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For requested mergers, see Misplaced Pages:Proposed mergers. For removals, see Misplaced Pages:Guide to deletion. For page history mergers, see Misplaced Pages:Cut and paste move repair holding pen. For media restoration, see Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Media Restoration.

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

Before moving a page or requesting a move, please review the article titling policy and the guidelines on primary topics.

Any autoconfirmed user can move a page using the "Move" option in the editing toolbar; see how to move a page for more information. 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. In such cases, 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.
  • A page should not be moved and a new move discussion should not be opened when there is already an open move request on a talk page. Instead, please participate in the open discussion.
  • Unregistered and new (not yet autoconfirmed) users are unable to move pages.

Requests are typically processed after seven days. If consensus supports the move at or after this time, a reviewer will perform it. 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, or closed as "no consensus". See Misplaced Pages:Requested moves/Closing instructions for more details on the process.

Misplaced Pages: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 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 #Incomplete and contested proposals section below.

Incomplete and contested proposals

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 an incomplete or contested move proposal, please consider following the instructions above to complete the proposal, and move it to the "Other Proposals" section below under the current date. Proposals that remain incomplete after five days will be removed.

Other proposals

Please use the correct template; see the instructions above.
Do not attempt to copy and paste formatting from another listing.

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10 February 2009

9 February 2009

  • M1 Garand rifle → M1 Garand —(Discuss)— It's been suggested that "rifle" is an unnecessary qualifier in the article name, and there's currently a discussion about this proposed rename on the article's talk page. If a consensus to rename is reached, administrator assistance will be needed, since "M1 Garand" is a redirect that has an edit history. --— Mudwater 01:29, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

8 February 2009

7 February 2009

  • Abortion-related violence → Anti-abortion violence —(Discuss)— The topic of this article is violent acts committed by anti-abortion people, against abortion providers. No other type of violence is mentioned in this article. Also, "anti-abortion violence" gets >8500 ghits, while "abortion-related violence" gets only 3100 ghits (despite the fact that there are likely WP mirrors with the latter title inflating the latter results). --Whatever404 (talk) 14:04, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

6 February 2009

  • Archimedes' screw → Archimedes screw or Archimedean screw —(Discuss)— "Archimedes' screw" only works if it is never used with an article (i.e., treated as a concept. (For example, "Murphy's Law" is acceptable because we never say "the Murphy's Law".) However, it is common to say "the Archimedes screw" to refer to either the concept or a specific instance of an Archimedean screw, which requires "Archimedes" to be cast as an noun-cum-adjective rather than a possessive. See the talk page for a more detailed explanation. —Tonyle (talk • contribs) 18:12, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

5 February 2009

Backlog

Move dated sections here after five days have passed (December 20 or older).

In French, in a title which is not a sentence and beggining with a definite article, the first letter of the name and of the adjective (if it is before the name) are capitalized ; if two names are separated by a coordinating conjunction, their first letters are both capitalized. For more details, these rules are explained here. - Pmiize (talk) 19:11, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
  • Mahilyow → Mogilev —(Discuss)— Mogilev is the Russian name, and Mahilyow the Belarusian, for this city in Belarus. Both Russian and Belarusian are official languages in Belarus, and the Russian name is far, far, far more familiar in English than the Belarusian. This proposal might apply to some other Belarusian cities, but I've not looked into it closely yet. --john k (talk) 16:56, 4 February 2009 (UTC) john k (talk) 16:56, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
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