Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests
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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 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:..."
If you are here because you want an admin to approve of your new article or your proposed page move, you are in the wrong place.
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- To list a technical request: Uncontroversial technical requests subsection and insert the following code at the bottom of the list, filling in pages and reason:
This will automatically insert a bullet and include your signature. Please do not edit the article's talk page.
{{subst:RMassist|current page title|new title|reason=edit summary for the move}}
the - 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
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Uncontroversial technical requests
- ACME Laboratories (disambiguation) is invalid. Must create ACME Laboratories (disambiguation) before requesting that it be moved to ACME Laboratories.– move over redirect. No clear primary topic. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 10:45, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Shhhnotsoloud: Between what and what? That is the only page named so, and hatnote take care of the rest. –Ammarpad (talk) 11:06, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Ammarpad: ACME Laboratories redirects to Jef Poskanzer which (briefly) describes an entity called ACME Laboratories. The other use is The ACME Laboratories Ltd. ACME Laboratories should be a dab page because (imo) neither are primary topics. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 11:11, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Shhhnotsoloud: You're right. I only followed The ACME Laboratories Ltd which is in the dab page. –Ammarpad (talk) 11:27, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Ammarpad: ACME Laboratories redirects to Jef Poskanzer which (briefly) describes an entity called ACME Laboratories. The other use is The ACME Laboratories Ltd. ACME Laboratories should be a dab page because (imo) neither are primary topics. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 11:11, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- Valman (disambiguation) (currently a redirect to Valman) → Valman (move · discuss) – move over redirect. No clear primary topic. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 10:34, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- International_Institute_for_Justice_and_the_Rule_of_Law (currently a redirect to The International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law) → The International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (move · discuss) – page is incorrectly named, missing 'The' The IIJ (talk) 10:33, 26 March 2018 (UTC)