Template:Old moves
Template documentation[view] [edit] [history] [purge]This is a versatile talk page banner to elaborate the history of previous moves and move proposals.
Usage
{{Old move
| small = yes/no
| collapse = yes/no
| date = <date when the request was opened>
| from = <original title of the article>
| destination = <proposed title>
| result = <result of the discussion>
| link = <permanent link to the discussion>
| title = <title of the page whose move logs should be shown>
| list = <bulleted list>
| oldlist = <bulleted list>
}}
Full example.
Parameters
|small=: The option "small = yes" generates a smaller, and right-aligned version of the template.|collapse=or|collapsed=: Collapses all discussions and logs.|date1=,|date2=,|date3=: Date when the request was opened.|from1=,|from2=,|from3=: Original name of the article when the request was opened. May be omitted if the article was not moved.|destination1=,|destination2=,|destination3=: Proposed title or the page title that ended up being moved to. Alias:|to=.|result1=,|result2=,|result3=: Result of the discussion. Usually 'moved', 'not moved' or 'no consensus'.|link1=,|link2=,|link3=: Link to the revision where the discussion was closed. It should preferably link to the section where the discussion was held. Do not add brackets.|title1=,|title2=,|title3=: Used to list move logs.|list=: A bulleted list that allows editors to list discussions and undiscussed moves manually.|oldlist=: Same as list, but designed to hold older move debates. Collapsed by default.
Note: Parameters may be used without the number if there is only one move.
Examples
Single move
No parameters
Using this template without parameters is extremely unhelpful and not recommended.
{{Old moves}}
Full example
{{Old moves
|date=1 January 1970 |from=Source |destination=Destination |result=moved
|link=Special:PermanentLink/1234567
}}
Multiple moves
All parameters can be enumerated (|from2=, |link3= and so on) to add multiple entries. (BUG: |result1= needs to be defined to work.)
{{Old moves
|from1 = A
|destination1 = B
|result1 = not moved
|from2 = C
|destination2 = D
|result2 = moved
|date2 = January 31, 2025
}}
Small version
{{Old moves
|small = yes
|from1 = A
|destination1 = B
|result1 = not moved
|from2 = C
|destination2 = D
|result2 = Move
|date2 = January 31, 2025
}}
Collapsed version
{{Old moves
|collapsed=yes
|date=1 January 1970 |from=Source |destination=Destination |result=moved
|link=Special:PermanentLink/1234567
}}
See also
- Wikipedia:Moving a page
- Wikipedia:Requested moves
- Wikipedia:Move review
- {{Old XfD multi}}, a similar template for old deletion discussions.