Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests

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Technical requests

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Uncontroversial technical requests

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• Attock Cement Pakistan Limited → Falcon CementFalcon Cement (currently a redirect back to Attock Cement Pakistan Limited) (move · discuss) – official name change, wikipedia common name, also brand name Safeer Zaman (talk) 07:11, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Apostolic Constitutions → Apostolic constitutionsApostolic constitutions (currently a redirect back to Apostolic Constitutions) (move · discuss) – Moving to the version with an uncapitalised "c". Veverve (talk) 13:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  I'm not completely sure we even need the DAB page, I think it falls squarely into WP:SMALLDIFFERENCES with the "s" as a difference. But I'd like to hear some more opinions first. Best, squawk7700 (talk) 21:38, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  Yeah, I see the case for DIFFCAPS. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 00:30, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

  Though the common noun form of the plural should redirect to the singular. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 04:03, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• Estella Marie Thompson → Estella ThompsonEstella Thompson (currently a redirect back to Estella Marie Thompson) (move · discuss) – More concise title, no ambiguity, sources do not always refer to subject using full name. ~Sangdeboeuf (talk) 16:24, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  Comment: If we base the article title on her given name, this request may be valid. But it appears to me that both the two-word and three-word versions of her name are used in social media and other minor media sources, so both may qualify as her given name. Conversely, those recent activities are not particularly notable. and almost all of her notability is under her infamous stage name Divine Brown. So there may be a case to use that for the article title, per WP:PSEUDONYM. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 13:12, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

  I'm OK with that option as well. ~Sangdeboeuf (talk) 16:11, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

  Checking the sources on the page seems to confirm "Divine Brown", so this might be just enough for a bold move, but we also have Divine Brown already, so we'd probably need to resolve that. I can see an argument for primary topic by pageviews (usually not my preference, but there's a pretty big difference: ) but then we may need an RM. ASUKITE 16:41, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

  Divine Brown (sex worker)Divine Brown (sex worker) seems to have been the original page name. I'd support a move back to that title, which avoids any primary topic concerns and matches WP:PSEUDONYM. ~Sangdeboeuf (talk) 17:04, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

• Kahn, Kerman → Kohan, KermanKohan, Kerman (currently a redirect instead to Kohan-e Pancharak) (move · discuss) – Correcting the romanization of the village name Arman Kohan (talk) 18:35, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  Sources are needed. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 18:48, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

• Klever, Norway → KlevjerKlevjer (currently a redirect back to Klever, Norway) (move · discuss) – use official spelling of the name (source: https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/574977) Jay1279 (talk) 19:33, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  I can't help but see on that map that it says "Klever" right next to "Klevjer". https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/307144 – here is the entry for "Klever", located in the exact same place. It is a bit unclear to me what's what here. –Maltazarian ^{ᚾparley$\lor$investigateᛅ} 23:28, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

• Echiura → Spoon wormSpoon worm (currently a redirect back to Echiura) (move · discuss) – A 2020 revision of echiurans discarded the taxon Echiura, instead using the name Thalassematidae to encompass the entire group. This has been unchallenged in the literature since. As 'echiuran' and 'spoon worm' are both used as common names for the group, moving the page to one of those (ideally the latter to prevent confusion) would be better than moving it to Thalassematidae. African Mud Turtle (talk) 19:58, 10 October 2026 (UTC)
• Richard N. Swett → Dick SwettDick Swett (currently a redirect back to Richard N. Swett) (move · discuss) – On god, WP:COMMONNAME. He's named as "Dick Swett" in every source I've read so far. He's listed this way in congress.gov, the FEC handbook , and LegiStorm. Google ngrams agrees. – Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 22:32, 10 October 2026 (UTC)
• Gonadotropic cell → GonadotrophGonadotroph (currently a redirect back to Gonadotropic cell) (move · discuss) – far more widely used nGrams Iztwoz (talk) 09:16, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
• Savannakhet → Kaysone Phomvihane CityKaysone Phomvihane City (currently a redirect back to Savannakhet) (move · discuss) – The current article name is the name of the province, not the city. It is neither the common nor official nor historical name of the city. SigillumVert (talk) 15:02, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
• Bernhart, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (currently a redirect to Bernhart Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein) → Bernhart Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-HohensteinBernhart Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (currently a redirect back to Bernhart, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein) (move · discuss) – moving to his actual name, German nobility has been abolished in 1919 Joe vom Titan (talk) 19:23, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

  WP:NCDE#Titles is the relevant guideline. Joe vom Titan (talk) 20:14, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

  He should be at Bernhart Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein and I could perform that move. Joe vom Titan (talk) 20:43, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

• Bathybagrus sianenna → Chrysichthys sianennaChrysichthys sianenna (currently a redirect back to Bathybagrus sianenna) (move · discuss) – Fish has now returned to its original genus Big Blue Cray(fish) Twins (talk) 19:41, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
• Bathybagrus platycephalus → Chrysichthys platycephalusChrysichthys platycephalus (currently a redirect back to Bathybagrus platycephalus) (move · discuss) – Fish has now returned to its original genus Big Blue Cray(fish) Twins (talk) 19:41, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
• Bathybagrus stappersii → Chrysichthys stappersiiChrysichthys stappersii (currently a redirect back to Bathybagrus stappersii) (move · discuss) – Fish has now returned to its original genus Big Blue Cray(fish) Twins (talk) 19:41, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
• Bathybagrus graueri → Chrysichthys graueriChrysichthys graueri (currently a redirect back to Bathybagrus graueri) (move · discuss) – Fish has now returned to its original genus Big Blue Cray(fish) Twins (talk) 19:41, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Requests to revert undiscussed moves

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Contested technical requests

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• George Ali Murad Khan → Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur II (move · discuss) – as per Wikipedia Common Name Safeer Zaman (talk) 07:47, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Safeer Zaman: Are you sure that's the right destination title? There's a page there already. Tenshi! (Talk page) 20:55, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  I have corrected destination page Safeer Zaman (talk) 05:55, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  Why is this uncontroversial? -- Necrothesp (talk) 09:55, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

• Hà Đông, Hanoi → Hà Đông (move · discuss) – Follow WP:VIETPLACE. LOL369YT (talk) 09:37, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Hà Đông is already a dabpage. -- Necrothesp (talk) 09:54, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Nghĩa Lộ → Nghĩa Lộ (town) (move · discuss) – Redirect as per WP:VIETPLACE's regulations, shorten the article title. — Vietic2 15:27, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Vietic2 This article does not need disambiguation because it is the only one with the title. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 15:34, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  Nghĩa Lộ, Quảng Ngãi and Nghĩa Lộ, Lào Cai??? Vietic2 (talk) 13:37, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

  Thilio, the bot seems a little confused here: the proposal isn't to move WP:VIETPLACE to User:Vietic2. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:07, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Extraordinary Writ I'm Looking into that. CONFUSED SPIRIT(Thilio).Talk 07:12, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• Gò Công → Gò Công (city)Gò Công (city) (currently a redirect back to Gò Công) (move · discuss) – Redirect as per WP:VIETPLACE's regulations, shorten the article title. — Vietic2 15:27, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  I presume Gò Công (disambiguation) is to be moved over the base title in this case. ASUKITE 17:47, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  No! Vietic2 (talk) 08:06, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  I suppose I find WP:VIETPLACE a bit confusing as it suggesting we override the default behavior of only using a parenthetical in the event of ambiguity, with the expectation that the primary topic or disambiguation page or primary redirect goes over the base title (this applies to a few other reqs here also). In that case, if adding a (parenthetical) to each of these titles, we need to decide what goes at the base (a redirect to the disambiguated title would be WP:MISPLACED) ASUKITE 13:16, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  The main topic is Gò Công - a ward in Đồng Tháp province, not an former provincial city in the former Tiền Giang province. Vietic2 (talk) 15:22, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  That makes sense then, thanks! I won't object to these, but since there will likely be links that need fixing, I'll just leave these up for now as I am low on time. ASUKITE 15:27, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  Doesn't that make it a primary topic grab, which wouldn't be uncontroversial? Tenshi! (Talk page) 12:38, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  Yes, I suppose that is correct, not sure why that didn't occur to me yesterday, I'll move these down. ASUKITE 18:29, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  The main topic right now is Gò Công ward itself, not Gò Công provincial city, so there's no reason to avoid arguing and comply with Wikipedia:VIETPLACE's regulations. Vietic2 (talk) 02:41, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

  That's irrelevant to the point that primary topic grabs are not uncontroversial. RM/TR cannot perform moves which are not uncontroversial without an RM, please use WP:RMPM. Tenshi! (Talk page) 15:02, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Lai Vung, Đồng Tháp → Lai VungLai Vung (currently a redirect back to Lai Vung, Đồng Tháp) (move · discuss) – Redirect as per WP:VIETPLACE's regulations, shorten the article title. — Vietic2

  @Vietic2 This page has already been subject to a past RM. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 12:26, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

• Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion (Zimbabwe) → Ministry of Finance (Zimbabwe)Ministry of Finance (Zimbabwe) (currently a redirect back to Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion (Zimbabwe)) (move · discuss) – Ministry was renamed today after being split into two ministries Mangwanani ^(talk) 22:01, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

  We need to look and see if sources are using the new name. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 01:39, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  I mean - I wouldn't have asked if they weren't.... Here and Here for two examples... Mangwanani ^(talk) 09:56, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  This may need some time to shake out. According to these sources: , the President has split the leadership position into two jobs, with the job title "Minister of Finance" being new. However, the ministry's official government page: is still using the older, longer name. I recommend letting this sit for a while until the government officially states whether the ministry itself has a new name. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:50, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  Well you don’t know how Zimbabwe works then… That website will be like that for ages until someone maybe decides to change it (maybe never). But thank you for further proving my point that they are two distinct ministries now with their own Ministers, by linking to further articles that make it clear that His Excellency has “split” the one ministry into two separate ones. I note once again, the blatant bias on Wikipedia against African articles when things like this arise. The British Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade seems to have been all too happy to be renamed when that change was made by Burnham. When an African president does something similar - no, no. We must argue about it. Mangwanani ^(talk) 15:52, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  There is no bias in asking for evidence, and this is not an argument unless you choose to make it one. We would ask the exact same questions about the British ministry the day after its name changed. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 16:12, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  You have seen evidence from the Presidential Communications Office itself, as well as from the State-owned media, which you yourself linked to. I'm not sure how much higher the bar can get in terms of providing evidence. Then there is the internal logic of the matter. A Minister heads a Ministry. In Zimbabwean convention, if someone is given a particular role within a ministry, they are made Deputy Minister with responsibilities for xxx, as we see within the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works. So I am not the one making an argument. I have presented all the facts - it is others who are arguing against those self same facts. Mangwanani ^(talk) 16:34, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  Go back a few steps and you will notice that my only recommendation was to let things settle for a few days. I have stated no opposition to the requested move, nor am I arguing. Buy why let that stop you? ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 13:05, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

  Well we're two days later and the same state-owned press has now reported here that "Dr Tagwirei was appointed to lead the newly established Ministry of Economic Development and Investment Promotion, which is tasked with driving economic growth and attracting investment". It's almost as if some of us know how our countries work. Mangwanani ^(talk) 16:05, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• An Giang province → An GiangAn Giang (currently a redirect back to An Giang province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  @QueenPeppers This one has been subject to 2 RMs. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 20:36, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

• Cao Bằng province → Cao BằngCao Bằng (currently a redirect back to Cao Bằng province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Điện Biên province → Điện BiênĐiện Biên (currently a redirect back to Điện Biên province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Ninh Bình province → Ninh BìnhNinh Bình (currently a redirect back to Ninh Bình province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Hà Tĩnh province → Hà TĩnhHà Tĩnh (currently a redirect back to Hà Tĩnh province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Nghệ An province → Nghệ AnNghệ An (currently a redirect back to Nghệ An province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Quảng Trị province → Quảng TrịQuảng Trị (currently a redirect back to Quảng Trị province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Đắk Lắk province → Đắk LắkĐắk Lắk (currently a redirect back to Đắk Lắk province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Gia Lai province → Gia LaiGia Lai (currently a redirect back to Gia Lai province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Lâm Đồng province → Lâm ĐồngLâm Đồng (currently a redirect back to Lâm Đồng province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Khánh Hòa province → Khánh HòaKhánh Hòa (currently a redirect back to Khánh Hòa province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Cà Mau province → Cà MauCà Mau (currently a redirect back to Cà Mau province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Đồng Tháp province → Đồng ThápĐồng Tháp (currently a redirect back to Đồng Tháp province) (move · discuss) – unambiguous title QueenPeppers (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  @QueenPeppers Matter of fact, all of these have been subject to at least 1 RM. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 20:38, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  The June 2026 move requests were procedurally closed because multiple proposed destination titles contained articles. Those articles have since been moved, and the destinations now redirect to the respective provinces. Thus, the procedural issue identified in that discussion appears to have been resolved. I understand these titles have been discussed, but the June request did not establish consensus against the proposed moves. QueenPeppers (talk) 00:52, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• List of Ranma ½ episodes → Ranma ½ (1989 TV series)Ranma ½ (1989 TV series) (currently a redirect instead to Ranma ½#1989–1992 anime series) (move · discuss) – Removing ambiguity about which series is meant and rendering article title consistent with that of Ranma ½ (2024 TV series) --Andrensath (talk | contribs) 09:46, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

  This seems like an inappropriate scope change, the list can refer to both series' episodes. Tenshi! (Talk page) 15:15, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

• Historical Museum of Serbia → Serbian Historical Museum (move · discuss) – The Government of Serbia renamed the museum on 3 September 2026 (Official Gazette, 4 September 2026); the museum's official website now uses the new name. ~2026-54312-62 (talk) 10:44, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  Any independent sources which satisfy WP:NAMECHANGES? Tenshi! (Talk page) 13:47, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-54312-62 Contesting for now until sources are found. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 16:49, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

• Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015) → Democratic Party of KoreaDemocratic Party of Korea (currently a redirect instead to Minjudang) (move · discuss) – The document should be renamed to 'Democratic Party of Korea' to match the official name of the political party, as including the country and year in parentheses for a currently existing party feels unnecessary. Whatback11 (talk) 06:55, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

  The reason for the current title is that we also have articles for Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000), Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008), Democratic Party (South Korea, 2013). So the proposed move may not be the best way to go, though I concur that this one from 2015 is called "Democratic Party of Korea" (in translation) which appears to be unique among the others. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 13:17, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

@Whatback11 Yep, it's ambiguous. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 16:59, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

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