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Technical requests
Uncontroversial technical requests
- Sanjna → Samjna (goddess) (currently a redirect back to Sanjna) (move · discuss) – more common transliteration of the name, evident by the usage in various sources of the article Seyamar(245CMR)💬📜 06:06, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- I agree that the title of the article should be fixed as requested, but I wonder if "goddess" is the proper disambiguator. The suggestion seems fine but there might be a guideline that I can't find. Meanwhile, this goddess could possibly receive the main Samjna namespace, which currently redirects to Samjna (concept), if the goddess is considered the primary topic. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:29, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- The Gulch, Nashville, Tennessee → The Gulch (Nashville) (currently a redirect back to The Gulch, Nashville, Tennessee) (move · discuss) – Consistency with The Gulch (Atlanta), both referring to neighborhoods in their respective cities. Technical because, I think, "The Gulch (Nashville)" already exists as a redirect page to "The Gulch, Nashville, Tennessee". ZLump (talk) 15:08, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- Neighbourhoods in American cities should use comma disambiguation, not parentheses. See Alphabet City, Manhattan or SoDo, Seattle (or even Fairlie–Poplar, Atlanta.) The Gulch (Atlanta) is incorrect. 162 etc. (talk) 16:01, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- Progress Studies (currently a redirect to Progress studies) → Progress studies (move · discuss) – Use sentence case per MOS:AT. Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:52, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
Requests to revert undiscussed moves
Contested technical requests
- Ojuelegba, Lagos → Ojuelegba (move · discuss) – I'm requesting this article to be renamed because there isn't another place with the name "Ojuelegba". Ojuelegba is the primary topic and there's no need for Lagos to be included in the title. Versace1608 Wanna Talk? 15:06, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Versace1608 Both the suburb and the song get around 1000 pageviews per month, it's not clear which is the primary topic. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 15:29, 25 September 2024 (UTC)- If we're keeping the dabpage, then it will need to be moved back to Ojuelegba. OP, such primary topic grabs are, by definition, not uncontroversial. 162 etc. (talk) 17:18, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- @162 etc. I moved the dabpage back pending consensus on a primary topic. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 15:28, 27 September 2024 (UTC)- @Ahecht: The suburb/town Ojuelegba predates the song and is the primary topic. Page views are irrelevant and I'm not sure why you're making it a primary argument. For people living in Ojuelegba and Nigeria at large, the town is what comes to mind when they hear the term Ojuelegba. I lived in Lagos for a couple of years and I can attest to this. In my opinion, it doesn't make sense to name the disambiguation page Ojuelegba. Versace1608 Wanna Talk? 14:39, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- That's fine, but this is Wikipedia, and there are rules. See WP:DPT and WP:PCM 162 etc. (talk) 16:03, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Versace1608 I'm not saying that one topic or the other is or isn't primary, just that it's not clear cut enough to be done as an uncontroversial move. You can click on the "discuss" link in your request above to open a move discussion, and make sure to notify Talk:Ojuelegba (song) as well. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 16:09, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Ahecht: The suburb/town Ojuelegba predates the song and is the primary topic. Page views are irrelevant and I'm not sure why you're making it a primary argument. For people living in Ojuelegba and Nigeria at large, the town is what comes to mind when they hear the term Ojuelegba. I lived in Lagos for a couple of years and I can attest to this. In my opinion, it doesn't make sense to name the disambiguation page Ojuelegba. Versace1608 Wanna Talk? 14:39, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- @162 etc. I moved the dabpage back pending consensus on a primary topic. --Ahecht (TALK
- If we're keeping the dabpage, then it will need to be moved back to Ojuelegba. OP, such primary topic grabs are, by definition, not uncontroversial. 162 etc. (talk) 17:18, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Versace1608 Both the suburb and the song get around 1000 pageviews per month, it's not clear which is the primary topic. --Ahecht (TALK
- Polynesian Mythology (book) → Polynesian Mythology (currently a redirect instead to Polynesian mythology) (move · discuss) – Remove disambiguator that is unnecessary per WP:DIFFCAPS. Nurg (talk) 09:32, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Nurg I don't think the "distinct" part of WP:DIFFCAPS is met here, and Polynesian mythology is probably still the primary topic for the title-case title. Worth a discussion at least. C F A 💬 15:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- I also oppose this. 162 etc. (talk) 20:58, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Nurg I don't think the "distinct" part of WP:DIFFCAPS is met here, and Polynesian mythology is probably still the primary topic for the title-case title. Worth a discussion at least. C F A 💬 15:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Georgia Academy of Arts, Mathematics, Engineering and Science → The Georgia Academy (move · discuss) – The Georgia Academy is the new official name for Georgia Academy of Arts, Mathematics, Engineering and Science. The latter name is no longer used following Middle Georiga State University policy 6.7. For further confirmation, contact the <a href="https://www.mga.edu/legal-affairs/index.php">university counsel</a> MGAMarCommRanha (talk) 13:45, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- Decapod → Decapod (disambiguation) (currently a redirect back to Decapod) (move · discuss) – 'Decapod (disambiguation)' was created for the express purpose of redirecting to 'Decapod'. However, 'Decapod' clearly has a WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. 'Decapod' is the common name for the order Decapoda that houses all crabs, all shrimp, all prawns, all lobsters, and all crayfish. There are thousands of articles that fall under Decapoda and whose subjects can be called decapods. I've seen at this point several dozen wikilinks formatted as [[Decapoda|decapod]] because we direct to a disambig instead of a PT. At the bare minimum, even if a PT somehow isn't established, 'Decapod' would point to 'Decapod (disambiguation)', not vice-versa. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 08:16, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- @TheTechnician27 There has been a silent consensus for nearly twenty years, so I don't think this is necessarily uncontroversial. You can open a discussion by clicking the "discuss" link next to your request. C F A 💬 14:48, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- Draft:Scream 7 → Draft:Scream VII (currently a redirect back to Draft:Scream 7) (move · discuss) – The other films had numerical numbers as the title. KingArti (talk) 17:22, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- @KingArti There's no need to move this now, as the draft approver can move it to the appropriate title when it is moved out of draftspace. That said, the previous films are not consistent: there is Scream 4 and Scream VI. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 21:25, 1 October 2024 (UTC)- @KingArti Also, the Instagram post that announced the release date used "Scream 7", not "Scream VII". --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 21:34, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- @KingArti Also, the Instagram post that announced the release date used "Scream 7", not "Scream VII". --Ahecht (TALK
- @KingArti There's no need to move this now, as the draft approver can move it to the appropriate title when it is moved out of draftspace. That said, the previous films are not consistent: there is Scream 4 and Scream VI. --Ahecht (TALK
- Indie game → Indie video game (currently a redirect back to Indie game) (move · discuss) – "Indie game" should instead be a disambiguation page, linking to these 3 articles: "Indie video game" (with the content of the current page "Indie game"), "Indie role-playing game", and "Indie Game: The Movie". I can't move it myself because "Indie video game" already exists as a redirect page to "Indie game". Nodicenomasters (talk) 21:50, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Nodicenomasters The video game article seems to be the primary topic with 13,600 page views per month, vs 620 for role-playing games and 2,400 for the movie --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 00:59, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Nodicenomasters The video game article seems to be the primary topic with 13,600 page views per month, vs 620 for role-playing games and 2,400 for the movie --Ahecht (TALK
- Tokai Transport Service Company (currently a redirect to JR-Central Transport Service Company) → JR Tokai Transport Service Company (move · discuss) – Due to the company name change on October 1, 2024. Tomo.s.429 (talk) 01:26, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Tomo.s.429; can you provide some independent, secondary sources using the new name? Sennecaster (Chat) 02:57, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Tomo.s.429 Is the new name "JR Tokai Transport Service Company" or "JR-Central Transport Service Company"? In any case, Tokai Transport Service Company seems to be the WP:COMMONNAME for now. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 13:55, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Tomo.s.429 Is the new name "JR Tokai Transport Service Company" or "JR-Central Transport Service Company"? In any case, Tokai Transport Service Company seems to be the WP:COMMONNAME for now. --Ahecht (TALK
Administrator needed
- Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies (currently a redirect to Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBTQ+ studies) → Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBTQ+ studies (move · discuss) – Closed discussion but page is protected Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_LGBT_studies#Requested_move_6_September_2024 Dr vulpes (Talk) 04:54, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- Pinging @GorillaWarfare, who implemented the admin-only move protection. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 17:38, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- Pinging @GorillaWarfare, who implemented the admin-only move protection. --Ahecht (TALK
- User:Soulbust/iHasCupquake is invalid. Must create User:Soulbust/iHasCupquake before requesting that it be moved to IHasCupquake.– Page was (speedy?) deleted multiple times in 2015 and the namespace was indefinitely protected. It's been nearly a decade and I've drafted a version which is good to go into the mainspace, but can't move it there because of the protection. Soulbust (talk) 11:11, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax (currently a redirect to Springfield pet-eating hoax) → Springfield pet-eating hoax (move · discuss) – Per consensus at Special:Permalink/1248518496#Requested move 24 September 2024. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 16:12, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- Special:Diff/1248811734#Requested move 24 September 2024 is the right diff. Sennecaster (Chat) 01:02, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- Pinging @Johnuniq, who implemented the admin-only move protection, and @El C, who made it indefinite. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 17:37, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- Pinging @Johnuniq, who implemented the admin-only move protection, and @El C, who made it indefinite. --Ahecht (TALK
- Special:Diff/1248811734#Requested move 24 September 2024 is the right diff. Sennecaster (Chat) 01:02, 2 October 2024 (UTC)