Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests

If you are unable to complete a move for technical reasons, you can request technical help below. This is the correct method if you tried to move a page, but you got an error message saying something like "You do not have permission to move this page, for the following reasons:..." or "The/This page could not be moved, for the following reason:..."

• To list a technical request: the Uncontroversial technical requests subsection and insert the following code at the bottom of the list, filling in pages and reason:

  {{subst:RMassist|current page title|new title|reason=edit summary for the move}}
  

  This will automatically insert a bullet and include your signature. Please do not edit the article's talk page.
• If you object to a proposal listed in the uncontroversial technical requests section, please move the request to the Contested technical requests section, append a note on the request elaborating on why, and sign with ~~~~. Consider pinging the requester to let them know about the objection.
• If your technical request is contested, or if a contested request is left untouched without reply, create a requested move on the article talk and remove the request from the section here. The fastest and easiest way is to click the "discuss" button at the request, save the talk page, and remove the entry on this page.

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Technical requests

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Uncontroversial technical requests

Most requests should be placed below this heading.

• Teresa Núñez Laos → Teresa Núñez (volleyball) (currently a redirect back to Teresa Núñez Laos) (move · discuss) – COMMONNAME omits maternal surname, disambiguate as per NCSP Ortizesp (talk) 15:27, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
• Dipturus natis → Dipturus batis (currently a redirect instead to Common skate) (move · discuss) – Cocked this up, I moved this page to Dipturus flossada as common skate is the name of the species complex including this species, the blue skate, and flapper skate. EcoF still lists it as D. batis Blue skate is amibiguous so the name for the article should be Dipturus batis. Although there is a proposal at or going to the ICZN to have this changed to Dipturus flossada. Quetzal1964 (talk) 10:32, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
• Amaan Ali Khan → Amaan Ali Bangash (currently a redirect back to Amaan Ali Khan) (move · discuss) – name inconsistent, see credit used Hekerui (talk) 17:45, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

More info may be needed here. This musician and his brother both have articles: Amaan Ali Khan (this one) and Ayaan Ali Khan, but the text in the two articles use "Khan" and "Bangash" in haphazard ways so it's tough to decipher birth names, stage names, matronyms, patronyms, or whichever is more relevant. Also, if this request is granted we may have to do the same for his brother too. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 12:57, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

• Bandar Gavater → Gwatar (currently a redirect back to Bandar Gavater) (move · discuss) – The article was originally at Gwatar, which is the most common English spelling, distinguishing it from the nearby and similarly-named city of Gwadar. Gwatar is also the name of the bay on which it stands - see Gwatar Bay. The current name appears to be an attempt to transliterate one of the Persian names of the town to English. Gedrose (talk) 10:36, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
• RSM-56 Bulava → R-30 Bulava (currently a redirect back to RSM-56 Bulava) (move · discuss) – 'RSM-56' is an international treaty name.'R-30' is a name conforming with Soviet/Russian names for other SLBMs at Wikipedia Vlad97531 (talk) 23:36, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Requests to revert undiscussed moves

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Contested technical requests

Do not insert new requests in this section. Only move requests here if the requested move has been contested.

• Wreck of the Mexico → 1837 wreck of the Mexico (move · discuss) – This is not the only wreck of a ship named Mexico with an article on Wikipedia which has also been the subject of much coverage. Another wreck is covered at Southport and St Anne's lifeboats disaster -- and depends on whether you are British or American on which is prominent -- 65.92.246.77 (talk) 08:45, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

  I processed the related move already, I'm caught on this one, 1837 Wreck of the Mexico is a good WP:NATDIS, however, it may also imply that the same ship was wrecked more than once. Wreck of the Mexico (1837) or something similar might be slightly better. ASUKITE 15:37, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

  A move is not necessary. The year is mentioned in the first sentence and there is already a hatnote pointing to Southport and St Anne's lifeboats disaster. Station1 (talk) 16:18, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

  A cursory Google search would suggest you are wrong there. The 1886 wreck is also frequently referred to as the "Wreck of the Mexico" -- 65.92.246.77 (talk) 23:19, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

  I haven't suggested otherwise. But without a title conflict, a hatnote is sufficient. It serves the same function as a dab page. Station1 (talk) 05:37, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

  I think it is a WP:NOPRIMARY situation here. The 1886 wreck is simply located at a NATDIS alternate name title. -- 65.92.246.77 (talk) 20:20, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

  It is. And because it is already located at a naturally disambiguated title, no further disambiguation of titles is necessary. Station1 (talk) 05:27, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

• Norkam Secondary School → NorKam Secondary School (move · discuss) – correct spelling of school name has a capitalized letter K Ghafeli (talk) 00:10, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

@Ghafeli Usage of the term appears to be inconsistent in other sources, often used without the stylized K. We generally use sentence case for article titles, but we can create a redirect from the other one. Raladic (talk) 00:52, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

• Éric Marty → Eric Marty (essayist) (move · discuss) – in order to better disambiguate from Eric Marty the football player. 2605:8D80:13B5:DA45:C5EA:381:69B8:26DC (talk) 12:08, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

It is possible that both article titles could remain as-is, because the essayist has the diacritical mark in "É" and the footbal guy does not, while both articles already have the appropriate hatnotes at the top. Also, a reverse request to better disambiguate to footbal guy from the essayist would use the exact same logic. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:09, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

• Thapelo Letsholo (politician) → Thapelo Letsholo (move · discuss) – Politician gets 3 page views a day, as oppose to cricketer's 1. Politician also appears first when searching “Thapelo Letsholo” into Google, Roasted (talk) 17:58, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

@Roastedbeanz1 Primary topic takeovers are rarely uncontroversial, especially when the pageviews for both are so low that it's difficult to draw any real conclusions from them. This would probably require opening a move discussion, which you can do by clicking the "discuss" link in your request above, with notifications to Talk:Thapelo Letsholo and Talk:Thapelo Letsholo (cricketer). --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 16:18, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

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