Talk:Western Bears #Requested move 24 April 2025

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Change article title

I am proposing that I change this article to North Sydney Bears/Western Australia Rugby League NRL Partnership Bid, as this original Western Bears bid is over, but might come back. Someone in a Facebook group said that it might be Perth Bears. I am calling several users like @Doctorhawkes and encourage, but not require them to participate. Since there is now uncertainty of whether it will be Western Bears, Perth Bears, WA Bears, Western Australia Bears, or something completely different. My argument for change is that all we now as of now is that it is a partnership between North Sydney and Western Australia. The name could still change Servite et contribuere (talk) 12:59, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move 24 April 2025

: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 (non-admin closure) >>> Extorc.talk 10:08, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

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:Western Bears → {{no redirect|Perth Bears}} – As of now, it appears to be the common name for the proposed team [https://amp.nine.com.au/article/17da2a74-e822-4a2b-8b27-75664bc3fa82] [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/24/nrl-perth-team-expansion-bears] [https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/24/rugby-league-bears-celebrate-nrl-return-in-western-australia/] [https://thewest.com.au/sport/rugby-league/nrl-approves-perth-proposal-for-wa-based-bears-team-after-increased-offer-from-roger-cook-c-18468939]. It looks like it is the anticipated name this team. Also, last and most irrelevant of all, quick message from me as an Upper North Shore Boy; go the Mighty Bears!❤️🖤🐻 Servite et contribuere (talk) 10:24, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:Agreed - Perth Bears appears to be the name. But maybe wait until the official announcement before any changes? 159.196.168.212 (talk) 23:56, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:Oppose wait until it has been officially confirmed. It was poor form by the nominator to nominate the article for renaming and then move it to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_Bears&diff=1287428641&oldid=1287409549 something else] within 48 hours. Uaerinalte (talk) 06:23, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

::Uaerinalte I think Western/Perth Bears is actually the better interim option as both have been talked about. Servite et contribuere (talk) 06:25, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

:::Wikipedia generally doesn't put more than one name in an article title{{snd}} e.g., per WP:CONCISE. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 21:04, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

::::BarrelProof I am aware of that, but this is a different case. For example Commonwealth of Australia is official name, but is known as simply Australia. In the case of the (Mighty) Bears partnership with WA, we have no clue whether it will be Western Bears or Perth Bears. Some sources say Western Bears and some more recently say Perth Bears. Also, if you want me to actually provide sources, please feel free to let me know. I might not get it immediately, I might even fall asleep soon TBH (Despite the time. My sleep cycle is terrible right now). But I probably will read the message at some point. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 22:04, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

::Comment, Again I suggest waiting until it has been officially confirmed. At the very least it should not be moved again until this RM has been closed, which will only occur 7 days after it was initiated, i.e. on 1 May. Uaerinalte (talk) 06:28, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

:::Uaerinalte Good point. I will open another after 7 days. I think I just rushed a bit in excitement about the Bears NRL return. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 06:32, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

:Support Despite no official confirmation, there is A LOT of noise that "Perth Bears" will be the official name of the club. "Western Bears" name has been scrapped and was never official to begin with. "Perth Bears" at least is a better interim. Mn1548 (talk) 13:21, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Club name

Various news agencies are suggesting various names that the team will be named. Some are suggesting Perth Bears, others Western Australian Bears. Clearly nobody really knows for certain. Suggest that the team continue to be referred to as the Western Bears until such time as the name is confirmed when the article can be moved.

Likewise we don't know what the ownership structure will be, so adding official names that are just guesses is pointless. While there will be some lineage, it will be a new club, not the North Sydney Bears revived. Uaerinalte (talk) 06:53, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

:Uaerinalte All we know is that it is somewhat similar to Brisbane and Fitzroy forming the AFL's Brisbane Lions Servite et contribuere (talk) 13:41, 28 April 2025 (UTC)