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

Please read the article titling policy and the guideline regarding primary topics before moving a page or requesting a page move.

Any autoconfirmed user can use the Move function to perform most moves (see Help:How to move a page). 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: a page may already exist at the target title and require deletion, or the page may be protected from moves. 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.
  • Unregistered users and new (not yet autoconfirmed) users are unable to move pages.

Requests are generally processed after seven days. If consensus is reached at or after this time, a reviewer will enact the request. If not, the request may be re-listed to allow more time for consensus to develop, or the discussion closed as "no consensus". See Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions for more details on the process.

Wikipedia: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

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

Undiscussed moves

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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 discussion (especially no recent 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 such a move, and the new title has not been in place for a long time, you may revert the move. 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.

Requesting technical moves

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

  • To list a technical request: edit the Uncontroversial technical requests subsection and insert the following code at the top of the list, filling in pages and reason: 
    {{subst:RMassist|current page title|new page 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.

Technical requests

Uncontroversial technical requests

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Contested technical requests

Requests to revert undiscussed moves

Requesting controversial and potentially controversial moves

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The discussion process is used for potentially controversial moves. A move is potentially controversial if either of the following applies:

  • there has been any past debate about the best title for the page;
  • someone could reasonably disagree with the move.

Use this process if there is any reason to believe a move would be contested. For technical move requests, such as to correct obvious typographical errors, see Requesting technical moves. The technical moves procedure can also be used for uncontroversial moves when the requested title is occupied by an existing article.

Do not create a new move request when one is already open on the same talk page. Instead, consider contributing to the open discussion if you would like to propose another alternative. Multiple closed move requests may be on the same page, but each should have a unique section heading.

Do not create a move request to rename one or more redirects. Redirects cannot be used as current titles in requested moves.

Requesting a single page move

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To request a single page move, click on the "New section" tab of the talk page of the article you want moved, without adding a new subject/header, inserting this code: 

{{subst:requested move|NewName|reason=Place here your rationale for the proposed page name change, ideally referring to applicable naming convention policies and guidelines, and providing evidence in support where appropriate. If your reasoning includes search engine results, please prioritize searches limited to reliable sources (e.g. books, news, scholarly papers) over other web results. You don't need to add your signature at the end, as this template will do so automatically.}}

Replace NewName with the requested new name of the page (or with a simple question mark, if you want more than one possible new name to be considered). The template will automatically create the heading "Requested move 20 June 2022" and sign the post for you.

There is no need to edit the article in question. Once the above code is added to the Talk page, a bot will automatically add the following notification at the top of the affected page:

Note: Unlike other request processes on Wikipedia, such as Requests for comment, nominations need not be neutral. Make your point as best you can; use evidence (such as Google Ngrams and pageview statistics) and refer to applicable policies and guidelines, especially our article titling policy and the guideline on disambiguation and primary topics.

WikiProjects may subscribe to Article alerts to receive RM notifications. For example, Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Article alerts/Requested moves is transcluded to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography. RMCD bot notifies many of the other Wikiprojects listed on the talk page of the article to be moved to invite project members to participate in the RM discussion. Requesters should feel free to notify any other Wikiproject or noticeboard that might be interested in the move request, as long as this notification is neutral.

Single page move on a different talk page

Occasionally, a move request must be made on a talk page other than the talk page of the page to be moved. For example, a request to rename Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Resources to Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing and templates would need to take place at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation because the talk page of the project page to be moved, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation/Resources, is a redirect to that centralized discussion page. In this type of case, the requested move should be made using the following code: 

{{subst:requested move|reason=(the reason for the page move goes here).|current1=(present title of page to be renamed)|new1=(proposed title of page)}}

Note that the |1= unnamed parameter is not used, and that the |current1= and |new1= parameters are used similar to multiple page moves described below.

Requesting multiple page moves

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A single template may be used to request multiple related moves. On one of the talk pages of the affected pages, create a request and format it as below. A sample request for three page moves is shown here (for two page moves, omit the lines for current3 and new3). For four page moves, add lines for current4 and new4, and so on. There is no technical limit on the number of multiple move requests, but before requesting very large multi-moves, consider whether a naming convention should be changed first. Discuss that change on the talk page for the naming convention, e.g., Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (sportspeople).

To request a multiple page move, edit at the bottom of the talk page of the article you chose for your request, without adding a new header, inserting this code: 

{{subst:requested move
| current1 = Current title of page 1
| new1     = New title for page 1 with the talk page hosting this discussion
| current2 = Current title of page 2
| new2     = New title for page 2
| current3 = Current title of page 3
| new3     = New title for page 3
| reason   = Place here your rationale for the proposed page name change, ideally referring to applicable naming convention policies and guidelines, and providing evidence in support where appropriate. If your reasoning includes search engine results, please prioritize searches limited to reliable sources (e.g. books, news, scholarly papers) over other web results. You don't need to add your signature at the end, as this template will do so automatically.
}}
See also: Template:Requested move/extended blank

For example, to propose moving the articles Wikipedia and Wiki, put this template on Talk:Wikipedia, and replace current2 with Wiki. The discussion for all affected articles is held on the talk page of the article at page 1 (Talk:Wikipedia). Do not sign a request with ~~~~ as the template does this automatically. Do not skip pairs of numbers.

RMCD bot automatically places a notice section on the talk page of the additional pages that are included in your request, advising that the move discussion is in progress, where it is, and that all discussion for all pages included in the request should take place at that one location.

Occasionally the discussions for significant multi-move requests may be hosted on WikiProject talk pages or other pages in Project namespace. For multi-move discussions hosted on a page which is not itself proposed to be moved, specify |current1=Current title of page 1 for the first page to move.

Request all associated moves explicitly

Please list every move that you wish to have made in your request. For example, if you wish to move Cricket (disambiguation) to Cricket because you do not believe the sport is the primary topic for the search term "Cricket", then you actually want to move two pages, both Cricket (disambiguation) and Cricket. Thus you must list proposed titles for each page affected by your request. For example, you might propose:

If a new title is not proposed for the sport, it is more difficult to achieve consensus for a new title for that article. A move request that does not show what to do with the material at its proposed target, such as:

is incomplete. Such requests may be completed as a request to decide the best new title by discussion.

Template usage examples and notes
Talk page tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{subst:Requested move|new|reason=why}}
links talk edit
Requested move 20 June 2022

Wikipedia:Requested moves → New – why Example (talk) 15:39, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Use when the proposed new title is given.
Do not sign this template—this tag is auto-signed when substituted. Be sure to use the subst:.
This tag should be placed at the beginning of the section containing the relevant discussion.[reply]

{{subst:Requested move|?|reason=why}}
Requested move 20 June 2022

Wikipedia:Requested moves → ? – why Example (talk) 15:39, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Use when the proposed new title is not known.
Do not sign this template—this tag is auto-signed when substituted. Be sure to use the subst:.
This tag should be placed at the beginning of the section containing the relevant discussion.[reply]

{{subst:Requested move|new|reason=why|talk=yes}}
Requested move 20 June 2022

Wikipedia:Requested moves → New – why Example (talk) 15:39, 20 June 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

Survey
Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this subsection with *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's policy on article titles.
Discussion
Any additional comments:



This template adds subsections for survey and discussion.
Do not sign this template—this tag is auto-signed when substituted. Be sure to use the subst:
Click the "New Section" tab on the talk page and leave the Subject/headline blank, as the template by default automatically creates the heading.

{{subst:Requested move|new1=x|current2=y|new2=z|reason=why}}
Requested move 20 June 2022

– why Example (talk) 15:39, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Do not sign this template—this tag is auto-signed when substituted.
Be sure to use the subst: and place this tag at the beginning of the section containing the relevant discussion.
Add additional related move requests in pairs (|current3= and |new3=, |current4= and |new4=, etc.).[reply]

{{subst:Requested move|new1=?|current2=y|new2=?|reason=why}}
Requested move 20 June 2022

– why Example (talk) 15:39, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Commenting on a requested move

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All editors are welcome to contribute to the discussion regarding a requested page move. There are a number of standards that Wikipedians should practice in such discussions:

  • When editors recommend a course of action, they write Support or Oppose in bold text, which is done by surrounding the word with three single quotes on each side, e.g. '''Support'''.
  • Comments or recommendations are added on a new bulleted line (that is, starting with *) and signed by adding ~~~~ to the end. Responses to another editor are threaded and indented using multiple bullets.
  • The article itself should be reviewed before any recommendation is made; do not base recommendations solely on the information supplied by other editors. It may also help to look at the article's edit history. However, please read the earlier comments and recommendations, as well as prior move requests. They may contain relevant arguments and useful information.
  • Vested interests in the article should be disclosed per Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI.

When participating, please consider the following:

  • Editors should make themselves familiar with the article titling policy at Wikipedia:Article titles.
  • Other important guidelines that set forth community norms for article titles include Wikipedia:Disambiguation, specific naming conventions, and the manual of style.
  • The debate is not a vote; please do not make recommendations that are not sustained by arguments.
  • Explain how the proposed article title meets or contravenes policy and guidelines rather than merely stating that it does so.
  • Nomination already implies that the nominator supports the name change, and nominators should refrain from repeating this recommendation on a separate bulleted line.[a]
  • Do not make conflicting recommendations. If you change your mind, use strike-through to retract your previous statement by enclosing it between <s> and </s> after the bullets, and de-bold the struck words, as in "• Support Oppose".

Please remember that reasonable editors will sometimes disagree, but that arguments based in policy, guidelines, and evidence have more weight than unsupported statements. When an editor offers an argument that does not explain how the move request is consistent with policies and guidelines, a reminder to engage in constructive, on-topic discussion may be useful. On the other hand, a pattern of responding to requests with groundless opinion, proof by assertion, and ignoring content guidelines may become disruptive. If a pattern of disruptive behavior persists after efforts are made to correct the situation through dialogue, please consider using a dispute resolution process.

Closing a requested move

Any uninvolved editor in good standing may close a move request. Please read the closing instructions for information on how to close a move request. The Simple guide to closing RM discussions details how to actually close a requested move discussion.

Relisting a requested move

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Relisting a discussion moves the request out of the backlog up to the current day in order to encourage further input. The decision to relist a discussion is best left to uninvolved experienced editors upon considering, but declining, to close the discussion. In general, discussions should not be relisted more than once before properly closing.[b] Users relisting a debate which has already been relisted, or relisting a debate with a substantial discussion, should write a short explanation on why they did not consider the debate sufficient to close. While there is no consensus forbidding participation in a requested move discussion after relisting it, many editors consider it an inadvisable form of supervote. If you want to relist a discussion and then participate in it, be prepared to explain why you think it was appropriate.

Relisting should be done using {{subst:relisting}}, which automatically includes the relister's signature, and which must be placed at the very end of the initial request after the move requester's signature (and subsequent relisters' signatures).

When a relisted discussion reaches a resolution, it may be closed at any time according to the closing instructions; there is no required length of time to wait before closing a relisted discussion.

If discussion has become stale, or it seems that discussion would benefit from more input of editors versed in the subject area, consider more widely publicizing the discussion, such as by notifying WikiProjects of the discussion using the template {{RM notification}}. Banners placed at the top of the talk page hosting the move request can often be used to identify WikiProjects suitable for notification.

Notes

  1. ^ A nominator making a procedural nomination with which they may not agree is free to add a bulleted line explaining their actual position. Additional detail, such as sources, may also be provided in an additional bullet point if its inclusion in the nomination statement would make the statement unwieldy. Please remember that the entire nomination statement is transcluded into the list on this page.
  2. ^ Despite this, discussions are occasionally relisted more than once.

Current discussions

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This section lists all requests filed or identified as potentially controversial which are currently under discussion.

This list is also available in a page-link-first format and in table format. 82 discussions have been relisted.

June 20, 2022

  • (Discuss) – Nasturtium (plant) → Nasturtium (crucifer) – This article is about the genus Nasturtium (common name: watercress), but the problem is that nasturtium is the common name for members of the unrelated genus Tropaeolum. This article isn't the primary topic (see e.g. Wikinav), so a disambiguator is needed. The current choice – "(plant)" – won't do because the other nasturtiums are plants too. For the 16 years until last week, the title used to have "(genus)", which may appear better as the term is the scientific name of only this genus, but the other topic, Tropaeolum, also constitutes a genus, so that's not precise enough. I'm proposing "(crucifer)", using what I hope is the still-not-obsolete common term for members of this family, but there's a second option: to go directly for the name of the family: Nasturtium (Brassicaceae). – Uanfala (talk) 11:11, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 19, 2022

  • (Discuss) – Argument from fallacy → Fallacy fallacy – It seems to my view the page should be renamed to the 'fallacy fallacy' instead of the current title. Ngram [1] shows that the term fallacy fallacy is used twice as often as 'Argument from fallacy' and overtook it as far back as the 1960's. The other suggested titles are either too low to be registered or don't show up at all on Ngram. It would seem that the term 'fallacy fallacy' would be the better title since it is the most recognised term. Dubarr18 (talk) 12:19, 8 June 2022 (UTC) Forgot to place the requested move template. Have added it now. Dubarr18 (talk) 11:05, 18 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 16:50, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 18, 2022

  • (Discuss) – Zirconium nitrate → Zirconium(IV) nitrate – While I have not checked whether there are any other nitrates of zirconium, zirconium also has several lower oxidation states, and most other inorganic zirconium(IV) compounds have the oxidation state in the title. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 20:51, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore) → Baltimore Penn Station – This is the most commonly used name in multiple official sources, in most secondary sources, and is known as this by the general public. Pennsylvania Station may be a valid expanded form, but Penn Station is sanctioned as the name for this station to a degree where calling it anything else makes it less recognizable. To that end, I am emphasizing that this request only pertains to this station and does not ask for anything related to other stations with a similar name. Many of those have been evaluated independently already, but I do not think the same reasoning is applicable in every case, which is why I am requesting this for Baltimore Penn Station. It may be worth noting that the name "Baltimore Penn Station" also is helpful in that it naturally disambiguates better from Penn-North station, a metro station in Baltimore named after Pennsylvania Avenue. The inclusion of the city name in the station name both matches how it is commonly referred to, and adds context that it is an inter-city passenger rail hub. When I think of things named "Pennsylvania" as it pertains to features with more local relevance, I tend to think of Pennsylvania Avenue first, which is in a different part of the city than Penn Station. See for example: * https://www.amtrak.com/stations/bal * https://www.mta.maryland.gov/marc-station-information * https://baltimorepennstation.com/ --Middle river exports (talk) 20:34, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Football League Greece → Football League (Greece) – This article was moved 2 years ago without a discussion and no edit summary, however none of the sources, external links, or images used in the article call it "Football League Greece". Propose restoring the title to the previous one used. Gonnym (talk) 15:58, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Ain't the Same (Brett Kissel song) → Ain't the Same – The current "Ain't the Same page is a redirect for a song that never had enough recognition to prompt the creation of its own page. I propose moving this page to the main "Ain't the Same" page without name disambiguation, while moving that redirect to one that disambiguates the name. This would align with WP:SONGDAB, which states "unless more than one article about songs of the same name exist, there is no need to disambiguate any further." Yeehaw45 (talk) 22:16, 11 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. >>> Extorc.talk 15:27, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Biohub → CZ Biohub – If we are not going to use the full name, we should use CZ Biohub as that is how they shorten it themselves. See, for example [11]. They don't refer to themselves as just "Biohub" and I don't think we should either. ZimZalaBim talk 16:03, 4 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. >>> Extorc.talk 06:41, 11 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. >>> Extorc.talk 05:19, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Energia → Energia (rocket) – The rocket is not a primary topic. The rocket company that made the Energia rocket is also named "Energia," and also has a 75-year history. The rocket is taking less than half 6 out of 10 of the page views for possible targets. The equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia is disambiguated, as should ours. Schierbecker (talk) 03:53, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Glinciszki massacre → Glitiškės massacre – The place name that should be used in naming a massacre is the name that is used in the country that the location is in right now, not in the past, and regardless of the massacre's targets. For example, Lviv pogroms (1941) use the name of Lviv, the Ukrainian name, instead of the Polish Lwów, regardless of the city's ethnic composition at the time of the event. Another example is Rathlin Island massacre, where the English-language Rathlin is used instead of the Irish Reachlainn, which should be the case if one was naming articles based on the victim's ethnicity instead of the current place name. Another example of where the current place-name instead of ethnic-related names are used is the List of massacres in Romania, where it is written the Romanian-language Geoagiu massacre instead of the Hungarian-language Algyógy massacre or the Romanian-language Bucerdea Vinoasă massacre instead of the Hungarian-language Borosbocsárd massacre, even if the massacres were committed against Hungarians. Ergo, this article should be renamed as I am renaming it. Cukrakalnis (talk) 00:01, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 17, 2022

  • (Discuss) – Emirate of Arabistan → Emirate of Muhammara – Per the fact this name is more historically accurate and appears in numerous WP:RS (listed below), as well as the recent discussion about the article and its name [12]. #"In the 9th/15th-century, following the onslaughts of Timur on the Iranian world, a local Arab Shi'i dynasty, the Musha'sha [q.v.], established itself at Hawiza, on the old course of the Karkha river on the western edge of Khuzistan, and enjoyed about seventy years of independence. In 914/1508, however, Shah Isma'il Safawi [see Isma'il I], after his capture of Baghdad, occupied Hawiza, Dizful and Shushtar, and received the submission of the Musha'sha sultans." / "As a consequence of Musha'sha rule, the western portion of Khuzistan became known, from early Safawid times, as 'Arabistan. In later Safawid times, the title of "wali of 'Arabistan", was conferred on the Musha'sha sultans." / "As a result of this great influx of Arabs, the name of 'Arabistan was, by the 19th-century, usually applied to the province as a whole. In the 19th-century, control of the province virtually passed from the hands of the central government into those of the shaykhs of Muhammara (Khurramshahr), and it was not until 1925 that Rida Shah Pahlawi [q.v.] overthrew the Shaykh of Muhammara and restored the name of Khuzistan." - pp. 80–81 - Savory, R.M (1986). "K̲h̲ūzistān". In Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E.; Lewis, B. & Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume V: Khe–Mahi. Leiden: E. J. Brill #The “occupation” that occurred in 1925 was in reality a reassertion of direct control by the Persian state. For some time before that event, the western part of Khuzestan, known at the time as Arabistan, had in effect been ruled as an autonomous emirate centred on the city of Muhammarah, under Shaykh Khazal al-Kabi / Following Reza Khan’s coup in 1921, a drive towards centralisation and eradication of tribal autonomy was launched by Iran’s new ruler (who proclaimed himself Shah in 1925). In response to the infraction on his autonomy, Shaykh Khazal rose in rebellion in 1924, which was subdued by Reza Khan the next year. The Emirate of Muhammarah was crushed and Shaykh Khazal placed under house arrest in Tehran. - p. 256 - Franzen, Johan (2021). Pride and Power: A Modern History of Iraq, Oxford University Press #"The farman by which the Arab tribes held Abadan forbade its sale, so the British by an agreement with the Shaikh of Muhammara leased the land for a yearly rental during the period of the concession." pp. 417–418 - Greaves, Rose. "Iranian relations with Great Britain AND British India, 1798-1921", "The Cambridge History of Iran", vol 7 #"This was necessary in view of the reports alleging that the British were reinforcing the military capability of another protégé, the sheikh of Muhammara (just across the Shatt al-'Arab from Basra) by providing him with artillery pieces." - p. 543, Farah, Caesar A., "Arabs and Ottomans: A Checkered Relationship", Gorgias Press # Once the Ṣafawid Shāh Ismā‘īl I (see below, no. 148) had extended his power into Khūzistān in 920/1514, the Musha‘sha‘ were reduced to submission, and over the next centuries generally functioned as walis or governors for the Persian monarchs. At the end of the nineteenth century, their local influence was overshadowed by the rise of the rulers of Muḥammara from the Arab Banū Kalb, but the Musha‘sha‘ family nevertheless managed to survive up to the time of Riḍā Shāh Pahlawi (see below, no. 152). - p. 279 - Bosworth, C.E. (1996). The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. New York City: Columbia University Press. #"The main power in southern Khuzestan (or 'Arabistan as it was then usually referred to) was the chief of the Musha'sha' confederacy" / "After their defeat in 1508 by Shah Isma'il I, the Musha'sha' accepted Safavid rule and only occasionally was there need for central government forces to intervene in Khuzestan. The Musha'sha' chief was appointed Vali or governor of Huvayza by the Safavids, and he wielded considerable influence in Khuzestan affairs." / "What it meant was that the Qajar authorities established control over the Ka'b, while, in a reversal of roles, the latter became the vassals of the Sheikh of Muhammarah, who until the 1840s had been a vassal of the supreme chief of the Ka'b." - pp. 278–279 - Floor, Willem (2006). "The Rise and Fall of the Banū Kaʿb. A Borderer State in Southern Khuzestan". Iran: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies. 44 (1)" #"In spite of the nominal sovereignty of the Persian government, the region of Moḥammara maintained a far-reaching autonomy under the leadership of local Arab shaikhs, who had established a kind of shaikhdom of Moḥammara." --HistoryofIran (talk) 15:47, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Dêmqog, Ngari Prefecture → Demchok, Ngari Prefecture – Demchok is the standard spelling of the village name in English language sources, as the page content and the sources cited here themselves exemplify. The current page title, "Dêmqog", is an outdated pinyin transliteration of the Chinese version of the name, which is no longer in use. Kautilya3 (talk) 11:21, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – John Faber Jr. → John Faber the Younger – Most sources refer to the Fabers as 'the elder' and 'the younger', notably the British Museum and the Met among many regional art museums. The National Portrait Gallery seems to be the outlier in calling him John Faber Jr, but in any case calling him Faber 'Jr.' (with period) goes against British English conventions and I propose that we move this page to a title used by the vast majority of sources in the art world. I would move it myself, but 'John Faber the Younger' is already a redirect page. CoatGuy2 (talk) 19:03, 10 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. >>> Extorc.talk 06:08, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Cent (currency) → Cent – Obvious primary topic. The other topics are specific coins (which wouldn't be primary over this article because this article is about the general topic), a part of a specific city, an Old English name of a city, and a few units of measurement, none of which get anywhere near as many views as this page. (I wanted to link the page view comparison here, but I could only get the link for the views of one page, so if you want to see it, you'll have to enter the page names yourself.) Evil Sith Lord (talk) 05:34, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Mary Sattler → Mary Sattler Peltola – I'm not gonna comment on the above's suspicions of conflict of interest and I don't reject his analysis above but regardless, now that, as RadioKAOS mentioned, she has now been called by DDHQ to proceed top-4 runoff/general election. I think it's fair to say that she's more notable by the surname "Peltola". Other than the sources listed above, there are also CNN, Roll Call, and many other local news outlets using the surname "Peltola" under WP:COMMONNAME. Not to mention that the Alaska Division of Elections used "Mary S. Peltola" and an FEC filing listed her full name only as "Peltola, Mary" suggesting that she might've had her name legally changed per WP:NAMECHANGES. I don't object to the title being "Mary Sattler Peltola" for having "a historical record that takes the subject's entire history into consideration" but I wanna hear others' opinions on this first. —twotwofourtysix(My talk page and contributions) 04:06, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Australian scrub python → Simalia kinghorni – Assuming the species status described in this article is valid (which ITIS and The Reptile Database confirm), a different species, Simalia amethistina, is also called the "scrub python", and both of them are found in Australia, so the current title is ambiguous. I also don't know where the "Australian" part of this article title came from, since I have not found that word included in the common names given by ITIS or The Reptile Database. IUCN does not seem to list this species; however, an IUCN search returns three results for "scrub python" – Morelia amethistina (a.k.a. Simalia amethistina), Simalia tracyae and Simalia clastolepis, which seems to confirm that the name is ambiguous. A search on ITIS or The Reptile Database for "scrub python" yields two results – Simalia amethistina and this one. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 01:05, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 16, 2022

  • (Discuss) – Indus Valley Civilisation → Indus Valley civilisation – Descriptive name, not proper name. Though there's a recent trend toward more capitalization of "civilisation" here, likely due to authors following Wikipedia, sources are still not close to the MOS:CAPS threshold of "consistently capitalized". Dicklyon (talk) 15:03, 8 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 15:10, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Homafaran allegiance → Homafaran Allegiance – The uncapitalized "allegiance" is putting me off, but because the photo is known primarily in the Farsi-speaking world, and has thus never received a translated name, I'm unsure whether changing it is necessary. Thoughts? 2607:FEA8:3BA0:4220:B5:7C44:F9A8:AA3A (talk) 14:33, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Shakhrom Sulaymonov → Shahrom Sulaymonov – His name in Tajiki is Shahrom Sulaymonov (Шаҳром Сулаймонов), not Russian "Shakhrom"; Tajiki distinguishes between х and ҳ, which mark two different sounds. You can find his name spelled as "Shahrom Sulaymonov" on different websites. 2A01:CB09:8024:B9B5:CC19:B268:413A:B7A7 (talk) 09:34, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 15, 2022

  • (Discuss) – Guru Nanak → Nanak – The Sanskrit religious title Guru is primarily used for Nanak by Sikhs, not all people commonly refer to him by using the prefix 'Guru'. Only Sikhs consider Nanak to be a 'guru', similarly Muslims consider Muhammad to be a Prophet, but we don't use 'Prophet Muhammad' here on Wikipedia, we simply have Muhammad. Christians consider Jesus to be a Christ, though we do not have Jesus Christ, we simply have Jesus. In the same manner, Sikhs consider Nanak to be Guru, but we should simply have Nanak, instead of Guru Nanak. A much more convincing argument would be WP:COMMONNAME. The Google Ngram results largely favor 'Nanak' over 'Guru Nanak'. The much-more reliable Google Scholars shows 48,800 results for Guru Nanak whereas a much larger 66,900 results for Nanak. ShabberMojtaba ((talk), 22:59, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Agitator (disambiguation) → Agitator – Agitator is currently a redirect to Agitators, an article about one of the more obscure factions during the English Civil War. But as evident from the dab page, the term has several much more common meanings, without any visible primary topic. – Uanfala (talk) 18:21, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 14, 2022

  • (Discuss) – Ton 618 → TON 618 – No sources besides SIMBAD uses this version of the name. Peer-reviewed papers, including the paper that gave the black hole it's mass estimate, have used the capitalised version of the name. To add further, NASA uses the capitalisation as well. The name being capitalised does not imply an acronym or initialism. Wikipedia typically uses the most commonly-used name, not necessarily the correct name. Faren29 (talk) 13:12, 3 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Natg 19 (talk) 22:57, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – S.L. Benfica Juniors → S.L. Benfica (youth) – Although the article is mainly about Benfica's under-19 team, it also has information on the club's youth system. Moreover, "Benfica Juniors", a translation of "Juniores do Benfica", isn't common in the English media, unlike "Benfica U(-)19" or "Benfica under-19" (sub-19 in Portuguese). In addition, Benfica U19 play(s) in the UEFA Youth League, so it makes sense for the name of the article to use "youth". SLBedit (talk) 22:13, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Shakya → Sakya (tribe) – The Pali name Sakya is used in the majority of contemporary writing, both academic and non-academic, pertaining to this tribe, while the Sanskrit form Shakya is less often used. This is visible in the list of sources used for this article, where the majority spelling is the Pali rather then the Sanskrit one. The name of the entry should therefore accurately reflect this use of the tribe's name. This would also facilitate searches by individuals, given that they would likely be more familiar with the Pali spelling that is the most prevalent form of the name used in contemporary writing. Antiquistik (talk) 21:04, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – 4-12-2 → Union Pacific 9000-series – As there is only one locomotive class with a 4-12-2 wheel arrangement, and the article spends most of its time talking about that class, it makes sense to rename the article to specifically be about that class. Eldomtom2 (talk) 18:02, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Icelandic Airlines → Loftleiðir Icelandic – The Loftleiðir website repeatedly mentions itself as Loftleiðir Icelandic and not once mentions itself as Icelandic Airlines: [24] and neither does the Icelandair website: [25] suggesting that the airline's name was changed to Loftleiðir Icelandic. We should use the most recent name of the airline. Idmsdmsalescaleneiviq (talk) 16:15, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Galactic Center → Galactic center – Looking at scholarly sources, the usage is split (outside of the titles of papers) between "Galactic Center" and "Galactic center" (see this arxiv search, for example). Since there does not seem to be a consensus that the word "center" is part of the proper name, we should default to WP:NCCAPS and not capitalize subsequent words in the title. --Ahecht (TALK
    PAGE    ) 14:51, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Kelly Sweet → Haliene – Haliene is now a more recognizable name than her real name, and most recent reliable sources refer to her by said stage name. Surprisingly this article is quite old, and her activity under her real name isn't as relevant anymore. EDM fan 2 (talk) 04:33, 7 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:58, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 13, 2022

  • (Discuss) – Billy North → Bill North – Per WP:COMMONNAME. The page itself and all of the references refer to North as Bill, not Billy. Bill appears to be the name that is predominantly used. The only source that I could find that uses Billy is this one, and the first sentence even says that North himself prefers Bill. Oneforfortytwo (talk) 17:26, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Elapsed listings

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  • (Discuss) – Galaxy High → Galaxy High School – Most of the websites I could find about this series call it "Galaxy High School", not "Galaxy High". The websites even display pictures of the show's title screens and packaging with the name stated as "Galaxy High School". JIP | Talk 17:35, 30 May 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. >>> Extorc.talk 14:58, 6 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. >>> Extorc.talk 11:38, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Commonwealth of Australia (US Corporation) → ? – As the article itself indicates, Australia is not a US corporation. It is registered with SEC as a foreign government. I am not sure what the new name should be (or whether this should be a separate article). Perhaps the content should be included as part of the SEC page or another page on Registration of foreign governments with SEC; or perhaps it should be renamed as Australia US Corporation Conspiracy Theory. Zhantongz (talk) 16:22, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Backlog

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  • (Discuss) – Vukovar-Syrmia County → Vukovar-Srijem County – I'm initiating this formal discussion here in order to formalize earlier discussions, cf. #RfC on Proposal to rename article above. While there is some credence to using the historical anglicized title in the name of the historical region, the modern-day region of Vukovarsko-srijemska županija isn't really consistently named Vukovar-Syrmia County in the preponderance of relevant sources. There is some consistency to it, in relation to names of some of the other (but definitely not all) Croatian counties, and some inconsistency, primarily in relation to Srem District. We should have neutral editors examine this and decide what is the best course of action. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 12:33, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Name change from synchronised to artistic swimming approved by FINA". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Where Did 'Synchronized Swimming' Go?". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
--Dinnerbrone (talk) 09:13, 30 May 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 20:26, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Yawkey Way → Jersey Street (Boston) – Street name legally changed in 2018, all sources now refer to it as Jersey Street. Currently, 'Jersey Street (Boston)' is a redirect to Yawkey Way, it should be the other way around. Criticalus (talk) 15:12, 27 May 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. >>> Extorc.talk 08:10, 3 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. >>> Extorc.talk 05:35, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Beheading in Islam → Beheading in jihadist terrorism – Based on feedback from the above discussion that generally weighed in against a broader 'beheading and terrorism' rescoping, I would like to suggest narrower rescoping of this article onto the use of beheading for terror by extremist jihadist groups in a context devoid of any legal backing, Islamic or otherwise (already the focus) - and separate from the use of beheading as a legally sanctioned form of capital punishment in internationally recognised modern nation states in the Muslim World: material now covered at Capital punishment in Islam. Iskandar323 (talk) 21:22, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

  1. ^ There were a large number of results for Waateanews that didn't include mention of either Rakiura or Stewart Island. The two articles that did include a mention are included in the totals, though not the search results.

– BilledMammal (talk) 04:15, 31 May 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 03:53, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • (Discuss) – International military intervention against the Islamic State → War against ISIS – Between 2014 and 2019, the IS-Syrian conflict became a war fought against ISIS by many belligerents, some of them were battling each other in Syria but were now against an expanding enemy and it has also been waged by many foreign forces in multinational front: Iraq and Syria to stop the expansion of the Islamic State in the region. The conflict is now being commonly called as the War against ISIS, for example: [26] and [27], the new name is shorter and reflects better the fact that this was a war between a war and not an unified effort since many countries such as Iran, Turkey, Russia and the US were not on the same side yet partaking in this conflict. Sgnpkd (talk) 19:34, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Optoform → Optical cage system – This article describes one vendor's optical cage system. An article on optical cage systems in general would be better balanced and more useful. The history section here covers other systems briefly, so I think this article could be a good start on a broader coverage of the topic. I propose to move it and rewrite it as a general article on this topic.--Srleffler (talk) 16:05, 22 May 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. >>> Extorc.talk 12:27, 30 May 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. >>> Extorc.talk 15:01, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Sheikh–Wazed family → Sheikh family – The entire article here about Sheikh Mujib and his family and relatives with Sheikh title without any official surname as per Bangladeshi Muslim tradition! Sheikh mujib Daughters never officially use any surname like Wazed or Siddig! Currently only Sheikh Hasina‘s son use Wazed surname, when the entire article describes about hundreds of people with common sheikh title!! 2A0A:A547:22D2:0:409:825F:EE98:111A (talk) 09:00, 29 May 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. >>> Extorc.talk 11:49, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – JTBC Studios → Studio Lululala – JTBC has recently changed the company name to Studio LuluLala based on their existing studio prior to the company rebrand.[1] Would like to have the company name to be changed.

References

  1. ^ "JTBC's New Look as Studio LuluLala Heralds Plans to Expand to the Next Level". Variety. April 24, 2022.
– VernardoLau (talk) 11:07, 27 May 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Turnagra (talk) 19:30, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – The In-Between (2019 film) → The In-Between – This should be moved back to its base name. This is the only entry at In Between (disambiguation) with this specific spelling, and the only entry with a hyphen, so it does not need parenthetical disambiguation per WP:SMALLDETAILS. It of course can certainly be confused for The In Between, or users seeking this page may omit the hyphen; moving to the base name will make it feasible to include this in the hatnote at The In Between and save users from going through the disambiguation page, which includes many other entries that are less likely to be sought by users searching terms beginning with "The". Mdewman6 (talk) 01:45, 10 May 2022 (UTC)— Relisting. Turnagra (talk) 06:43, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Sirach → Book of Sirach – Every other Biblical book page is on this format. Having the book be "Sirach" and the person be "ben Sira" makes no sense, these are just alternate spellings and this is not how any source distinguishes the book from the person. GordonGlottal (talk) 13:39, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Melakha → 39 Melakhot – Seconded. What the heck is this move? The resulting sentence makes no sense whatsoever. This is a mistake. While we could say "Melakha is prohibited work on the Sabbath, of which there are 39 types (39 Melakhot)" and be grammatically correct, the previous name was better. GordonGlottal (talk) 21:23, 17 May 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 00:15, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Fast Break Fury → Rochester RazorSharks – This would reverse a page move from November so that a new article can be written about the Fast Break Fury. No reliable sources have been presented (nor found with a search) that indicate that the Fast Break Fury is a renamed version of the Rochester RazorSharks. Powers T 18:30, 16 May 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:20, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – What's Going On (Marvin Gaye song) → What's Going On (song) – Page views indicate that the Marvin Gaye song is far and away the primary song, receiving more views in any given day than the other songs with the same name get in a month put together. There are also several cover versions discussed in the article, which may make it confusing for users looking for those without knowing the original artist. Turnagra (talk) 00:44, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Thalía → Thalía (singer) – per balance of WP:CRITERIA, visually non-distinctive from the Thalia dab page, restore parenthetical disambiguation but leave bare name Thalía as primary redirect. The tiny accent on i not visible to many readers and many English non-high MOS quality sources such as pop webpages can't show the accent. Reader unfriendly. In ictu oculi (talk) 10:57, 8 May 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 15:25, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Sisodias of Mewar → List of Ranas of Mewar – Currently, this page consists of :
    * History **Conflicts with the Mughals **Under British Raj **Post-Independence *List of Maharanas
    The Udaipur State page also consists of the same structure but also includes information about the Guhila dynasty. So this page must be made an exclusive page for the list, hence must be Renamed and all the other information in this page will be Merged the Udaipur State. >>> Extorc.talk 06:09, 10 May 2022 (UTC)— Relisting. Dekimasuよ! 06:23, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Battle of the Siverskyi Donets → 2022 Donets incident near Bilohorivka – The Donets river (its article is titled Donets in Wikipedia, not Siverskyi Donets) has been crossed by Russian forces before, near Izium and near Kharkiv. See the map of the invasion we have on Commons [32]. Thus, this article's name is inappropriate, and readers who haven't heard of this story might not be able to realize whether this is a general article about engagements in the river during the invasion or not. Also, this was not a battle, Russian and Ukrainian forces did not directly fight each other. So I propose this title which I believe is more precise both in location and in time. I've had several other ideas, such as "2022 attempted Russian crossing of the Donets near Bilohorivka", "2022 Donets river incident near Bilohorivka", "8–11 May 2022 Donets incident" and "8–11 May 2022 attempted Russian crossing of the Donets", but I believe "2022 Donets incident near Bilohorivka" is both the shortest and the most precise title we can get. Super Ψ Dro 16:27, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly incomplete requests

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References

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See also

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