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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:..."

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  • 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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Uncontroversial technical requests

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Most requests should be placed below this heading.
Ineligible for histmerge per WP:PARALLEL. Suggest evaluating above move request independent of the histmerge request. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 01:24, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@NShehan if this requires a HISTMERGE, then you should request that first. It may make a mive unnecessary, and we certainly don't want to expand the mess by moving pages around. Toadspike [Talk] 07:11, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I believe they are just trying to do the correct thing after a similar thing happened with Draft:Asarum rhombiformis and Draft:Asarum_shuttleworthii. A move and and merge was what UtherSRG suggested and performed after I moved the old names to the new accepted names. KylieTastic (talk) 16:57, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requests to revert undiscussed moves

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If your request involves reverting a recent move, place it here.

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.
@V.B.Speranza That sounds like a good argument for an RM, but not really an uncontroversial argument for a undiscussed move. cyberdog958Talk 14:52, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No one uses the term “black comedy” anymore. Since when? In my experience, it's used all the time. I would also note that Dark humor converts a neutral title into an American English one. -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:15, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would also note that Dark humor converts a neutral title into an American English one. So, the article would be moved to Dark humour (British spelling) instead? GTrang (talk) 00:50, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Although no template, it's written in American, and humour is currently considered the common name (spelling wise) as opposed to humor, but not without numerous exceptions; Jewish humor, anti-humor, theories of humor, humor styles, office humor, and more. Yet another good reason for an RM to establish common name. CNC (talk) 11:27, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Percy James91 Strong oppose. The article is currently the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, it has many times more page views than the other articles combined. Annh07 (talk) 06:51, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Tangentially, this move request needs to specify what should be done with the base page name to avoid WP:MISPLACED. More to the point, this has been discussed before and is thus ineligible for technical move requests as a WP:PCM. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 00:43, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Red0ctober22 this should be discussed as it was discussed back in 2019, even if fairly low in participation. This is also a popular article and would probably benefit from the attention. ASUKITE 13:08, 29 June 2025 (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.