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Purpose

The {{Moved discussion to}} and {{Moved discussion from}} tags are related to {{Resolved}}, and are used to indicate when a discussion has been moved elsewhere. They are meant to be placed at the top of sections on talk pages and other discussions, and serve as a reminder for editors not to add any more to the discussion, except at its new ___location, unless absolutely necessary.

Usage

Place the following under the topic heading on a talk page:

{{Moved discussion to|New ___location|2=~~~~}}

Moved to Talk:Archive

– JohnDoe 26 August 2025 11:16 (UTC)

If a discussion is long, it should be removed from its original ___location (except for the heading and this template) after it is moved, or at least archived.

Parameters

The first parameter is the ___location to which the discussion has been moved. Usually this is the full page name of the new ___location and should also include the anchor name of the topic as well if it isn't identical in both places, in the form Namespace:Pagename#Topic. If it exists, the page name will be auto linked. To use a section of this template's own documentation page as an example: {{Moved discussion to|Template:Moved discussion to/doc#Example}}:

Moved to Template:Moved discussion to/doc § Example

Linking it manually also works, and is used for linking to an anchor on the same page, as in {{Moved discussion to|[[#Example]]}}:

Moved to #Example

It can also be used to provide a URL, but the parameter must be explicitly named |1=, or the = character in the URL will break it. This can be used to give a permalink to the discussion in question:
{{Moved discussion to |1=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement&oldid=702541812#RantyEditor99}}

Moved to https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement&oldid=702541812#RantyEditor99

{{Moved discussion to |1=[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement&oldid=702541812#RantyEditor99 WP:AE request]}}

Moved to WP:AE request

The optional second parameter, |2= (AKA |reason=, |signature=, |sig=), is an additional comment explaining why the discussion was moved, and/or to sign so that others know who marked the thread as resolved. It is especially optional if a comment retained below the heading makes it clear who did the move and why. If used, it should fit on one line, and the explicit |2= or |reason= is necessary if there are any "=" characters in the message, for example if your raw signature contains the character, which is quite common. Example:

{{Moved discussion to|Talk:Article|2=Articles have been updated with 2007 data, and are now in sync. ~~~~}}

Moved to Talk:Article

– Articles have been updated with 2007 data, and are now in sync. JohnDoe 00:26, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

The optional parameter |back=y will replace the wording "Moved to" with "Moved back to".

The corresponding {{Moved discussion from|Talk:Article|2=Optional message. ~~~~}} would be placed under the topic heading of the discussion after it is pasted into its new ___location, usually with the same or a similar message, so that the reasons for the move are clear on both ends.

The optional parameter |moved= will replace the word "Moved" with something else, e.g. "Split", "Archived", "Partially moved", etc.

Example

At Wikipedia:Help desk one might use:

==Question about turtles==
{{Moved discussion to |1=Talk:Turtle#Chelonia |2=Wrong venue.}}

[[Chelonia]] currently redirects to [[Turtle]], but ''Chelonia'' is the monotypic genus 
of the [[Green Sea Turtle]].  Shouldn't it be Chelonian→Turtle, and Chelonia→Green Sea Turtle? 
– [[User:OneUser123|OneUser123]] 23 January 2025 05:08 (UTC)

:The Help Desk is for questions about using Wikipedia; this discussion really belongs on 
[[Talk:Turtle]]. --[[User:AnotherUser789|AnotherUser789]] 23 January 2025 05:26 (UTC)

::I moved it. ~~~~

At Talk:Turtle, the corresponding section might look like:

==Chelonia==
{{Moved discussion from |1=Wikipedia:Help desk#Question about turtles 
|2=This is the correct venue. ~~~~}}

[[Chelonia]] currently redirects to [[Turtle]], but ''Chelonia'' is the monotypic genus 
of the [[Green Sea Turtle]].  Shouldn't it be Chelonian→Turtle, and Chelonia→Green Sea Turtle? 
– [[User:OneUser123|OneUser123]] 23 January 2025 05:08 (UTC)

TemplateData

This template indicates when a discussion has been moved elsewhere. It serves as a reminder for editors not to add any more to the discussion.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
moved	`moved`	replaces the word "Moved" with something else Example Partially moved	String	optional
back	`back`	replaces the wording "Moved to" with "Moved back to" Example y	Unknown	optional
to	`to` `1`	Page the discussion is moved to	Page name	suggested
reason	`reason` `2` `result` `signature` `sig`	Reason for the move	String	optional

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