quo that existed before it was moved to the less common spelling. –xenotalk 06:23, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
  • (Discuss) — Alan Scott → Green Lantern (Alan Scott) — This is a clear case of naming conventions, most common names. Although the character was briefly known as Sentinel, the most prevalent name, across multiple mediums is Green Lantern. The character has a 70 year history, and the a brief name change would be similar to calling Superman's page "Clark Kent" due to his months as Gangbuster. The most common name for the character across the span of the course of the character is Green Lantern. -Sharp962 (talk) 03:04, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
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