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This page lists all requests filed or identified as potentially controversial which are currently under discussion.

This list is also available in a page-link-first format and in table format. 73 discussions have been relisted.

September 17, 2026

  • (Discuss) – Doughnut → Donut – Both "doughnut" and "donut" are established spellings for the same type of sweet, fried pastry. However, "donut" is the more commonly used spelling in contemporary English, particularly in everyday usage, advertising, and commercial branding. It is also the spelling used by several prominent brands and is widely recognized by English speakers. ~2026-50264-15 (talk) 10:50, 17 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – T-money → Tmoney – The subject's current official English brand name is "Tmoney" (unhyphenated), as used on the operator's official English website (eng.tmoney.co.kr), the corporate name "Tmoney Co., Ltd.", and in recent reliable sources such as The Korea Herald ("Tmoney launches tagless payments…"). The hyphenated "T-money" reflects an older stylization. Per WP:COMMONNAME and current official branding, I propose moving the article to "Tmoney". (Disclosure: I am a paid/COI contributor; submitting as a proposal for community decision.) Yyykkk222 (talk) 05:12, 17 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Smooth (Santana song) → Smooth (song) – Looking at pageview data, wikinav data, and long-term significance, there is a very clear case for WP:PT1 and WP:PT2 significance under WP:INCDAB. The Santana song took 98% of total pageviews in July, and somewhere between 82% and 100% of clicks out of Smooth (159 compared to somewhere less than 10 for each of the others). Most of the songs charted for some amount of time in some countries, with the exception of the Chainsmokers song and the Neil Cicirega song, but only the Santana song hit number one on the US Billboard chart, and spent twelve consecutive weeks at the top, plus countless certifications. I honestly considered whether this song is the primary topic for the term "Smooth" overall, but ultimately decided against that. Regardless, the Santana song dominates as a primary topic on both criteria, and it should be moved to reflect WP:INCDAB's guidance. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 04:18, 10 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. BilledMammal (talk) 05:08, 17 September 2026 (UTC)reply

September 16, 2026

  • (Discuss) – Cetacean → Cetacea – Although Cetacea is less common on Google Scholar compared to Cetacean, it complies better with WP:CRITERIA, WP:TOL guidlines. Cetacea meets WP:CRITERIA guidlines better because it is more concise (1 less letter) and more consistent with almost every other name of a clade within Artiodactyla and most clades as a whole. I would argue that changing the name to Cetacea also doesn't sacrifice naturalness, as Cetacea (even though it's just a redirect) has almost half as many views as Cetacean, meaning about half of Cetacean's views come from Cetacea, so they are at least similarly natural terms. This name change better follows TOL guidlines: TOL says,"When common names are well known and reasonably unique (e.g. "Cuvier's dwarf caiman"), they should be used for article titles. In all other cases, scientific names should be used." Since Cetacean isn't a common name (it's just a different form of the scientific name) and the only common name (Whale) only covers part of Cetacea, there is no common name suitable for Cetacea, and therefore the scientific name (Cetacea) should be used. Velociraptor mongoliensis (talk) 15:37, 9 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. –Maltazarian ᚾparleyinvestigateᛅ 23:50, 16 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Sock puppet account → Alt account – Or alternatively Burner account. Sockpuppetry is a somewhat archaic term for the practice, and the these things are typically called alt accounts or simply alts. The term burner account is also used. Ngrams shows that both alt account and burner account eclipse "sock puppet account", while "sockpuppet account" doesn't even register. Google Trends shows that alt and burner accounts regularly outpace both the single and double-worded variants of sockpuppet, which bear in mind exclude the term account, meaning that those are the results for sock puppets in general. I know on Wikipedia, we refer to them as WP:SOCKPUPPETS, but we shouldn't be letting that determine the title per WP:NAVEL and also since the encyclopedia is supposed to be for our readers first. Either alt or burner is fine by me; alt seems to be the default in colloquial discourse, but may be considered informal compared to burner. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 17:52, 16 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Villarreal → Vila-real – Current title and previous discussions did not account for the town's unanimously voted official name change in 2006 (Decreto 180/2006, published in the BOE on 30 January 2007). Villarreal isn't an English exonym, but a transliteration of the Castilian version of the name, which hasn't been official in any language since 2006. Many other pages (Girona, Lleida, A Coruña) have already made the change to the local/official variant. The name "Villarreal" is primarily associated with its football team — the club's own English-language website consistently differentiates between the two. There's also a 9 month old (at this point) unaddressed request by user Benitardem. JserraDlx (talk) 20:45, 8 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. –Maltazarian ᚾparleyinvestigateᛅ 02:29, 16 September 2026 (UTC)reply

September 15, 2026

  • (Discuss) – Robert McClellan (New York representative) → Robert McClellan (congressman) – (representative) is a disfavored, ambiguous disambiguator. here, it's a bit too specific, as well, because no other Robert McClellans have served in Congress, so (congressman) works better. likewise, there do not appear to have been any other Robert McClellans who served as state treasurers, so insofar as (state treasurer) is an acceptable disambiguator, it seems appropriate here. alternatively, we might consider: * Robert McClellan (New York representative) -> Robert McClellan (New York politician, born 1806) * Robert McClellan (New York treasurer) -> Robert McClellan (New York politician, born 1747) I am happy to do whatever the consensus is! PA Uploader (talk) 20:17, 15 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Bournemouth Marathon → Run Bournemouth – The Bournemouth Marathon Festival was rebranded as Run Bournemouth after the full marathon was discontinued. The current event is a festival comprising the Bournemouth Half Marathon, Supersonic 10K, Supernova 5K and junior races. The organiser consistently calls the overall event "Run Bournemouth", and BCP Council documented the new name and removal of the marathon distance. The proposed title therefore reflects the current name and broader scope of the event. ~2026-46225-25 (talk) 11:35, 24 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. – LuniZunie(talk) 12:20, 31 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. msk 14:29, 7 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. —Myceteae🍄‍🟫 (talk) 16:34, 15 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Mobility Resort Motegi → ? – I have no particular preference for whether this article should be moved back to the old title of "Twin Ring Motegi" or to an WP:NDESC like "Motegi Circuit" (in the style of other articles like "Monza Circuit" or "Interlagos Circuit"). The 2025 requested move apparently slipped by the radar of motorsport editors but did nothing to address the problems with the WP:OFFICIAL name that lead to it being moved back to "Twin Ring Motegi" in 2023. "Mobility Resort Motegi" is a wasei-eigo (pseudo-English) term that is completely nonsensical in this context in actual English. If this were an article about a theme park that was specifically designed to accomodate wheelchair users then perhaps the "Mobility Resort" title would make sense, but nothing about it suggests a motor racing circuit. Additionally, no evidence that this wasei-eigo WP:OFFICIAL name is actually the WP:COMMONNAME in English has been provided, whereas evidence to the contrary was provided in the requested move from 2023. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 15:59, 15 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Edward Lloyd (Colonial Governor of Maryland) → Edward Lloyd II – these disambiguators are either disfavored or unhelpful for several reasons. for Edward Lloyd (governor of Maryland), the disambiguator (governor of Maryland) is simultaneously not specific enough (given Edward Lloyd (Colonial Governor of Maryland)) and too specific (given that he served in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate for longer than he was governor). for Edward Lloyd (Continental Congress), we do not typically have the body in which the subject served as a disambiguator, so something like Continental congressman might be more appropriate. I am proposing adding the suffixes for each of these subjects, which are used with some frequency in modern and contemporary sources, in lieu of trying to arrive at a disambiguator at the appropriate level of generality. the existence of the Edward Lloyd disambiguation page, as well as the addition of hatnotes on each page, would avoid any confusion and would also eliminate potentially reductive disambiguators. if this is not a favored approach, then I would propose the following moves: * Edward Lloyd (Colonial Governor of Maryland) -> Edward Lloyd (colonial governor) * Edward Lloyd (Continental Congress) -> Edward Lloyd (Continental congressman) * Edward Lloyd (governor of Maryland) -> Edward Lloyd (senator) of course, if there are alternative suggestions, please offer them! given the significant overlap in backgrounds for these similarly titled pages, it feels a little challenging to identify the most appropriate title, and I genuinely value the process of finding consensus here. PA Uploader (talk) 11:56, 15 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – John J. O'Connor (New York representative) → John J. O'Connor (congressman) – several of these pages have disfavored or abnormal disambiguators that may not provide sufficient clarity to a reader looking for the right page. while these changes are separate, they're related enough that I wanted to get consensus for all of them—or consensus for a different set of changes. explanations: John J. O'Connor (congressman): (representative) is generally a disfavored disambiguator because its meaning is unclear. (congressman) is more appropriate here because it is at an appropriate level of specificity. John J. O'Connor (New York state legislator): it seems as though county-, borough-, or city-specific disambiguators are disfavored unless strictly necessary. here, I don't think it is necessary to include such a disambiguator. what seems most relevant about the subject is his service in the New York state legislature, not that he was from Brooklyn. this would be consistent with other disambiguators when there are multiple people with similar names and similar backgrounds. John T. O'Connor: here, too, a city-based disambiguator is disfavored, especially when the city is so small. it is difficult to get a sense as to how the subject was covered, given that there are two separate state representatives in the massive New Hampshire State House with basically the same name; that said, there are sufficient sources referring to him as "John T. O'Connor" that this seems like an appropriate way to title the page. John J. O'Connor (New Hampshire politician): (state representative) is too specific a disambiguator where there isn't also someone who served in the state senate; here, it's also not specific enough given the previous page. for both this page and the previous one, if we had verified dates of birth, we could use the years of birth as disambiguators, but given that we don't, that's not available as an option. these are my best efforts to suggest standardized disambiguators that are consistent with each other, and consistent with how pages for politicians are generally titled, but I recognize that the similarity in the names and backgrounds make perfect titles difficult to arrive at. I would be very happy to hear alternative suggestions. thanks! PA Uploader (talk) 11:42, 15 September 2026 (UTC)reply

References

  1. ↑ "NZGB New Zealand Gazetteer".
~2026-47311-96 (talk) 21:57, 31 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 00:16, 8 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. –Maltazarian ᚾparleyinvestigateᛅ 04:22, 15 September 2026 (UTC)reply

September 14, 2026

  • (Discuss) – Moldovan resistance during World War II → Resistance in Moldova during World War II – Per the #Ethnic representation section in the article, most of the members of this resistance movement came from minorities in Moldova, rather than from Moldovans. The article asserts that Moldovans in fact "were often eager participants in anti-Soviet reprisals, which often doubled as pogroms against Jews", that their loyalty to the Soviet Union was considered questionable and that they were distrusted in the Red Army from being deployed at the frontline. Under these conditions I consider the current title to carry a significant misleading potential by making some readers possibly believe the resistance movement was largely composed by Moldovans, as it would generally be the case with other similar articles. Modern Moldova is a nation state, and readers won't be first thinking of the demonym in a civic sense as they might with an article such as Belgian Resistance. I consider this potential confusion particularly harmful considering the article asserts Moldovans were in fact not trusted by the Soviet authorities and that they rather participated more often in anti-Soviet (and even antisemitic) actions instead. The proposed title would break WP:CONSISTENT; only Resistance in Lithuania during World War II breaks the demonym standard so far across similar articles. I think it is warranted however given the circumstances highlighted above that I believe have no equivalent case among other articles. "Moldovan resistance" is not a particularly established term in English-language academia; there's only 13 Google Scholar results, and most of them refer to post-Soviet topics. I could only identify one source using it to refer to the World War II movement (though there's a couple sources I couldn't get a preview on). "Resistance in Moldova" shows 53 results, of which two I could identify as refering to World War II. Given the lack of a particular established term in academia, I consider the proposed title superior in being more WP:PRECISE, and for the reasons expressed so far, also justified in straying away from WP:CONSISTENT. It is not that much of a change actually, but still an improvement I believe. Super Ψ Dro 23:37, 30 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 01:24, 7 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 02:57, 14 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Parrotbill → Paradoxornithidae – The current circumscription of Paradoxornithidae has expanded considerably from that used when this article was first created, when the family included only the parrotbills (and the bearded reedling, which is now placed in a distinct family). It now also encompasses the wrentit, various babblers and fulvettas, Myzornis, and others. Therefore, it seems questionable whether the traditionally used term "parrotbill", which refers more narrowly to Suthora and Paradoxornis, is sufficiently representative to serve as the common name for the entire family. On the other hand, there is also an argument for retaining an English name as the article title, since English names are more likely to be searched for than scientific names. AviList assigns the common name "Parrotbills and Allies" to this family, although it is not uncommon for the entire family to be collectively referred to as "parrotbills". See also the discussion at WP:BIRD. コロネン (talk) 00:00, 7 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 00:33, 14 September 2026 (UTC)reply

September 13, 2026

  • (Discuss) – 105-Man Incident → ? – The title "105-Man Incident" doesn't translate very well into English. I think this could be a WP:NDESC situation as the English language source by Nagata doesn't label a specific name for the incident. I suggest we move this to a different title. "Sŏnch'ŏn Incident" or "105-men Incident" might work. 00101984hjw (talk) 22:45, 6 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. —Myceteae🍄‍🟫 (talk) 23:23, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – 2026 Moscow bombing → 2026 Moscow restaurant bombing – There was general consensus in the previous RM that the current title is too vague, the issue was that the destination could not be agreed on. I propose this title because the restaurant itself is not shown to be a notable location and the name of it is not typically used in English-language headlines. Many English-language sources say that the bombing took place at a restaurant. This proposal follows the guidance of when, where, and what at WP:NCWWW and hopes to make the current title less vague. I explored the possibility of implementing Kudrinskaya Square Building into the title, but most sources don't emphasize that, and therefore it would seem less WP:RECOGNIZABLE to include it. Raskuly 🐰 21:24, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Old World babbler → Timaliidae – The family Timaliidae was once broad enough to be aptly called the "Old World babblers." Still, it has since been significantly reduced in size as numerous families split off, and it can no longer be considered truly representative of all Old World babblers. For example, AviList refers to this family as "Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies," and Birds of the World uses the same designation, except for the hyphen. Please also refer to the discussion at WP:BIRD. コロネン (talk) 14:27, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – 2026 Iran war → Iran War – I’m making an extremely bold move request here, but I do believe that an appropriate amount of time has passed since the last move discussion (nearly six months ago) and I believe that it is time to have this discussion again, now that there is a plethora of new sources and articles regarding the war. Numerous reliable sources have dropped explicitly using the year in reference to this conflict, with almost all sources opting to refer to this conflict with something along the lines of “Iran War” or the “War in Iran”. On Wikipedia itself, when searching up “Iran War”, users are redirected to the List of wars involving Iran (after 1979) page, however the first thing that users are met with is a line directing users to this page, presumably for those whom ended up at that page whilst trying to search for this page. When viewing the number of page views for the Iran War redirect, it shows that a vast majority of users had searched the term when this current conflict began and continue to do so, therefore I believe that it is fair to assume that said users were likely trying to search for this page instead of the entire list of wars with Iran. As previously mentioned, numerous reliable sources have all since dropped using the year when referring to this conflict, with a majority of sources using “Iran War” or “War in Iran”. Listed below are just a few examples of articles posted by reliable sources: Al Jazeera consistently refers to the conflict as the “Iran war”. Reuters uses “Iran War” and “Iran war” interchangeably. The CSIS refers to the conflict as the “War in Iran”. AP News consistently refer to the conflict as the “Iran war”. NBC News uses “Iran war”. The Council on Foreign Relations uses “Iran War”. The BBC uses “Iran war” and “War in Iran” interchangeably. CBS News uses “the War with Iran”. CNN uses “Iran war”. It is abundantly clear now that this war is the most prominent conflict that people are referring to as the Iran War, and is again why I am proposing to, at a very minimum, drop “2026” from this page’s title. I am open to hearing other title suggestions if any come up. IiSmxyzXX (talk) 05:52, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Spanish Constitutional Court Ruling on the 2006 Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia → STC 31/2010 of 28 June – WP:CONCISE, WP:PRECISE, a more proper WP:COMMONNAME, and also per MOS:LEGAL (particularly Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Legal#Article titles; "Articles on cases that are primarily notable for the legal precedent they set, or are primarily discussed within legal scholarship, should be titled according to the legal citation convention for the jurisdiction that handled the case"). The current title is problematic in that it is not precise enough (there were multiple rulings by the Spanish Constitutional Court Ruling (in 2010) on the 2006 Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia; for example, SSTC 46/2010, 47/2010, 48/2010, 49/2010, 137/2010 or 138/2010), it is not concise, and it is not really a "common name" but more a generic sentence to refer to the subject. General use in Wikipedia is to title articles on court cases by having the party names separated by "v" or "v.", but legal citation conventions in Spain are very different: court cases are identified by an official combination that includes the ruling identificator ("S" for rulings with a judgement and a verdict), the judicial body ("TC" for the Constitutional Court), the sentence number with the year ([Number]/[Year]), and the date. The ruling that is the subject of this article pertains to the STC 31/2010 of 28 June, which aside of being more precise, also happens to be way more concise than the current title. Impru20talk 13:12, 22 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. —Myceteae🍄‍🟫 (talk) 20:37, 29 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Squawk7700 (talk) 22:17, 5 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. In solidarity, Iseult Δx talk to me 03:13, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply

September 12, 2026

  • (Discuss) – Temple Mount → ? – I propose moving this page from Temple Mount to Haram al-Sharif (or alternatively, adopting the dual designation Haram al-Sharif / Temple Mount), retaining all appropriate redirects. While "Temple Mount" has long served as the title, evaluating the article against Wikipedia's official title criteria (WP:CRITERIA)—specifically WP:NPOVNAME, precision, and its preponderance in contemporary academic literature—strongly supports a move. 1. Physical Scope and Historical Reality As the article's contents demonstrate, the vast majority of the text details the architectural, religious, administrative, and political history of the 35-acre walled esplanade from the 7th century CE to the present day. The physical monuments standing on the site, the Dome of the Rock, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Ottoman fountains, Mamluk madrasas, and gates, constitute the living Islamic sanctuary known historically and administratively as al-Haram al-Sharif (or the *al-Aqsa compound*). The ancient Jewish sanctuaries destroyed in antiquity already have dedicated, comprehensive articles (Solomon's Temple and Second Temple). Titling the overarching article for the physical plateau "Temple Mount" defines an active, 1,300-year-old architectural complex exclusively by an ancient structure that has not physically existed there for nearly two millennia. 2. Academic Sourcing and Neutrality (WP:NPOVNAME and WP:RS) In contemporary peer-reviewed scholarship across geography, art history, and Middle Eastern studies (e.g., works by Michael Dumper, Vincent Lemire, Nazmi al-Jubeh, and Oleg Grabar), the site is consistently treated under the designation al-Haram al-Sharif or through the neutral dual designation Haram al-Sharif / Temple Mount. Per WP:NPOVNAME, Wikipedia seeks titles that convey a neutral point of view rather than adopting a designation that implies exclusive historical or religious continuity for one group. The title "Temple Mount" directly translates the Hebrew Har HaBayit, privileging the Jewish historical narrative over an active site that has served as a central Islamic holy place under Waqf custody for centuries. 3. Administrative and International Precedent The esplanade is administratively governed by the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf under Hashemite Custodianship, recognized in the 1994 Israel–Jordan peace treaty. In international diplomatic and cultural heritage contexts, including the UNESCO World Heritage Committee documentation for the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls, the precinct is formally registered and referenced as Al-Haram ash-Sharif or Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al-Sharif. 4. Addressing Common Name (WP:COMMONNAME) While "Temple Mount" is prevalent in Western media coverage, WP:COMMONNAME does not mandate selecting a term that undermines WP:NPOVNAME, geographical precision, or descriptive accuracy for contested global heritage sites. In academic literature on Islamic architecture, Ottoman Jerusalem, and Levant history, "Haram al-Sharif" is already the dominant, recognized terminology. Renaming the lemma to Haram al-Sharif (or the balanced composite Haram al-Sharif / Temple Mount) aligns the title with the actual physical subject of the article and adheres more closely to Wikipedia's core neutrality policies. Saippuakauppias ⇄ 11:48, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply

September 11, 2026

  • (Discuss) – Justin Smith (soccer) → Justin Smith (footballer) – Per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (sportspeople) § Association football (soccer), MOS:TIES, and WP:COMMONSENSE. Justin Smith is a dual France/Canada national born and raised in France, who played for at least ten European clubs from childhood through adulthood, and twice represented Canada at the under-20 and national level. Smith has played for Nice (France), Quevilly-Rouen (France), Avranches (France), Espanyol B (Spain), RCD Espanyol (Spain), Sporting Gijón (Spain), and Eldense (Spain). As a youth in France he played for Voisins FC, PSG Youth Academy, and OGC Youth. He played for Canada U-20s in 2022, and was on the roster for the Canada national soccer team in 2024 but did not play, afaict.

Having spent his whole life growing up in France, playing in France as a child, a youth, and an adult, and then in Spain, Smith presumably would have used the word 'football' himself like every French person does (ditto in Spanish). It seems strange to use the word soccer as a disambiguator to refer to Smith simply because his parents are Canadian and he holds two passports. Smith speaks English, but his own usage of soccer vs. football in English is not clear. In a 2022 CONCACAF interview, Smith uses British English–style terms like on the pitch (@1:08), but the words soccer or football didn't come up. Canadian profiles (e.g., Canada soccer) not suprisingly use the term soccer. Given the preponderance of his background in Europe, MOS:TIES would seem to point to the parenthetical disabiguator footballer. Guidance is unclear or conflicting. WP:NCSP#Association football (soccer) point 1 is clear on this point with respect to mono-nationals, but blurry otherwise. One way to read it, is that possession of a US/CA passport trumps all other nationalities (even triple-nationals, e.g. CA-FR-UK, say) and requires (soccer) as the disambiguator if even one US/CA passport is held, although dual-citizenship wasn't specifically mentioned there, so who knows what the intent is (maybe that should be clarified going forward). That reading flies in the face of common sense: Smith grew up saying football (the French word) his whole life, played throughout his career for clubs that use the word football (in two languages: es= fútbol), and only twice played (or was on the roster) for a Canadian national team that uses soccer. I prefer the interpretation that the current version of WP:NCSP says nothing about footballers that are dual nationals with one foot in each camp, and until it does, we should rely on MOS:TIES and WP:COMMONSENSE to decide, both of which argue in favor of using the disambiguator (footballer) for Smith as the most logical choice. Mathglot (talk) 23:30, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply

  • (Discuss) – James, brother of Jesus → James the Just – The title is problematic for a few reasons, not least of all is that with up to four prominent James’ in the New Testament canon, the ambiguous lesser used title see n-gram isn’t clear without reading the page who it’s talking about. Meanwhile, the name James the Just has historical use, unambiguously refers to the 1st Century head of the church in Jerusalem, and avoids the NPOV issues surrounding the “brother” title, which in natural English takes a stance on the question of the perpetual virginity (i.e. it would not be the normal usage among Orthodox or Catholics, and skews the title in a more Protestant direction.) Additionally, it would avoid the non-congruence with the lede, which uses the “James the Just” title, as it’s the common name.
    This would be the reversal of the RM a decade ago that appealed both to primary 1st Century sources and a flawed Google Books statistics. The n-gram above sufficiently shows instances that unambiguously refers to this James, and the historic title of “the Just” both historically and currently is out used vs. the “brother of Jesus” title, which is almost exclusively used in Protestant circles or among academics trying to decipher who the multitude of James’ are. The other confounding factor here is whether James the Less and James the Just were separate persons. If they are, the Less would be arguably a better title for NPOV reasons, but Wikipedia currently treats the names as different articles. Even if we considered it n-gram data shows the Just is used more than either title, and secular historians as well as Protestant historians use the term to clearly identify which James they are referencing when they use the “brother of Jesus” title. That indicates a widely accepted common name chat is used to show precision when a preferred name for an author is ambiguous, aligning with the n-gram results.
    It’s an NPOV title, that’s commonly used and unambiguous. The current title meanwhile has NPOV issues surrounding the question of if he was his actual brother, is the least commonly used of the three potential titles, and is ambiguous as to which figure it’s referencing.
    Short of it was that i think the last RM a decade ago got it wrong and moved this to a less frequently used and ambiguous title with POV issues from a commonly used and neutral title. TonyBallioni (talk) 21:42, 26 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 00:50, 3 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Steel1943 (talk) 20:22, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Anthony Sullivan (pitchman) → Anthony Sullivan (executive producer) – The current parenthetical "pitchman" is unnecessarily narrow and primarily reflects Sullivan's earlier direct-response advertising career. Sullivan is an executive producer, founder, and spokesperson, and is known for his work as executive producer of PitchMen and as founder of Sullivan Productions, SUGAR, and MONTKUSH. The proposed title "Anthony Sullivan (executive producer)" more accurately reflects his professional career while distinguishing him from other people named Anthony Sullivan. Careedavis (talk) 01:38, 28 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. BilledMammal (talk) 02:36, 4 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. msk 16:23, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Muḥammad ibn 'Abdallāh Hassan → Mohammed Abdullah (Sayyid) – I proposed a similar requested move a few weeks ago, and I have noted the concern with the initial proposal. As such, this is a slighty altered version of my previouls proposal. On google scholar, the current variation of his name has literally 1 hit, and even that search return is likely plagiarized from Wikipedia since it publishing postdates the rendering of the current article title. The variation Mohammed Abdullah gets the most search returns at in the triple digits, versus handful for Mohammed Abdallah; perhaps a dozen for Muhammad Abdallah and figures in between for other variations. MOS:IDENTITY advices that wikipedia articles uses titles in line with how a person describes themselves. Since the subject of this article has never identified in a 3-pronged patronymic naming style, it should not be on wikipedia to force-feed this 3-pronged patronymic naming system upon the article title. His signatue is signed in Arabic with only his first two names: File:The Seal of the Mad Mullah.png without Hassan embedded in his name. Likewise for valedictions either by himself or sent to him in letters likewise typically lack the Hassan patronymic line. You see this in this 1902 valediction where he is in correspondance with British colonial forces. You see the same in this valediction in his correspondance with Italian colonial forces. Even in treaties, which are the most important documents at hand uses "followers of the sayid mohammed bin abdillah", without the patronym Hassan. In this entry we have the British colonial office calling him sheekh "Mohammad Abdulla", again without the superfluous suffix. One of the most important naming conventions consitute the subject and his relationship with his Salihiya teacher who calls him Mohamed Abdulla, notable since they formed an overseer and subordinate relationship. Likewise the policy WP:CRITERIA has a header for WP:PRECISION and being WP:CONSISTENT. For consistency in article titles, if we look at similar articles, namely other dervish leaders such as Ismail Mire, and Haji Sudi, they are titled with their nisbas, rather than the patronymic "Elmi" and "Ahmed Warsame". For being WP:CONCISE, it also works since patronymic names can be notoriously endless since it follows the patrilineal line. For WP:PRECISION, the disambiguation page Mohamed Abdullah Hassan has 7 entries as of now, whilst iterations commonly used to interlink to the subset of this page on wikipedia as of now such as Mohammed Hassan has entries in the dozens. As such, the disambiguator "Sayyid" sufficiently separates the proposed name from similar articles with overlapping names. In summary, the current title is an example of an ambiguous, superfluous, and exonymic anachronism, whereas the proposed title conforms with wkipedia guidelines requiring a disambiguated, concise, self-identifing name thats consistent with similar articles. ~2026-49326-33 (talk) 08:47, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – Pampas cat → Colocolo – Under the five-species treatment of Nascimento, Cheng and Feijó (2021),[n 1] Leopardus colocola and Leopardus pajeros are separate species. Following the 2017 merge (which, in my view, was too hurried), I think we should restore the separate treatment of L. pajeros to the English Wikipedia. So, I propose the following steps... * Choose the main scientific name, either, ** The name listed by the IUCN Red List:[n 2] Leopardus colocolo; or, ** The name listed by Nascimento, Cheng and Feijó (2021):[n 1] Leopardus colocola. * Restore L. pajeros. So, I propose, either...  :* Establishing Pampas cat for L. colocolo/colocola species by...  :** Keeping Pampas cat as its current state (article about L. colocolo/colocola), reflecting its use for the broader taxonomic concept assessed in 2014 by the IUCN in the IUCN Red List,[n 2] and  :** Restoring the article about L. pajeros from this exact point under Southern pampas cat.
    This proposal does not provide for creating a new article about the species complex, i.e. the broader taxonomic concept of the Pampas cat including the former subspecies of L. colocolo.  :* Establishing either Colocolo or Central Chilean pampas cat for the L. colocolo/colocola by...  ::* Moving Pampas cat to either Colocolo or Central Chilean pampas cat, then,  ::* Restoring the article about L. pajeros from this exact point as Southern pampas cat, and,  ::* Establishing Pampas cat either as...  :::* A disambiguation page; or  :::* An article about the species complex covering the broader taxonomic concept of the Pampas cat and the former subspecies of L. colocolo.  :* Establishing Colocolo for the L. colocolo/colocola by...  ::* Moving Pampas cat to either Colocolo or Central Chilean pampas cat, and,  ::* Restoring the article about L. pajeros from this exact point as Pampas cat, following the history of the articles. * Fix the links and redirections as necessary. * Update the sitelinks at Wikidata. * Update L. pajeros,[n 3] and, ideally, all articles about the species of the Leopardus genus.
    In all cases, retaining the current IUCN assessment, while making clear at L. pajeros that the assessment applies to the broader taxonomic concept of Leopardus colocolo used by the IUCN, which included the populations now treated as L. pajeros, and that there is no separate IUCN assessment for L. pajeros under the newer species-level treatment. I have already explained the IUCN assessment for L. pajeros in detail at the Spanish Wikipedia. Regards. --Amitie 10g (talk) 02:57, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply

September 10, 2026

  • (Discuss) – Macau Giant Pandas → Macau Black Bears – This is not your standard issue. The team is known by three names. In its home league in Macau, the team is still known as the Macau Black Bears despite the rebrand to the Macau Black Knights in February 2026 for international tournaments. Then in June 2026, the team go on to become the Macau Giant Pandas which is their identity in the Philippine Basketball Association where they play as the guest team. The organization is still legally named as the Macau Black Bears as May 2026 according to the Legal Affairs Bureau of Macau. While the Giant Pandas' participation in the PBA is the most visible. Its odd that we are giving due prominence to their iteration participating in a foreign league as a guest team. Therefore the "Macau Black Bears" is the most "neutral" descriptor for the team for the lack of the better word. Hariboneagle927 (talk) 06:22, 17 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 02:48, 24 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. –Maltazarian ᚾparleyinvestigateᛅ 17:56, 31 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. —Myceteae🍄‍🟫 (talk) 18:24, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Elapsed listings

  • (Discuss) – 1999 Honolulu shooting → Xerox murders – It is it’s proper name. It is hardly called the Honolulu shooting. It is properly called the Xerox murders due to the location and nature. It is also called the Xerox shooting as well, but the reason why it was called “Murders” was due to the fact it was a targeted killing instead of an indiscriminate attack like other workplace shootings like for example the Aberdeen shooting where it was indiscriminate. ButteyFelicity (talk) 23:19, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
  • (Discuss) – 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting → El Paso Walmart shooting – The shooting is one of the consequential “mass shootings” in America. It is one of the notable race related mass shootings and it’s considered to be the deadliest attack on Mexican’s in America. It came during a time tensions were high between mass shootings and the Immigration debate. As well as the worst copycat of the Christchurch shooter. Impact of this shooting led to Walmart to stop selling ammunition and to ask patrons to stop carrying. Arguments for adding a year and why it’s required; Per comments from the last consensus: There's no harm in having the year in the title - and per WP:NCWWW, the title should make it clear "when, where, and what" happened. Most article titles need when, where, and what. That is all true. But it leads to another Akihabara massacre situation Talk:Akihabara massacre#Requested move 29 September 2022 where the requirments for NOYEAR were ignored for the arguments proposed above for adding a year which neglects the notability and impact, for Recent events and it being more preferable. Some say that Columbine and SandyHook are more recognizable and are good examples for NOYEAR. But it goes the same for here with it being Christchurch and El Paso Walmart. This was also a right wing related attack. Most on here don’t have years for Example: The Pulse Nightclub Shooting, the Charleston Church shooting, the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting, the Upstairs lounge arson attack and the Charlottesville car attack. All deadly attacks against race, religion, and preference, yet they have no year. You may say it’s hypocritical for one ro day since it goes for Events and being preferable for having no year, but these are good examples of having no year mind you. One may argue: “But Buffalo has a year so this should.” Unfortunately that shooting was overshadowed by Uvalde. It’s similar I think how Aurora shooting was overshadowed by Sandy Hook. ButteyFelicity (talk) 15:51, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Backlog

  • (Discuss) – Battle of Ctesiphon (263) → Odaenathus' Persian campaigns – The current title implies that the subject was a distinct battle fought at Ctesiphon in 263. The surviving evidence instead concerns a broader series of military operations by Odaenathus against the Sasanian Empire, culminating in his advance to and siege of Ctesiphon. The proposed title more accurately reflects the scope of the article and avoids presenting a disputed reconstruction as an established battle. Zosimus describes Odaenathus attacking the Persians, recovering Nisibis, and advancing to Ctesiphon, where the Persians were confined within their fortifications while Odaenathus devastated the surrounding territory. He does not identify Shapur I as the commander of the forces at Ctesiphon. Eutropius likewise describes Odaenathus as advancing as far as Ctesiphon without describing a distinct battle there. The Historia Augusta gives a more detailed and rhetorical account of fighting around the Persian position at Ctesiphon, but its account does not establish the modern infobox's characterization of a battle between Odaenathus and Shapur I. Modern scholarship also treats the event in the context of Odaenathus' wider Persian campaigns. Hartmann reconstructs a campaign beginning in 262, in which Odaenathus recovered Roman territory in northern Mesopotamia, advanced through Babylonia to Ctesiphon, and returned to Syria in 263. Hartmann further reconstructs a second Persian campaign in 266/267. He states that there was apparently no direct military confrontation between Odaenathus and Shapur I during the first campaign. The proposed title therefore treats the Ctesiphon operation as part of Odaenathus' wider Persian campaigns rather than as an independently established battle. It also accommodates the evidence for a second campaign toward Ctesiphon. Sources: Hartmann, Udo. "Palmyra and the Third-Century Crisis." In The Oxford Handbook of Palmyra. Oxford University Press, 2024. Zosimus, New History, 1.39. Eutropius, Breviarium Historiae Romanae, 9.10. Historia Augusta, "The Two Gallieni", 10–12. Requested outcome: Move the article from Battle of Ctesiphon (263) to Odaenathus' Persian campaigns or Odaenathus' Ctesiphon campaigns or Sieges of Ctesiphon or whatever you find appropriate and historically accurate. ~2026-45181-18 (talk) 09:33, 18 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 12:52, 25 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. BilledMammal (talk) 02:28, 2 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 05:49, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Possibly incomplete requests

References

  1. ↑ Ray, V. E., Randolph, A., Underhill, M., & Luke, D. (2017). Critical Race Theory, Afro-Pessimism, and Racial Progress Narratives. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, 3(2), 147-158. https://doi.org/10.1177/2332649217692557
  2. ↑ Zamansele Nsele. “Part I: ‘Afropessimism’ and the Rituals of Anti-Black Violence.” Mail & Guardian, 24 June 2020, https://mg.co.za/friday/2020-06-24-part-i-afropessimism-and-the-rituals-of-anti-black-violence/. Accessed 11 Sept. 2026.
  1. 1 2 Nascimento, Fabio Oliveira Do; Cheng, Jilong; Feijó, Anderson (2021-02-01). "Taxonomic revision of the pampas cat Leopardus colocola complex (Carnivora: Felidae): an integrative approach". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 191 (2): 575–611. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa043. ISSN 0024-4082.
  2. 1 2 Eduardo Eizirik (Faculdade de Biociencias, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil); Mauro Lucherini (Argentine National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research); Javier Pereira (Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales); Tadeu de Oliveira (Instituto Pró-Carnívoros); Rob Williams (Sociedad Zoológica de Francfort) (2014-04-22). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Leopardus colocolo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 2025-11-14.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ In this case, I suggest to translate the contents from the Spanish Wikipedia.
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