Requested move 25 November 2023

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. The general consensus is to move per WP:COMMONNAME (closed by non-admin page mover) ❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 19:33, 3 December 2023 (UTC)Reply


Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu WaitaiLake McKerrow – Per WP:COMMONNAME, WP:CONCISE, and MOS:SLASH. Proposed title is overwhelmingly preferred by reliable sources; Google News returns 29 results for the proposed title, compared to 7 results for any form of the current title.

Proposed title is also more concise and better aligned with MOS:SLASH. BilledMammal (talk) 08:57, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Support. The slash character should be strongly avoided in titles. From the first version, “Lake McKerrow” came first, which is a very indicator for the better title. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 02:56, 3 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
The slash is required by New Zealand-specific naming conventions for dual titles, and its presence is irrelevant for the move discussion. The order of the dual names is for consistency with their order in the official dual name. Some dual names use the former English name first, such as Avon River / Ōtākaro or Franz Josef / Waiau, while others use the Māori name first, such as Whakaari / White Island or Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill. Turnagra (talk) 04:39, 3 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
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