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=reason for 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.

• LiveChat Software → Text (company) (move · discuss) – company has changed its name 31.60.21.26 (talk) 18:34, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
• Noakhailla language → Noakhailla (currently a redirect back to Noakhailla language) (move · discuss) – to make shorter (WP:CONCISE) by eliminating disambiguator; additionally, the article calls Noakhailla a dialect, not a language; cf. others in Category:Bengali dialects. —  AjaxSmack  22:18, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Requests to revert undiscussed moves

If your request involves reverting a move, place it here.

Contested technical requests

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

• Culture of Ukraine → Ukrainian culture (currently a redirect back to Culture of Ukraine) (move · discuss) – No sources in the article are talking about "Culture of Ukraine" but of "Ukrainian culture" as well as article content. ManyAreasExpert (talk) 19:42, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

  @Manyareasexpert: There's certainly a WP:TITLECON argument to be made for keeping it at Culture of Ukraine, since nearly every article in Category:Culture by country use "Culture of...". --Ahecht (TALK
  PAGE) 21:25, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

  should I open a move discussion then? and how to close this then? ManyAreasExpert (talk) 21:30, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

• Pallar → Devendrakula Velalar (currently a redirect instead to Devendrakula Velalar (caste)) (move · discuss) – Parliament Passes Bill To Classify 7 Scheduled Caste Groups Of Tamil Nadu As 'Devendrakula Velalars', having a page as pallar to refer as devendrakula Velalar is not right. It’s better to move this page as Devendrakula Velalar as it comprises 7 subcastes. The Indian Government parliament ammendment has been given for viewing where pallar and others 6 subcastes don’t exist in the government records.

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Page I want to move it to is currently a redirect. worldgiant (talk) 04:39, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Articles related to Indian castes are inherently controversial. – robertsky (talk) 09:40, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

@Worldgiant: This move is potentially controversial, so it would require a requested-move discussion, which you can begin by clicking "discuss" on your request. You can remove this request after opening a discussion (or if you do not want to continue). SilverLocust 💬 20:26, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

• Friesland (disambiguation) → Friesland (move · discuss) – per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC and WP:NCLANG PK2 (talk) 13:30, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

  I don't agree with this, and have reverted the recent move from Friesland to Friesland (province). The province seems the primary topic for this Dutch/German term when rendered in English, given that the region is usually called Frisia.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:45, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

  @PK2: This technical request has been contested. As such, it would require a requested-move discussion, which you can begin by clicking "discuss" on your request. You can remove this request after opening a discussion (or if you do not want to continue). I have also adjusted the discuss link to include requesting the now-reverted move Friesland → Friesland (province). SilverLocust 💬 21:59, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

• Ball (association football) → Football (association football) (currently a redirect back to Ball (association football)) (move · discuss) – Per MOS:BOLDLEAD. Neo Purgatorio (talk) 15:33, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

  Not uncontroversial. 162 etc. (talk) 15:42, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

  I'm not particularly sure how it's controversial. Three out of four of the bolded names in the lead contain "football." The entire article uses the word "football." Neo Purgatorio (talk) 15:48, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

  Because Football (association football) could refer to the sport itself? 162 etc. (talk) 16:05, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

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