Talk:Hartbeesfontein

Requested move 7 January 2022

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The result of the move request was: Not moved (non-admin closure) (t · c) buidhe 22:02, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

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Hartbeesfontein → Lethabong – Bold move was reverted for no reason with no objections provided. Name was changed in 2004 and reliable sources regularly use the new name.

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/there-will-be-war-neighbouring-informal-settlements-clash-over-housing-project-20210506

https://www.techfinancials.co.za/2021/09/06/sas-transport-sector-retirement-fund-builds-new-vaal-township/

https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/features/2021-09-30-transport-pensions-languish-in-unfinished-sustainable-township/

https://www.news24.com/citypress/politics/red-berets-woo-disgruntled-residents-20210917 Desertambition (talk) 00:17, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose, as the new name has not met the requirement of WP:MPN that it has become predominant in common global usage, per ngrams and Google Scholar (Hartbeesfontein (29) and Lethabong (4)). Recent news results are inconclusive. BilledMammal (talk) 02:39, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

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