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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:..."

  • To list a technical request: edit 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=edit summary for the 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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Edit this section if you want to move a request between sections.

Uncontroversial technical requests

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Most requests should be placed below this heading.
  • The Ister → Ister (currently a redirect back to The Ister) (move · discuss) – First, we don't normally put the word "the" in an article title. Second, one of the targets to be disambiguated here is Ister of Cyrene, a person. It's fine to refer to the Ister river as "Ister"; it's awkward to refer to Ister the historian as "The Ister." Quuxplusone (talk) 20:17, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Requests to revert undiscussed moves

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If your request involves reverting a move, place it here.
This is the correct naming convention for a contained series per WP:NCTV. -- Wikipedical (talk) 18:45, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Wikipedical: As I understand WP:NCTV, "(miniseries)" is only used when disambiguation is required. jlwoodwa (talk) 19:07, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Correct, and disambiguation is required. The sentence is saying use (miniseries) as opposed to (TV series), not use (miniseries) only when there’s another article already with (TV series). -- Wikipedical (talk) 04:23, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
WP:NCTV. says use miniseries or serial, serial is for those countries such as the UK which use that term. Serial/series are used interchangeably in UK media. One series programmes are referred to as such, or as dramas.Halbared (talk) 09:56, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Contested technical requests

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Do not insert new requests in this section. Only move requests here if the requested move has been contested.
@JohnCWiesenthal Due to the existence of Little Miss Marker (1980 film), Little Miss Marker has been converted into a disambiguation page. GTrang (talk) 05:44, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The 1980 film is more popular with readers than the 1934 film. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 04:50, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The 1980 film has a view advantage but less than 2:1 over the one other article is probably not enough to assert primary topic for WP:ONEOTHER, it'd have to be determined by a full RM. RachelTensions (talk) 07:10, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrator needed

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Edit this section only if your request requires an administrator. Usually, do so if the page has been fully protected or move protected (see this guide to which moves need administrators). Place your request in another section if it only requires a page mover.
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