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:..."

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:
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{{subst:RMassist|current page title|new title|reason=edit summary for the move}}
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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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Éric Marty → Eric Marty (essayist) (move · discuss) – in order to better disambiguate from Eric Marty the football player. 2605:8D80:13B5:DA45:C5EA:381:69B8:26DC (talk) 12:08, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is possible that both article titles could remain as-is, because the essayist has the diacritical mark in "É" and the footbal guy does not, while both articles already have the appropriate hatnotes at the top. Also, a reverse request to better disambiguate to footbal guy from the essayist would use the exact same logic. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:09, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll note that the accent is often omitted for capital letters in French-language sources. Support. 162 etc. (talk) 16:56, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If anything, it's only reason to rename the football player article, as the accented title is already precise and unambiguous. Nobody looking for the footballer will type in "Éric", but readers looking for the essayist might type in "Eric" without the accent. --Paul_012 (talk) 08:49, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Football player was at Eric Marty and was just moved, with a dabpage created. I oppose this. The football player is the primary topic. Reverted. 162 etc. (talk) 18:51, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Save the Music Foundation → Save The Music Foundation (currently a redirect back to Save the Music Foundation) (move · discuss) – The "T" in "The" should be capitalized.[1]. JSFarman2 (talk) 02:12, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
MOS:THETM: "Do not capitalize the word the in a trademark regardless how the name is styled in logos and the like, except at the beginning of a sentence." RachelTensions (talk) 07:01, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'll note that per WP:MOSTM, "Do not "correct" the spelling (...) to be different from the reliably sourced spelling." 162 etc. (talk) 08:34, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, that's referring to spelling, not capitalization.
Even so, several RS would concur with our guideline of not capitalizing "the" in trademarks: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], etc. RachelTensions (talk) 17:16, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. Thank you. That's good to know. (The capital/the thing drives me nuts; lower case is grammatically correct!) JSFarman2 (talk) 17:23, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RachelTensions! I went through the sources last night and thought: "If the New York Times used lower case, it's correct." Thanks again. JSFarman2 (talk) 17:32, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mezhdunarodnaya (Moscow Metro) → Moskva-City (Filyovskaya line) (currently a redirect back to Mezhdunarodnaya (Moscow Metro)) (move · discuss) – That's ridiculous. The station was renamed several months ago, there are numerous sources, including the official map. But the only opponent blocks the moving for some very formal reasons. Also, they simply stopped answering on the article talk page. Michgrig (talk) 07:21, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Michgrig: Since this requested move has been open for 7 days, an uninvolved closer will most likely soon decide whether to close the discussion or relist it for further discussion. Please be patient until then. This page isn't for requesting closure of a requested move discussion. SilverLocust 💬 09:17, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@SilverLocust, thank you. I suppose that this edit by @Reading Beans is the relisting that you talk about. How long will we have to wait? What if the only opponent still does not answer? Michgrig (talk) 12:07, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Michgrig: In general, a relisted discussion stays open for another 7 days before a closer next decides whether to close it. 162 etc. didn't explicitly oppose the requested move – which would be written as "Oppose" rather than "Comment" (WP:RMCOMMENT) – he just asked for better sources. The standard for closing a discussion as moved is whether there is a consensus for the move based on the weight of evidence and of arguments based on policies and guidelines. Beyond that, I don't have special insight to give on how it will be closed. SilverLocust 💬 01:05, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'll clarify that a relisted discussion does not have to stay open for seven days, and can be closed at any time. See WP:RMRELIST.

It's also true that nobody in the discussion has actually provided good English-language source evidence for the proposed title. See WP:COMMONNAME. 162 etc. (talk) 16:12, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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