Talk:Gordon Sumner (footballer)#Requested move 25 October 2024
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Requested move 25 October 2024
:The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Frost 23:47, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
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:Gordon Sumner (footballer) → {{no redirect|Gordon Sumner}} – Gordon Sumner is currently a WP:PRIMARYREDIRECT to Sting (musician), whose real name is Gordon Sumner. Despite this, I don't see why he should be the primary redirect target, greater worldwide fame notwithstanding. Someone's professional moniker should take far more precedence over a birth name that does not pass WP:COMMONNAME, hence why this should have "(footballer)" removed from the title, with a hatnote at the top to assist those looking for Sting. JeffSpaceman (talk) 00:07, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The musician gets 1000x as many views as the footballer. Even it it's not the common name surely more than 0.1% of people looking for the musician will use his birth name. * Pppery * it has begun... 00:48, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose: per Pppery. YorkshireExpat (talk) 10:14, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
In response to the two opposes, I will once again reiterate that, page views notwithstanding, a professional name should be a target for an article over what is essentially an answer to a trivia question. Because of this, I'm still of the belief that this should be moved. I will also state that I don't believe this should be closed at the 7-day mark just yet, since 1 support vs 2 opposes does not seem like firmly established consensus. I also want to ask that this be relisted at least once, and see where that leads. But that's just how I see this. JeffSpaceman (talk) 01:39, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose. Clear primary redirect. Sting's real name is not obscure. -- Necrothesp (talk) 16:27, 31 October 2024 (UTC)