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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.
Place the following under the topic heading on a talk page:
{{Moved discussion to|New location|2=~~~~}}
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.
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}}
:Linking it manually also works, and is used for linking to an anchor on the same page, as in {{Moved discussion 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 discussion to |1=[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement&oldid=702541812#RantyEditor99 WP:AE request]}}
|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. ~~~~}}
|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.
|moved=
will replace the word "Moved" with something else, e.g. "Split", "Archived", "Partially moved", etc.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]] 17 August 2024 05:08 (UTC) :The Help Desk is for questions about using Wikipedia; this discussion really belongs on [[Talk:Turtle]]. --[[User:AnotherUser789|AnotherUser789]] 17 August 2024 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]] 17 August 2024 05:08 (UTC)
{{Resolved}}
→ {{Unresolved}}
→ {{Not sure3}}
→ {{Being worked on}}
→ {{2O}}
→ {{Duplicate issue}}
→ {{Disregard}}
→ {{Moot}}
→ {{Off-topic thread}}
→ {{FYI}}
→ {{Moved discussion from}}
→ {{Moved discussion to}}
→ {{Stale}}
→ {{Stuck}}
→ {{WQA in progress}}
→ {{Wrong venue}}
→ {{Referred elsewhere}}
→ {{Resbox|demo=y|reason=(customizable)}}
→ 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.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
moved | moved | replaces the word "Moved" with something else
| String | optional |
back | back | replaces the wording "Moved to" with "Moved back to"
| 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 |