Template:Old moves

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This is a versatile talk page banner to elaborate the history of previous moves and move proposals.

Usage

{{Old moves
| 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.
• |dateformat=: Specify |dateformat=mdy to use the mmmm d, yyyy ("American") date format. Default is d mmmm yyyy.
• |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        = November 1, 2025
}}

Small version

{{Old moves
|small        = yes 
|from1        = A 
|destination1 = B 
|result1      = not moved 
|from2        = C 
|destination2 = D 
|result2      = Move 
|date2        = November 1, 2025
}}

Collapsed version

{{Old moves
|collapsed=yes
|date=1 January 1970 |from=Source |destination=Destination |result=moved
|link=Special:PermanentLink/1234567
}}

Tracking categories

• Category:Talk pages listing old moves with the first unnamed parameter (37)

See also

• Wikipedia:Moving a page
• Wikipedia:Requested moves
• Wikipedia:Move review
• {{Old XfD multi}}, a similar template for old deletion discussions.

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Old moves/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
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