Infopedia:Page mover



The page mover user right ( extendedmover user group) allows users to move pages without leaving behind a redirect and to quickly move subpages when moving parent pages.

At their discretion, any administrator can grant this right to experienced and trusted users who regularly move pages and demonstrate familiarity with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines regarding page moving and naming. Users are expected to have at least six months of editing history and at least 3,000 edits. Users should also have experience with the requested moves venue and know how page moving works.

If you wish to request page mover rights for yourself or another user, please see FamepediaTech:Requests for permissions/Page mover. Administrators are automatically granted this user right, so they do not need to request it.

There are currently Special:ListUsers/extendedmover users with page mover right, which makes the total number of users with this permission 0 (the rest are administrators).

Flags granted
The page mover group includes the following user rights:
 * 1)  (move a page without creating a redirect)
 * 2)  (move a page and all its subpages in a single action)
 * 3)  (moves pages in the Category namespace)
 * 4)  (override the Title Blacklist)
 * 5)  (move pages over existing single revision redirects regardless of target)

The page mover right also allows users to


 * move pages at an increased rate
 * create, edit, and move edit notices

Suppressredirect
Page moves create redirects by default. This is undesirable in some cases, such as when reverting pagemove vandalism or when a page name needs to be made available for a different page. With the suppressredirect right, page movers can move pages without leaving a redirect by unchecking the checkbox "" in the move interface.

Page moves that do not leave a redirect will still be logged, but with a note ("without leaving a redirect"). These moves are not recorded in the deletion log. However, if the source page remains empty, logged-in users will still see the "A page with this title has previously been deleted" message displayed along with the deletion and move logs for the page, as in the case of any other deleted page, and IP editors will still see the "Wikipedia does not have a page with this exact name" error message.

Move-subpages
With move-subpages, a page mover can move a page and all its subpages in a single action. For example, a user could rename Talk:Foo to Talk:Bar, and also move Talk:Foo/Archive 1 to Talk:Bar/Archive 1 in a single action. This becomes useful when moving a page with a lot of archives. In the move interface, this is done by checking the checkbox "".

On some occasions, one might inadvertently move a talk page incorrectly assumed by the MediaWiki software to be a talk subpage of a different article. For example, Talk:A/B testing is the talk page for A/B testing, but not technically a subpage for Talk:A. If a mover uses move-subpages on Talk:A, the move operation would incorrectly move Talk:A/B testing. (This is not an issue for the article mainspace, as it does not have subpages enabled.)

Increased page move throttle
For confirmed users, the MediaWiki software limits the number of page moves that can be performed to eight per minute. The extendedmover right raises this throttle to allow 16 moves per minute, enabling page movers to handle larger jobs more efficiently.

delete-redirect
By default, a move cannot be carried out if there is already a page at the target title, unless that existing page is a single revision redirect pointing to the title that is being moved to replace it. If that page is a single revision redirect with a different target, the  right may be used to eliminate the need for round-robin page moves by allowing page movers to delete the redirect, regardless of the redirect's target. This will generate a deletion log entry for the target page.

Page swapping

 * User:WolfMan/pageswap – this script adds a "Swap" option next to the "Move" option, allowing a page mover or administrator to swap titles of two pages along with their histories ("round-robin move") through a short sequence of prompts.
 * User:Ahecht/Scripts/pageswap – modified version of Andy M. Wang's script that works directly from Special:MovePage with a pre-filled edit summary, and that can create talk page redirects as needed.

Page move disputes
The page mover right should never be used as an advantage to gain an upper hand in titling disputes. Editors without the right are sometimes unable to revert moves performed by page movers, such as in the case of "round-robin" moves. Therefore, unilateral decisions should be avoided, and moves should be reverted upon request if they prove to be controversial. Finally, never wheel war with administrators or other page movers.

Have a strong password
Page movers must have a strong password and follow appropriate personal security practices. Because a page-move vandal with the increased page move throttle would be able to quickly move many pages, a compromised account will be blocked and its privileges will be removed for site security. If you believe your account is compromised, notify a steward immediately so they can lock your account.

Guidelines for granting

 * 1)  The editor should have been a registered Wikipedia user for at least 6 months.
 * 2)  The editor should have made at least 3,000 edits.
 * 3)  The editor should demonstrate experience with moving pages in accordance with guidelines. Participation in requested moves and move reviews, or experience closing move requests is a good way to gauge this.
 * 4)  The editor should have no behavioral blocks or 3RR violations in the 6 months prior to application.

The above items are guidelines. An administrator may grant page mover rights to users they otherwise deem competent and may deny the requests if they do not see a need for the tools or have other concerns.

Criteria for revocation
The user right can be revoked for violating any of the above conduct standards and for other misconduct. Additionally, it can be revoked at any time by an administrator without any process or prior notice in any of the following circumstances:
 * 1) The editor demonstrated a pattern of performing obviously controversial moves without first determining consensus.
 * 2) The editor demonstrated a pattern of failing to exercise sufficient care when moving pages, resulting in serious errors appearing on pages, or when using suppress redirect.
 * 3) The editor demonstrated a pattern of using the permission to suppress redirects that would not have been eligible for one of the criteria for speedy deletion.
 * 4) The editor used the permission to gain the upper hand in disputes.
 * 5) The editor performed any blatant vandalism.
 * 6) The editor failed to report to an administrator after noticing unauthorized use of their account or otherwise neglected account security practices.
 * 7) The editor has been inactive for 12 months.

Additionally, the right may be removed immediately at the request of the editor.

If your page mover right was revoked and you would like to appeal the decision, first discuss with the revoking administrator. If after such an exchange you still feel the matter is unresolved and requires outside input, you may post at WP:AN to appeal the decision. Request for the right after a revocation for inactivity or self-requested removal may be made at WP:PERM.

Draftifying

 * User:WolfMan/MoveToDraft – this script adds a "Move to draft" option in the "More" section which is used for automating the process of moving an article to the draft namespace without leaving a redirect, automatically notifying the page creator.
 * User:WolfMan/gadgets/Draftify – a similar tool used for moving userspace drafts to the draft namespace without leaving a redirect (although this and many other aspects are configurable).