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This is an explanatory essay about the edit warring and title changes policies.

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A page-move war is a struggle between two or more editors (similar to an edit war, however, on the page name).

What is wrong with page-move wars

Wikipedia holds that an open system can produce quality, neutral encyclopedic content. This requires reasoned negotiation, patience,^[1] and a strong community spirit, each of which is undercut by antisocial behavior like incivility and move warring.

Besides this, page-move wars create a lot of double or even triple redirects in some cases; this is a bad thing because these redirects confuse those who are not familiar with the MediaWiki software. Following these redirects is like going around in circles. Double redirects are also bad for server performance. Although one shouldn't worry about performance, it's not an excuse to move war.

Dealing with page-move wars

The right way to deal with page name disputes is to stop moving the page and try to get a consensus on the talk page of the article. If you think a page move might be controversial, it's best to make a move proposal on the article's talk page and list it at requested moves. In case of persistent move wars, administrators may block involved editors or move protect the subject page until the page name dispute is resolved.

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^ See MeatBall:ReactLater.

[1] See MeatBall:ReactLater.

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+{{supplement|interprets=[[Wikipedia:Edit warring|edit warring]] and [[Wikipedia:Article titles#Considering changes|title changes]] policies|WP:PMW|WP:PMWAR|WP:MOVEWAR}}
-{{essay|WP:PMW}}
-A '''[[Help:Moving a page|page move]] war''' is a struggle between two or more editors (similar to an [[Wikipedia:Edit war|edit war]], however, on the page name).
+A '''[[Wikipedia:Moving a page|page-move]] war''' is a struggle between two or more editors (similar to an [[Wikipedia:Edit warring|edit war]], however, on the page name).
-==What is wrong with page move wars==
+==What is wrong with page-move wars==
 [[File:Touwtrekken.jpg|200px|thumb|Page moves are not [[tug of war]]!]]
 [[Wikipedia]] holds that an open system can produce quality, neutral [[encyclopedic]] content. This requires reasoned negotiation, patience,<ref>See [[MeatBall:ReactLater]].</ref> and a strong community spirit, each of which is undercut by antisocial behavior like [[WP:CIV|incivility]] and move warring.
-Besides this, page move wars create a lot of [[Wikipedia:Double_redirects|double]] or even triple redirects in some cases; this is a bad thing because these redirects confuse those who are not much familiar with the [[MediaWiki]] software. Following these redirects is like going around in circles. Double redirects are also bad for server performance. Although one [[Wikipedia:Don't worry about performance|shouldn't worry about performance]], it's not an excuse to move war.
+Besides this, page-move wars create a lot of [[Wikipedia:Double redirects|double]] or even triple redirects in some cases; this is a bad thing because these redirects confuse those who are not familiar with the [[MediaWiki]] software. Following these redirects is like going around in circles. Double redirects are also bad for server performance. Although one [[Wikipedia:Don't worry about performance|shouldn't worry about performance]], it's not an excuse to move war.
-==Dealing with page move wars==
+==Dealing with page-move wars==
-The right way to deal with page name disputes is to stop moving the page and try to get a [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] on the talk page of the article. If you think a page move might be controversial, its best to make a [[Template:Move|move proposal]] on the article's talk page and list it at [[Wikipedia:Requested moves|requested moves]]. In case of persistent move wars, [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrators]] may [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|block]] or [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Move protection|move protect]] the subject page until the page name dispute is resolved.
+The right way to deal with page name disputes is to stop moving the page and try to get a [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] on the talk page of the article. If you think a page move might be controversial, it's best to make a [[Template:Move|move proposal]] on the article's talk page and list it at [[Wikipedia:Requested moves|requested moves]]. In case of persistent move wars, [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrators]] may [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|block]] involved editors or [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Move protection|move protect]] the subject page until the page name dispute is resolved.
 ==See also==
-*[[Wikipedia:Edit war]]
+*[[Wikipedia:Edit warring]]
 *[[Wikipedia:Three-revert rule]]
-*[[Help:Moving a page]]
+*[[Wikipedia:Moving a page]]
 *[[Wikipedia:Requested moves]]
 *[[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution]]