Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests: Difference between revisions

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:..."

• Please make sure you really need technical assistance before making a request here. In particular, if the target page is a redirect back to the source page that has only one revision, you can usually move the page normally.
• To list a technical request: 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.
• To request a reversion of a recent undiscussed move: Review the guidelines at WP:RMUM of whether a reversion of an undiscussed move qualifies as uncontroversial and if so, the Requests to revert undiscussed moves subsection and insert the following code at the bottom of the list, filling in pages and reason:

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Help a move showing database error

• – I'm unable to move the page back. Also, please move-protect it. This is the second incident. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 04:25, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  I just tried and was unable to move it back as well. I second what Tbhotch said. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 04:29, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  Looks to be a database error, weird.. hopefully this doesn't cause too much disruption Elli (talk | contribs) 11:04, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  Lemme see if I can fix it. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 12:57, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  Ooops my try failed. Looks like a renamer is needed here. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 13:01, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  I tried swapping but it also failed. Currently, it is at User talk:TheAafi/Help talk. Leaving for admin action. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 13:10, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  Swap process also deleted the redirect at Help talk:Getting started. Still, it shows database error. smh. Anthony Appleyard may help us─ The Aafī ^(talk) 13:35, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  JJMC89 is someone whose name pops up in my mind during move-difficulties. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 14:01, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  I have opened a thread at ANI, this needs admin assistance. Polyamorph (talk) 14:12, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  I suspect the amount of watchers is the cause. Might need a sysadmin instead. See Special:Diff/952450204 for a similar instance. ~ Aseleste (t, e | c, l) 15:14, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• @TheAafi, Polyamorph, Tbhotch, and Sdkb: It also gave me a database error. Report it in Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 14:24, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Already done at Wikipedia:Administrators noticeboard/Incidents#Help_talk:Getting started deleted. Polyamorph (talk) 14:26, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• @TheAafi, Polyamorph, Tbhotch, and Sdkb: I have copy-and-pasted from User talk:TheAafi/Help talk to Help talk:Getting started. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 14:42, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

@Anthony Appleyard:, history remains there? ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 14:44, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• @TheAafi, Polyamorph, Tbhotch, and Sdkb: I then tried to mend the resulting copy-and-paste move using Special:MergeHistory, and it gave a database error "after 3 seconds". At least, the latest edit of Help:Getting started's talk page is where it should be for people to read. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 14:48, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Contested technical requests

• Template:Psilocybin mushroom (currently a redirect to Template:Hallucinogenic mushrooms) → Template:Hallucinogenic mushrooms (move · discuss) – Navigation template includes mushrooms containing hallucinogens other than psilocybin. "Hallucinogenic mushroom" was the original title, and most articles that have this template call it by the original name Plantdrew (talk) 23:10, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

• @Plantdrew: This is in the 'contested technical requests' section -- was that on purpose? Vaticidalprophet 00:37, 24 March 2021 (UTC)