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Requested moves is a place for requesting the retitling of an article, a template, or a page in the Misplaced Pages namespace. Any logged-in user who has been registered for more than four days and has made at least ten edits can use the tab located at the top of each page to perform simple moves (see Help:Moving a page). Unregistered users and users not yet confirmed may request moves here. Administrator help is required in some situations, such moves can also 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. Two pages often cited during move discussions, which you might want to familiarize yourself with before making your request, are our naming convention regarding primary topics and our guideline on using common English names. 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 closer may choose to re-list the request to allow time for consensus to develop, or close it as "no consensus". The processes involved in closing requests, performing moves and necessary tidying tasks when a move is performed can be viewed at closing instructions.

Processes beyond the scope of this page

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

• Renaming a category - propose the move at Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion.
• Renaming a stub template - propose the move at Misplaced Pages:Stub types for deletion.
• Merging two articles - make a request at Misplaced Pages:Proposed mergers or be bold and do it yourself.
• Requesting that page histories be merged - list them at Misplaced Pages:Cut and paste move repair holding pen.

Requesting uncontroversial moves

If the move you are suggesting is uncontroversial and technically possible, please feel free to move the page yourself. If you cannot move the page yourself, then request it below. Moves are possible (for registered users with accounts over four days old and ten edits) 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, and the page not move-protected. 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. Note that this template requires two parameters: {{db-move|page to be moved here|reason for move}}.

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: Misplaced Pages: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.

Requesting potentially controversial moves

Requesting a single page move

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 short reason for page name change. --~~~~

The name of the section does not necessarily need to be "Requested move", though it 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 substituted. The template will also automatically include your signature.

Requesting multiple page moves

On one of the talk pages of the affected articles, create a request and format it as below. The following is an example for three pages:

== Requested move ==

{{movereq
| multiple = yes
| current1 = Current title of page 1
| new1 = New title for page 1
| current2 = Current title of page 2
| new2 = New title for page 2
| current3 = New title for page 3
| new3 = New title for page 3