Template:Old move/doc

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Module:Old move

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

Usage

{{Old move
| small = yes/no
| date = <date when the request was opened>
| from = <original name of article> 
| destination = <name of destination article>
| result = <result of discussion>
| link = <oldid link to discussion>
}}

Full example.

On Novembala 27, 2024, it was proposed that this page be moved from Source to Destination. The result of the discussion was Result.

Parameters

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 oldid where the discussion was closed. It may be either an unbracketed wikilink or permanent link, preferably to the #section where the discussion was held.
small: The option "small = yes" generates a smaller, and right-aligned version of the template.

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.

It has previously been proposed that this page be moved.

{{Old move}}

Date only

On Novembala 27, 2024, it was proposed that this page be moved.

{{Old move 
|date = {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}
}}

Source and destination only

It has previously been proposed that this page be moved from Source to Destination.

{{Old move 
|from        = Source 
|destination = Destination
}}

Result and link only

It has previously been proposed that this page be moved. The result of the discussion was Keep.

{{Old move 
|result = Keep
|link   = Special:Permalink/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.)

This page has previously been nominated to be moved.

Not moved, from A to B.
Move, Novembala 27, 2024, from C to D.

{Old move 
|from1        = A 
|destination1 = B 
|result1      = not moved 
|from2        = C 
|destination2 = D 
|result2      = Move 
|date2        = {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}
}}

Small version