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Requested move 10 April 2024

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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: not moved. – robertsky (talk) 02:55, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Over the River and Through the WoodsOver the River and Through the Woods (play) – Everyone is familiar with the song as using the word "Woods"; it is very confusing to dis-ambiguate the song by using the word "Wood". Georgia guy (talk) 11:55, 10 April 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Natg 19 (talk) 23:28, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose – we don't normally do things that way. The song in question, for those unfamiliar with it like me, is "Over the River and Through the Wood" and that is its original and correct title. I know nothing about either the play or the song beyond what's in their respective Wikipedia articles; I only have the play's article on my watchlist due to vandalism. Graham87 (talk) 14:40, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose in the absence of evidence that the title phrase is more strongly associated with the song than the play. Some places you might want to consider for building your argument: 1) Clickstream data. Are lots of readers landing on this page and clicking the hatnote to get to the song? 2) Is this article accumulating mistargeted wikilinks? 3) Do published books and articles commonly refer to the song with the "Woods" form of the title? Colin M (talk) 19:18, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.