Template:Moved discussion to
Purpose
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.
Usage
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.
Parameters
- The first parameter is the location to which the discussion has been moved. Usually this is the full page name of the new location and should also include the anchor name of the topic as well if it isn't identical in both places, in the form
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]}}
- The optional second parameter,
|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. ~~~~}}
- The optional parameter
|back=ywill 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.
- The optional parameter
|moved=will replace the word "Moved" with something else, e.g. "Split", "Archived", "Partially moved", etc.
Example
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]] 23 January 2025 05:08 (UTC) :The Help Desk is for questions about using Wikipedia; this discussion really belongs on [[Talk:Turtle]]. --[[User:AnotherUser789|AnotherUser789]] 23 January 2025 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]] 23 January 2025 05:08 (UTC)
See also
{{Resolved}}→Resolved{{Unresolved}}→Unresolved{{Not sure3}}→Not sure{{Being worked on}}→Being worked on{{2O}}→2nd opinion requested{{Duplicate issue}}→Duplicate{{Disregard}}→Disregard{{Moot}}→{{Off-topic thread}}→{{FYI}}→{{Moved discussion from}}→Moved from {{{1}}}{{Moved discussion to}}→Moved to{{Stale}}→Stale{{Stuck}}→Stuck{{WQA in progress}}→Work in progress; comments welcome{{Wrong venue}}→Wrong venue. Please move to {{{1}}}{{Referred elsewhere}}→Not an issue for Moved discussion to. Referred elsewhere.{{Resbox|demo=y|reason=(customizable)}}→– (customizable)
Misc
- Template:Done/See also, the large family of inline, comment-level templates (similar to the above, but with no box around them); {{Resbox }} can be used to convert any of them into {{Resolved }}-style hatnotes
- Template:Table cell templates/doc, the family of table-specific templates that work only in tables
- Category:Image with comment templates
- Category:Resolution templates
- {{Section move to }}
- {{Section move from }}
- {{Requested move }}
TemplateData
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 |
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.