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November 2, 2024

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  • (Discuss) – Gun show loophole → Private gun sales (United States) – The last article move proposal had more "Support" than "Oppose" !votes, and substantial arguments behind them, but the specific title being debated did not seem to have the full weight of WP:COMMONNAME that this alternative title "Private gun sales (Unites States)" has. This title has the best Google NGRAM results out of all possible titles (including "Gun show loophole") as well as clearly delineates that the subject matter is "United States"-specific being covered. Furthermore, the "Private gun sales (United States)" title does not have the NPOV issues that "Gun show loophole" so clearly has, with extensive evidence already presented, and can be presented again, to that end. WP:COMMONNAME does allow discretion, even encourages, for us editors to use a less NPOV problematic title if another exists, and in this case the answer is for "Private gun sales (United States)" to be chosen without any doubt. This is the single best title for the subject matter of this article, even superior over the last one that was proposed that narrowly seemed to have lost out. Iljhgtn (talk) 04:51, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – List of organizations that self-identify as Native American tribes → List of groups not recognized by the United States as tribes – In reviewing the previous discussion on the list title, I noticed significant confusion and disorganization. So to review the previously proposed titles: * List of Native American heritage groups * List of unrecognized Indigenous nations * List of unrecognized Native American tribes * List of unrecognized tribes in the United States * List of corporations posing as Indigenous nations * List of corporations self-identifying as Indigenous nations * List of groups that self-identify as Native American tribes * List of organizations self-identifying as Native American tribes * List of unrecognized organizations identifying as Native American tribes * List of unrecognized organizations that self-identify as Native American tribes In summary, the proposed variations: * The main noun: groups, nations, tribes, organizations, corporations * The descriptor: "Indigenous", "Native American", "in the United States" * The qualifier: "posing as", "identifying as" "self-identifying as", "that self-identify as" "unrecognized", "heritage" Now the stated purpose of the move was WP:CONCISE, WP:PRECISE. These principles emphasize that titles should be no longer than necessary yet descriptive and precise enough to convey the topic clearly to those familiar with the subject matter. However, these principles weren't directly addressed in the discussion and appeared only as boilerplate guidance in the move dialog. Let's evaluate the proposals based on concision and precision: * Main noun: On the basis of concision, "groups" and "tribes" are the best options. In fact, it was noted that "groups" was less wordy. Yet instead an argument was made based on WP:CONSISTENCY, identifying WikiProject Organizations, which is not even a mainspace page. A search of mainspace shows that both groups and organizations are used, with about 736 group lists vs. 528 organization lists. As such, consistency, to the extent there is any when it is so close to 50/50, agrees with concision in using the shorter choice "groups". * Descriptor: While calling these groups "tribes" is controversial, labeling them as "self-identified Native American tribes" is also problematic. For example, the Cherokee Nation identifies itself as a tribe, but including it on this list would be inappropriate. Additionally, "Indigenous" raises broader issues related to colonialism. Descriptions limited to "United States" are more neutral, although not without controversy, as seen in discussions on topics like secessionists and the sovereign citizen movement, but currently those positions are considered WP:FRINGE so it seems safe to use. * Qualifier: "Heritage" is the most concise, as it doesn't require an "as" clause, but it was mentioned that some organizations claim Native American heritage without identifying as having tribal status. A title like "List of United States heritage groups" makes clear that this word does not capture the scope of the desired list. "Unrecognized" is clear and concise - in the previous discussion, it was left out as it made the title "slightly shorter and simpler", but I would argue it is necessary. "Identify" and "self-identify" are not precise enough to distinguish federally recognized tribes from unrecognized tribes. As for "posing", it seems clear it would be a separate list from the current one under discussion. Although, there was the statement that "reliable sources on legitimacy are not 'very scarce'. It really isn't 'muddy' if you're familiar with the field", so perhaps this list will split in the future into "list of legitimate unrecognized tribes" and "list of posers". So this leaves us with the words "groups", "tribes", "United States", and "unrecognized". Plug those through the title generator and... out comes "List of groups not recognized by the United States as tribes". This title seems clear, neutral, and concise in adherence with Wikipedia's guidelines. To compare lengths: * Previous: List of unrecognized tribes in the United States, 48 chars * Current: List of organizations that self-identify as Native American tribes, 66 chars * Proposed: List of groups not recognized as tribes by the United States, 60 chars The proposed title is similar to the previous one but avoids the appearance of potential bias. In a similar discussion, it was determined that the title "List of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as hate groups" was necessary over the shorter alternative "List of hate groups designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center" for clarity and neutrality. And the proposed title here is both more concise and precise than the current option. Other variations would be: * List of Native American groups not recognized by the United States as tribes, 76 chars * List of groups the United States does not recognize as tribes, 61 chars * List of groups unrecognized as tribes by the United States, 58 chars However, these alternatives are either longer or use awkward phrasing. Mathnerd314159 (talk) 17:17, 25 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 04:20, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Neopanax colensoi → Pseudopanax colensoi – WP:COMMONNAME and WP:FLORA - overwhelming usage within recent scientific papers, despite mixed use in taxonomic databases. Without a clear scientific basis for a preference of one name over the other, MOS:ENGVAR/MOS:TIES: that there is a clear consensus among New Zealand scientific sources for a clade of plants endemic to New Zealand. *Neopanax and Pseudopanax together form a clade. Currently there are three morphological forms of the species within this clade - two are always described as Pseudopanax, while one (the more basal form) is sometimes described as Neopanax and sometimes Pseudopanax. page 52 of this thesis has a useful graph showing phylogenetic relationships within the group. Neopanax was synonymised with Pseudopanax in the 20th century, re-established as a genus in 2004, but the justification of this was disputed in 2009. The distinction appears to be one based on conventions rather than a clear scientific justification (i.e. less based on whether or not Neopanax is a distinct clade within Pseudopanax, and more based on whether it's justified to use a different name for this clade, or to continue to use the pre-2004 convention). This issue was previously discussed at WikiProject Plants. *Different taxonomical databases use different preferred names. Pseudopanax is overwhelmingly used by New Zealand databases. **Pseudopanax preferred: NZ Flora, Biota of New Zealand, IUCN, iNaturalist, NZOR and NZTCS **Neopanax preferred: CoL, EoL, GBIF, IRMNG, NCBI, OTOL, POWO *Recent scientific sources outside of taxonomic databases overwhelmingly prefer Pseudopanax. Looking at Post-2020 Google Scholar results for species within the Neopanax clade:

Prosperosity (talk) 00:57, 6 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Reading Beans 08:05, 13 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. FOARP (talk) 14:44, 25 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 04:13, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • (Discuss) – Swedish Brother's Feud → ? – The current title is perhaps a partial translation of Den andra brödrastriden (no source is given), but as far as I know, the conflict doesn't have an established name. Since Wikipedia's scope is global and it covers all time periods, this short title seems somewhat weird. Also, it should be Swedish brothers' feud, with plural brothers and without capitalization, since it is not really a proper name but a descriptive phrase. I suggest two alternatives, between which I am quite undecided: * Conflict between Birger Magnusson and his brothers, based on the title of Jerker Rosén's dissertation "Striden mellan Birger Magnusson och hans bröder : studier i nordisk politisk historia 1302-1319". * Inter-Nordic conflict of 1302–1319, based on Sverre Bagge's article Aims and means in the inter‐Nordic conflicts 1302–1319 (I don't think the plural is absolutely necessary, and using it might suggest that the article is a list). The latter title would make the focus of the article a bit wider. This would help avoid duplicating content, since the strife between Magnussons is already covered in their biographies. However, going into detail about the power-play between different kingdoms (See Bagge's article) might be a distraction in the biographies, but could be discussed here. Sundberg 2010 calls this Kampen mellan Birger och hans bröder 1304–1310. Sundberg's time limits are explained by his focus on armed conflict. However, I think Rosén's and Bagge's temporal limits make more sense, since the political conflict already starts when Birger becomes of age 1302, and ends in 1319 to his deposition. — Jähmefyysikko (talk) 07:10, 15 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. FOARP (talk) 14:43, 25 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Raladic (talk) 02:52, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – 2021 Western Kentucky tornado → 2021 Mayfield tornado – The new copy-edited lede changed by @Baffle gab1978 brought to me the realization that Wikipedia is one of the few places on the web referring to this event by this name. As the majority of coverage was in Mayfield, it has informally become known as the Mayfield tornado by sources, and as such Wikipedia should in theory call it that too per WP:COMMONNAME. Also, per WP:Naming conventions (events), [i]f more than one name is in common use, the name used by NOAA or an official weather agency should take precedence except in extraordinary circumstances, and there should be redirects from any other names. This source from the NCEI, a roundup of December 2021 events, states [t]he historic “Mayfield tornado,” as its commonly called, was on the ground for 165.7 miles, had peak winds of 190 mph, and resulted in 55+ fatalities, and as far as I'm aware there's no NOAA/NWS sources calling it the "Western Kentucky tornado" (p.s., I'm using this usa.gov search tool to query this, and that returned 0 for "Western Kentucky tornado"). Strictly off policy, I would boldly move this, but as this is one of the most important tornado articles in today's Wikipedia, I thought I'd start a discussion. Departure– (talk) 00:44, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

November 1, 2024

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  • (Discuss) – 2024 ballot drop box arson attacks in the United States → 2024 ballot box fires – The current title is too wordy. Few people would actually type this sequence of words to look up these events. Multiple sources have referred to the events simply as the "ballot box fires", including the investigating Portland Police Bureau. Listing the country is also unnecessary— the year is more than enough, because no other country has had anything like this happen in 2024. Simply opening the article also immediately tells you it took place in the United States. There is no ambiguity with the title "2024 ballot box fires". Sources referring to the events as the "ballot box fires": [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Cadenrock1 (talk) 20:01, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Ghosts (American TV series) → Ghosts (2021 TV series) – Back in 2022 this page was renamed as part of a larger proposal that included country of origin as a distinguishing factor. The close was contested and have since been reverted for the other two articles, so the rationale for this page's renaming is no longer valid. We have three Ghost TV shows; they don't come from three different countries so country of origin is an insufficient disambiguator; however they were all made in different years - all three shows should be disambiguated by year. 84.217.39.2 (talk) 18:19, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Turkish Women's Football Super League → Süper Lig (women) – See my rm above. Regarding this name, the word "football" is redundant in this context, because this was added to separate it from the Women's Basketball Super League, this makes it Kadın Süper Ligi in Turkish, which basically means 'women's super league', thus Süper Lig (women) seems the most logical and consistent with the men version. Beshogur (talk) 17:41, 23 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 15:24, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Special Ops: Lioness → Lioness (American TV series) – The original title of Special Ops: Lioness from Paramount+ was Lioness. So an article named Lioness (American TV series) was created in Wikipedia. Then the marketing department of Paramount+ renamed it. However as part of it's season 2 renewal it was renamed once again back to Lioness. People new to this series may not know that it was previously known as Special Ops: Lioness, At this juncture when a person enters Lioness they are directed to a disambiguation page. There is no indication that Special Ops: Lioness is indeed what they are searching for. It's described as "...a spy thriller series (2023 onwards)". We could move the article back to Lioness (American TV series) or move it to Lioness ( TV series). An alternative solution would be to edit the disambiguation page description of Special Ops: Lioness from "...a spy thriller series (2023 onwards)" to "a 2023 spy thriller TV series renamed in 2024 to Lioness". I would argue that this would be just a clumsy excuse not to move it at all. KnighsTalker (talk) 07:57, 25 October 2024 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). knighstalker (talk) 11:11, 25 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 11:45, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Fent → Fent (disambiguation) – "Fent" should redirect to Fentanyl per WP:PRIMARYREDIRECT. WP:PRITOP is addressed here. *For WP:PT1, Fent is far more frequently associated with the drug than any of the other topics. Pageview data from this Fent disambiguation page shows substantial outgoing traffic directed toward Fentanyl. A simple Google search confirms that results overwhelmingly favor the drug over other uses (see WP:GHITS tho). Meanwhile, the other topics currently listed under "Fent" (all of which do not have their own article) are of far less enduring notability and frequency of use. They would remain easily accessible via a hatnote on the Fentanyl article:
    "Fent" redirects here. For other uses, see Fent (disambiguation).
    *For WP:PT2, the drug is far more significant (being under substantial medical scrutiny) and more widely recognized. In fact, medical topics are given more care on Wikipedia, having their own guidelines on reliable sourcing.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Vandergrift GW, Hessels AJ, Palaty J, Krogh ET, Gill CG (April 2018). "Paper spray mass spectrometry for the direct, semi-quantitative measurement of fentanyl and norfentanyl in complex matrices". Clinical Biochemistry. 54: 106–111. doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2018.02.005. PMID 29432758.
  2. ^ "Fentanyl DrugFacts". National Institute on Drug Abuse. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 20:17, 23 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. LilianaUwU (talk / contributions) 03:32, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October 31, 2024

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  • (Discuss) – Hiawatha (train) → Hiawatha (MILW train) – These paranthetical names aren't quite as clear and precise as they can be since multiple other trains have used these names throughout their history. The simple parenthetical "(train)" isn't really enough to distinguish these different trains from each other. The first article is solely about the multiple trains operated by the Milwaukee Road which predate the current Amtrak train along the corridor of the same name. The name could be changed to "trains" to indicate the multitude of different trains covered in the article. The Amtrak/Via Maple Leaf isn't the only named train with a termini in Toronto, especially the historical Lehigh Valley Railroad train, which also ran to New York City, albeit with a different alignment. The name of the article could also be changed to maybe "Amtrak/Via", but the train from my understanding is moreso grouped with Amtrak. The Amtrak Palmetto is the successor of the ACL train of the same name. The fourth article is about a completely unrelated historical ATSF train operating in California separate from the current Amtrak train. The Wolverine is also the name of a historical New York Central Railroad train. Nonetheless, I don't necessarily believe in these names as final as I want them to be subject to change, and not all of them need to be implemented. I will say that if we decide that the simple parenthetical of "(train)" is sufficient in describing the articles in question, then perhaps instead the article titles for the Amtrak Pere Marquette, Silver Star, and Valley Flyer could have "Amtrak" dropped from their parentheticals for naming consistency across all Amtrak train articles. Thoughts? OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 06:21, 23 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting.  ASUKITE 15:08, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Murder of pregnant women → Pregnancy and femicide – I think the page should be named "Pregnancy and femicide" rather than "Murder of pregnant women" because, throughout the research I conducted to update and expand upon this page, the importance of designating this type of homicide as gender-based, and therefore a femicide, in order to properly address it and prevent further cases, was repeatedly emphasized. I therefore believe that changing the title to reflect this notion is crucial. Additionally, considering studies on pregnancy-associated femicide not only comprise the period of pregnancy, but the postpartum period as well, I feel that the current title does not accurately reflect the subject. Samdlb123 (talk) 03:38, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October 30, 2024

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  • (Discuss) – Fort Takapuna → Fort Takapuna O Peretu – I am proposing that the name is returned to Fort Takapuna O Peretu, in line with the naming conventions of Heritage New Zealand register for it as a category one historic place. [1]. This location and the structures upon it have been known by many names over the years, as can be seen from this New Zealand Herald article announcing the opening of the Department of Conservation Historic Reserve in 2000.[2] While O Peretu refers to the headland specifically, Fort Takapuna has been used to refer quite narrowly to the 1886 fort building and also broadly to the structures across the headland including the current Naval base that is not part of the historic reserve. Rather than removing O Peretu from the title, I propose including a section about the changing names of this location, its structures, and earlier histories of the headland. I would also like to note that O Peretu Fort Takapuna or Fort Takapuna O Peretu is being used increasingly frequently to refer to the reserve, e.g. [3] Thanks, Ewhite31 (talk) 20:58, 21 October 2024 (UTC)— Relisting. —usernamekiran (talk) 18:40, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Wood Boulden → Wood Bouldin – All the sources I've consulted (including the FFV genealogy volumes I have not cited) spell his name "Bouldin" I came across this problem in 2020 during covid shutdowns but did not so anything about it. Tokyogirl placed a redirect, so I cannot just do the move. The original editor has not edited in a long time. And no one has done anything about this talk page. Jweaver28 (talk) 23:52, 22 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 00:39, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October 29, 2024

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  • (Discuss) – Letní stadion, Chomutov → Chomutov Summer Stadium – According to the guideline WP:UE on the English Wikipedia, article titles should prioritize widely recognized English names, especially when available. Using English titles aids accessibility and comprehension, as English is the primary language of the platform, while languages with limited global reach, such as Czech, may be less understood by the general readership. In cases where an official English name does not exist, a direct and accurate translation into English should be used to best convey the meaning and context of the original name. Paradygmaty (talk) 22:26, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Louisville International Airport → Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport – The airport was officially renamed 'Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport' in 2019. Although there was previously a move discussion in 2019 where it was argued that this name was not yet commonly recognized. But the name 'Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport' is now well established and widely used in official sources, media, and public. Moving the page to reflect the official, widely recognized name aligns with Wikipedia’s naming conventions for commonly used and official names. Cerium4B (talk) 21:09, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Fischer random chess → Chess 960 – "Chess 960" is the WP:COMMONNAME for this chess variant, based on press coverage (newspapers.com articles found from the last 20 years: 82 mentioning "Chess 960" and 65 mentioning Fischer Random Chess, many mentioning both), major chess sites including chess.com and lichess.org, recent books, and chess organizations. Other Wikipedias have also started to move away from "Fischer" in the title with 20 out of 39 using "960" in the title instead. While Fischer Random Chess is still often used as a term, it is no longer the most common name. In recent years, "Fischer Random Chess" is typically mentioned only once in reliable sources, often parenthetically or as a secondary term, with "Chess 960" used for the remainder of the article, book, etc. While the article does discuss several other variants, the focus of the article is Chess 960 and it makes sense to keep the article history connected to Chess 960 as a topic. As to "Chess 960" vs. "Chess960", including the space seems to be more frequent based on newspapers.com and Google searches, but both are often used. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 00:37, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – John Reilly (actor, born 1934) → John Reilly (soap opera actor) – Year of birth is not preferable to this more natural modifier. According to WP:NCPDAB, failing a practical single qualifier, the disambiguator can be expanded with a second qualifier ... Years of birth and death are not normally used as disambiguators, as readers are more likely to be seeking this information than to already know it. Most of his obituaries introduce him as something like "veteran soap opera actor" or "longtime soap star". (I would alternatively support moving back to John Reilly (actor); the page was boldly moved to the current title in 2021, ostensibly to disambiguate from John C. Reilly, who is always credited with a middle initial.) Hameltion (talk | contribs) 20:11, 7 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Alpha3031 (t • c) 15:15, 21 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Raladic (talk) 00:31, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Hasmah Mohamad Ali → Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali – The article in question was originally titled 'Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali'. An editor renamed the title to 'Hasmah Mohamad Ali' without any previous discussion. The BLP's name change has yet to gain currency in the reliable mainstream sources. The old name/title should be maintaind in the meantime.
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    Perusal of government record as far as 1975 also shows 'Dr. (Puan) Siti Hasmah binti Haji Mohd Ali'. [1]

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  1. ^ https://www.istiadat.gov.my/semakan-penerima-darjah-kebesaran-bintang-dan-pingat/
Sreeking (talk) 00:08, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October 28, 2024

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  • (Discuss) – Tropical Storm Harold → Tropical Storm Harold (2023) – Harold has only been used once in the Atlantic, but has been used to name other tropical cyclones in other basins (for example Cyclone Harold in 2020), and usually if there are other storms of the same name, Tropical Storm (name) would be redirected to List of storms named (name). I believe Harold 2023 should have the year in its article title, especially since it was not retired and it was not notable; Hurricanes like Beryl and Helene were significant and devastating so they don’t have the year in their titles (both aren’t retired yet but likely will be, this does not count for Milton as this is the only time Milton has been used for a storm name (though Milton likely will be retired as well)). Tropical Storm Allison is another storm of tropical storm strength without the year in its title, though that was because it was devastating and significant and was also retired. Beryl and Helene were also significant enough not to have the year in the title. So, I think the article should be renamed from Tropical Storm Harold (without the year) to Tropical Storm Harold (2023), and “Tropical Storm Harold” would be redirected to “List of storms named Harold”. Thoughts? AwesomeAndEpicGamer (talk) 22:49, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – BBC Look North (Yorkshire and North Midlands) → ? – WP:NCTV problem that's unresolvable without discussion. Officially, NCTV permits television programs to be disambiguated by country, by year and/or with a genre tag on top of year or country when necessary for added clarity, and deprecates anything else — but in this case, what we have is three regional newscasts in the same country, which are disambiguated by region and thus tagged with the "Television incorrect naming style" template for "attention".
    But it's unclear what NCTV-compliant alternative names would even be possible here — country won't work at all, and disambiguating them by their own individual years of premiere would be utterly opaque and useless since they're concurrently-running newscasts. So I really see disambiguating them by region as the only viable option here, though I'm all ears if somebody's got some brilliant new alternative idea.
    There have been instances (e.g. Big Brother (Quebec TV series) as the only viable way to effectively disambiguate it from Big Brother Canada, etc.) where consensus has landed on "permit special-case variation here", but that requires a discussion to establish a consensus, and I can't just unilaterally decree that.
    And the only other solution I can think of would be to merge them all into one article that covered all three shows in the same place, and thus could have their disambiguators totally wiped out, but that's also not a solution I'm prepared to implement arbitrarily either.
    But there's no point in just leaving them tagged for "incorrect naming style" in perpetuity — one way or another, we need to figure out how to get the pages out of the "naming problems that need to be fixed" queue, since there's no value in just leaving them there forever. Bearcat (talk) 20:13, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Crown Office → Crown Office in Chancery – This name can refer to either the Crown Office in Chancery (central UK Government) or the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service (devolved Scottish Government). Currently Crown Office refers to the London institution with Crown Office in Chancery being a redirect to it. I would prefer that these be swapped around so that Crown Office in Chancery becomes the name of the article and Crown Office becomes a disambiguation page. Robin S. Taylor (talk) 11:28, 27 October 2024 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). estar8806 (talk) ★ 19:30, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Tajiks of Xinjiang → Chinese Tajiks – In previous discussions over a decade and a half ago, the main points of contention were: "Which name(s) is more commonly used in reliable sources (i.e. WP:COMMONNAME)?" and "Which name(s) is appropriate, given that 'Tajik' is a misnomer because the group is actually ethnic Pamiris?" Since the discussions in 2009, scholarly articles and books have generally been split in usage of "Tajiks of Xinjiang" and "Chinese Tajiks". Neither name solves the second problem, and adding "Pamiris" in parentheses isn't necessary, in my opinion. The group itself has a distinct history and culture, and it is not merely a situation of Pamiris being on a different side of an international border (i.e. not Tajikistan). The Chinese government uses the term "Chinese Tajiks" in English to distinguish the group from Tajiks and Tajikistanis in China. It's also worth noting that members of this ethnic group have travelled and made homes elsewhere in China, so it doesn't make sense to have an article title that limits them to one specific part of the country. This article isn't about Tajiks or Pamiris who live in Xinjiang, but a distinct ethnicity that originated from the region. The article should therefore be renamed and moved to "Chinese Tajiks". Yue🌙 01:42, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October 27, 2024

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  • (Discuss) – Air Inter Flight 148 → Air Inter Flight 5148 – With the FAA's entry now referring to the accident with its callsign "ITF 148 DA": [21] from "Flight 148": [22], and none of the references in this article or the French article (or any reliable source for that matter) referring to the flight as "Flight 148" makes me reopen this move. WP:COMMONNAME requires reliable secondary sources to determine the subject's most commonly used name. In the case of this article, a search of the current title [23] brings up nothing more than either a bunch of social media links or a handful of self-published sources, neither of which can be considered as "reliable" sources, and should not outline what the common name of the topic should be. In contrast, reliable English news articles (as determined by WP:RSPSS): [24], [25], [26], all refer to the accident as "flight IT-5148" which per WP:AVINAME should be referred to as Flight 5148 in the title. Other reasons are discussed in the previous section of this talk page. GalacticOrbits (talk) 11:01, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October 26, 2024

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  • (Discuss) – Protagonist (Persona 3) → Makoto Yuki – I understand that this request has been made a few times in the past, but in 2024 I think it's by now indisputable that the Persona 3 protagonist's name is Makoto Yuki. This is the default name in both recent ports of Persona 3 Portable and this year's Persona 3 Reload. Characters with customizable names like Cloud Strife and Byleth are titled by their canon names and even the Persona 4 protagonist is titled Yu Narukami despite having a different manga name. The existence of the female protagonist may raise an issue, but I think the protagonist can canonically be considered male given the fact that the female option was a later addition. The option is also absent from Reload and even the official Wikipedia page for Persona 3 refers to the protagonist with male pronouns. However, if we decide we want to acknowledge both we could have a dual title in the same boat as Alexios and Kassandra. Still, I'd discourage this since the female protagonist's default name in Portable is only used in the stage play otherwise. ThanatosApprentice (talk) 04:48, 19 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 09:50, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Knull (character) → Knull – Based on WikiNav statistics and article pageviews analysis, this article on the character is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC of the term "Knull" and provides a WP:NATURAL title. Even though the character was introduced in 2018 and recently appeared in the new Venom film, the amount of viewership going to this article as opposed to other similarly titled ones far outweighs WP:RECENTISM. The redirect Knull, which points to the German mountain range fully known as "Knüllgebirge" (the article was moved to the shorthand name in 2017 with no rationale and the German Wikipedia entry uses the full name) has seen a spike in recent weeks, likely from readers attempting to locate this character article. That German mountain range should move back to the full name with this becoming the primary topic, as the redirect without diacritics is being sought after for the character and not the full name anyway. There is also Knull, Idaho, which is adequately disambiguated. The character is far more likely to have significant usage than these two locations. Trailblazer101 (talk) 06:29, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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  • (Discuss) – Minnesota Fats → Minnesota Fats (character) – Why isn't the article at Minnesota Fats? That is by far the most common name used here to refer to him. Every source in the article uses Minnesota Fats, to the point even his NYT obit called him that and not Rudolph Wanderone, and the word "Wanderone" is hardly used in the text of the article instead of "Fats". Sure, he named himself after a fictional character, but inbound links and page views suggest most people looking for "Minnesota Fats" are looking for the pool player and not the character. It's blatantly obvious Wanderone's legacy has far outlasted that of the fictional character from whom he derived his name. This seems a crystal-clear violation of WP:COMMONNAME to have his article at "Rudolph Wanderone", and to me, it's like if we arbitrarily decided to move Lady Gaga's article to "Stefani Germanotta". I'm genuinely shocked no one else has even considered this issue in the past ten years. Previous discussion in 2014 had everyone pulling a different direction, and me in a more hostile mood, so I'm hoping to get a consensus this time with a clearer focus from both me and others. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 20:08, 16 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Charlotte (Queen of Hearts • talk) 00:23, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Discuss) – Siege of Gerona (disambiguation) → Sieges of Gerona – Several issues I hope to address with these proposed moves. First, it makes little sense to have the "second" and "third" sieges as titles but to call the first event a battle; of the three is was the most like a battle, but the distinction is confusing in this case. It does seem that [ordinal] siege of Gerona is the most common manner of disambiguating the various events. If the first segment were to carry the WP:COMMONNAME "Battle" then it should not carry a parenthetical qualifier, being already WP:NATURALly disambiguated and the primary topic for the term; the base name Battle of Girona already redirects there and is WP:MISPLACED. Second, when used alone without additional context, "Siege of Gerona" does seem to refer to the successful final siege as a primary topic, and currently redirects there. I am proposing to leave this as a primary redirect and turn the disambiguation page into a set index at the plural, but I would also support having the set index in place of the redirect at the singular. Third, while I personally feel "Siege" in these titles is part of the proper noun, use in sources is mixed, and most "siege" articles on enwiki do not take siege as part of the proper noun (in contrast to "Battle of..." which is almost always part of the proper noun; I don't see the distinction) and WP:MILCAPS is vague, so for now let's go for being the most consistent. Lastly, as for the Girona vs. Gerona issue, there has been past move reversions and discussion about this (e.g. Talk:Third siege of Girona#Girona/Gerona), and we should reach consensus here. I am open to either spelling, but am proposing a return to Gerona because it does seem a majority of reliable sources use this spelling, and that is the criterion upon which we should base our choice. On the other hand, the modern spelling of the city is the Catalan spelling. Regardless, the set index/disambiguation page should use the same spelling as the articles. Overall, I am open to discussing and considering any and all variations of this proposal, but the status quo should not be kept. Mdewman6 (talk) 04:03, 1 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 22:07, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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