Rab777hp

Redirect of 2011 Libyan civil war

Oh god, do NOT redirect it like that EVER, also it needs discussion in order to be renamed. It is move protected for a reason. Please do not do this again. Jeancey (talk) 22:18, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

bro it's pretty apparent to anyone with a basic knowledge of poli-sci it's a revolution... the talk page had a consensus among its knowledgeable contributors Rab777hp (talk) 22:21, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

• It is NOT for you to decide that. It is move protected for a reason, even if it wasn't you NEVER copy and paste move, instead request a move through the proper channelsJeancey (talk) 22:22, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Libyan civil war move

Rab, I noticed you attempted to redirect the article 2011 Libyan civil war to Libyan Revolution. This is a significant and contested title change that has no consensus. Please don't make this change again without discussing it on the article's talk page first, and submitting an appropriate request through WP:RM. TechnoSymbiosis (talk) 22:18, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

(moved below from my talk to here to keep conversation together) TechnoSymbiosis (talk) 22:30, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

bro it's pretty apparent to anyone with a basic knowledge of poli-sci it's a revolution... the talk page had a consensus among its knowledgeable contributors Rab777hp (talk) 22:21, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

It's clear that there is no consensus because at least two people have reverted you and at least three have objected to the move. Consensus isn't defined as 'only those people that agree with you', you can't summarily discard the opinions of others like that. And as I mentioned above, even if there was consensus to rename the article, the method you used is wrong because it doesn't copy any of the relevant metadata like revision history or talk. If you want to request a move, you need to use the WP:RM process. TechnoSymbiosis (talk) 22:30, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

just chill bro, consensus by people with an understanding of poli-sci, the opposition are a bunch of 12 year old self-righteous, know-it-all wiki'ers.

I actually stated definitions of a civil war from known and respected people in the field, I am not 12 and I have taken several poli sci classes, including one on internal armed conflict in developing countries. No where in there did it state your definition of a civil war vs a revolution. If you really want to move it, put a move request in, as that is the proper way to go about things. Jeancey (talk) 23:05, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

You might like to assume good faith about your fellow editors and not make unfounded, baseless assumptions about their age, education and level of understanding. Also, please remember that Wikipedia is a tertiary source that reflects what is verifiable in reliable sources, we don't synthesise information. TechnoSymbiosis (talk) 23:09, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Some people could also see it as an offensive gesture with you calling them children. In that regard I should remind you on Wikipedia's rule on civility. EkoGraf (talk) 05:34, 26 October 2011 (UTC)