Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Disambiguation

Requested move at Talk:Scrooge#Requested move 13 September 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Scrooge#Requested move 13 September 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. —Myceteae‍🍄‍🟫 (talk) 17:58, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Marist School (Georgia)#Requested move 14 September 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Marist School (Georgia)#Requested move 14 September 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. —Myceteae‍🍄‍🟫 (talk) 23:16, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

Overwriting dabs

I stumbled across this well-intentioned edit, which overwrote a useful dab with an article draft. As an established non-redirect page, I think this creation would have avoided NPP. I wonder how common this sort of thing is, whether it can be detected easily, and if so whether we'd want to produce some sort of report or even an edit filter. I realise that there are legitimate uses such as rewriting a dab as a set index or a redirect to its sole entry, but it should be possible to filter out most false positives. Certes (talk) 08:09, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Using admin deletion powers we can split off those edits, so it's salvageable at least.

I was going to suggest an edit filter that WP:TAGs it, but we actually already have a "disambiguation template removed" tag added by Special:AbuseFilter/837 but for some reason it didn't match that time. --Joy (talk) 08:44, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, Joy. As I hoped, this obvious problem has already been addressed long ago, and that edit filter is exactly what I was looking for. It didn't catch this case because the {{disambiguation}} template wasn't actually removed, just moved to the end of an enormous line of text where I didn't notice it. Certes (talk) 09:24, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

D'oh! No filter survives contact with the newbie editor :) --Joy (talk) 11:18, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Yeah, I see this sort of overwrite occasionally. Perhaps a filter that tags large additions of text to a disambiguation page. I'm not sure what all can be done with filters, but I think I've seen something similar tagging addition of large block of unwikified text. While this one was unwikified, some others are more complete in appearance, so that alone would not catch all instances. There might need to be multiple filters, such as another one marking the addition of references to disambiguation pages (which is an issue even where the page is not an overwrite). older ≠ wiser 11:58, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Another example I came across just now: IRO. This is simple garbage, so nothing needed to separate valid article content, but it might be helpful to have a edit filter tag for things like this. older ≠ wiser 11:55, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

The existing edit filter does a useful job well but is triggered by removal of the dab template so it's not going to catch any additions, however blatantly incongruous. I know it when I see it, but what machine-readable characteristics distinguish this slop (or even a good-faith attempt at a desirable article) from a plausible enhancement to a dab? Screeds of prose with no link could be something to look for. Even something as simple as 200 consecutive non-[] characters could work. Certes (talk) 16:43, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

What about the reverse of this? I have just come across Lickey which appears to have been an article about a village and has a dab page added above it.— Rod ^talk 14:29, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Much would depend on the earlier edit history. In this case, it has been an article about the village since 2005. I would just revert back to the article (I just did so) and if appropriate create the disambiguation. In this case, the new disambiguation appears to consist entirely of partial title matches.

In a similar example with a different outcome, Chris Halliwell had been an article about a supporting character in Charmed which was later turned into a redirect to a list article. Then very recently, an editor created a disambiguation page in place of the redirect. In this case, I (rather messily) moved the lengthy edit history to Chris Halliwell (Charmed) and then restored the new disambiguation at the base name. older ≠ wiser 16:17, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Kevin McHale (basketball) § Requested move 11 September 2026

An editor has requested that Kevin McHale (basketball) be moved to Kevin McHale, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. NomanPK44 (talk) 10:57, 18 September 2026 (UTC)
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Requested move at Talk:Next Year § Requested move 19 September 2026

An editor has requested that Next Year (disambiguation) be moved to Next Year, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. — Trailblazer¹⁰¹🔥 ^{(discuss · contribs)} 08:22, 19 September 2026 (UTC)
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Requested move at Talk:Athleta § Requested move 13 September 2026

An editor has requested that Athleta be moved to Athleta (gastropod), which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 21:05, 20 September 2026 (UTC)
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Requested move at Talk:The Crow (1994 film) § Requested move 15 September 2026

An editor has requested that The Crow (1994 film) be moved to The Crow, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 08:52, 22 September 2026 (UTC)
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Miss Teen Universe

Hello, I need help from an administrator to create a disambiguation page for the article as there are two versions: Miss Teen Universe (USA) based in the United States and another Miss Teen Universe (Ecuador) in the Republic of Ecuador. Thank you very much for your attention and assistance. Yahsabaot (talk) 02:37, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

I converted the redirect at Miss Teen Universe to a dab and fixed the incoming links. I also renamed the first article per MOS:USA. Nick Number (talk) 03:00, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Ladino § Requested move 18 September 2026

An editor has requested that Ladino be moved to Ladino (disambiguation), which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. TarnishedPath^talk 11:35, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
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Requested move at Talk:Stakhanov § Requested move 17 September 2026

An editor has requested that Stakhanov be moved to Stakhanov (disambiguation), which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. TarnishedPath^talk 11:52, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
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Requested move at Talk:People's Congress § Requested move 17 September 2026

An editor has requested that People's Congress be moved to People's Congress (disambiguation), which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. TarnishedPath^talk 11:59, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
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Requested move at Talk:Disturbed (band) § Requested move 11 September 2026

An editor has requested that Disturbed (band) be moved to Disturbed, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. BilledMammal (talk) 05:50, 24 September 2026 (UTC)
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Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Disambiguation#c-Kudpung-20260925091900-DAB talk pages: discussion at ANI ~2026-51897-18 (talk) 18:54, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

DAB talk pages: discussion at ANI

See: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Chroma_379_creating_dab_page_talk_pages Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:19, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Snood (headgear) § Requested move 22 September 2026

An editor has requested that Snood (headgear) be moved to Snood, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 17:27, 29 September 2026 (UTC)
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Discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anthropology § Updating lists of people containing people who have died

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anthropology § Updating lists of people containing people who have died. Mathguy2718 (talk) 08:13, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:PC § Requested move 2 October 2026

An editor has requested that PC be moved to PC (disambiguation), which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. TarnishedPath^talk 07:32, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
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Sex is now a disambiguation page

We moved Sex to Biological sex, and made Sex the disambiguation page. Sex (disambiguation) now points there. I don't see any mention of this in the recent archives. Has this already been solved? WhatamIdoing (talk) 01:30, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

What needs to be solved? If consensus is that there is no primary topic for the term Sex, then the dab page should be at Sex, and Sex (disambiguation) should redirect there for use when a link to the dab page is intentional and not an ambiguous link that needs to be fixed. —ShelfSkewed Talk 02:03, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I found Talk:Sex#Page move. This was done as the result of a technical request, which has no apparent archive other than page history. The solvers might still be working on it, as I see a couple of articles on the first page of "What links here" where relinking seems necessary. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 04:14, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

The discussion was here:

Talk:Biological sex#Requested_move_1_June_2026 PamD 05:47, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for that, editor PamD! Those two articles I found have been dablinked. I also fixed a category and three pages in Draftspace. The rest are all talk pages, user pages, project pages, and so on. I didn't find any more mainspace pages that needed dablinking, so thank you very much editors Amakuru and Tamzin, as dablinking such a page as Sex must have been a bit of a chore. We can safely say that Sex has been thoroughly solved (well, at least in a dabbing sense ). P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 06:36, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

It was also discussed at Wikipedia:Move review/Log/2026 June#Biological sex, where the move was endorsed. PamD 07:35, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks again – I should have remembered that MRV since I !voted in it. I've had some personal challenges lately and am not the sharpest tack on the bulletin board. You da bomb! P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 07:44, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I think it makes sense having sex as a disambiguation page. I don't see this as a problem.4meter4 (talk) 04:24, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I don't see it as a problem, but how many articles now link to the dab page? There could have been hundreds of incoming links. Did anyone update them to point to the new page? WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:54, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

but how many articles now link to the dab page? none (excluding intentional links). There could have been hundreds of incoming links. There were certainly many, but this was foreseen and so the answer to Did anyone update them to point to the new page? is "yes" - see Talk:Sex#Page move. Thryduulf (talk) 20:21, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. That answers my question. WhatamIdoing (talk) 20:54, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Discussion alert, re primary topic

AFAIK, the primary topic has to have a name identical to the DAB name, which is then disambiguated on a separate page, so I commented on Talk:Browser about a recent change to this DAB. Please advise on that talk page. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 09:56, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:The Mosquito Bowl § Requested move 14 September 2026

An editor has requested that The Mosquito Bowl be moved to The Mosquito Bowl (film), which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. —Myceteae‍🍄‍🟫 (talk) 19:54, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
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Requested move at Talk:Mallorquín § Requested move 5 October 2026

An editor has requested that Mallorquín be moved to Mallorquín (horse), which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. —Myceteae‍🍄‍🟫 (talk) 11:54, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
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