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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}}
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Technical requests

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Edit this section if you want to move a request between sections.

Requests to revert undiscussed moves

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If your request involves a technical request for reverting a recent undiscussed 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.
@Tiggerjay: it was redirected last night, with a reasonable rationale. I do have a few RS on the ridge's endemic fauna, but I'll add them to the target article Manuʻa Islands, thanks. 2A02:C7C:4D0A:A500:841D:5BC7:3EEA:9C4D (talk) 17:03, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I see now, it was redirected after you placed this move request. I would suggest either adding it to the Manu article, or reworking Alei Ridge in draft space. TiggerJay (talk) 17:41, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Bugnawfang Given that the current redirect for Cyclone Lola has undergone multiple different redirect targets, this is not an uncontroversial request, please start a full discussion and inform relevant pages that might be affected by this proposed move. TiggerJay (talk) 21:00, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • This seems unnecessarily verbose. As with books, we don't generally use a subtitle unless disambiguation is needed or perhaps if there is evidence that the longer title is more often used as the common name. older ≠ wiser 18:28, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • This seems unnecessarily verbose. As with books, we don't generally use a subtitle unless disambiguation is needed or perhaps if there is evidence that the longer title is more often used as the common name. older ≠ wiser 18:28, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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