moving pages

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Please don't copy-paste to overcome a problem with moving. Copy-paste violates the site copyright as there is no trail to the page history and thus no credit to authors and even if you add a link in the edit summary, it really can make a mess as any edits to the new page would have to be history merged (see also Manual:Administrators). Fortunately, nobody edited the page before I noticed this thread. I deleted the copy-paste and undid the redirect and then moved the page, as well as the talk page and subpage, the right way. Let me know if you see any issues with where things are.

Doug.(talk contribs)13:37, 29 December 2011

thank you.

Igottheconch19:05, 29 December 2011

I am, however, confused about why you couldn't move the page unless you tried after you had created the paste version (in which case you would have been unable to make the move due to the existing page). You should have the correct user rights as they appear to belong to all autoconfirmed users. I've asked Bawolff if they understand the issue (see User_talk:Bawolff#Moving_pages)

Doug.(talk contribs)19:55, 29 December 2011

i did not see a "move" tab.

Using Vector skin.

Internet explorer 9.0

Screen shot:

No move button.PNG
Igottheconch23:20, 29 December 2011

Click the arrow next the Watch star and "Move" should appear

Peachey8801:12, 30 December 2011
 

I must of misread the special:usergrouprights. Whoops (maybe I was going through that page too fast. I saw the original page was sighted, which made me think it was some sort of flagged revs issue, and noticed the movestable right).

Re: Igottheconch: normally the move tab is in the drop down box beside the star icon for watching, is there anything in that drop down?

Bawolff00:36, 30 December 2011
 

I must of misread the special:usergrouprights. Whoops (maybe I was going through that page too fast. I saw the original page was sighted, which made me think it was some sort of flagged revs issue, and noticed the movestable right).

Re: Igottheconch: normally the move tab is in the drop down box beside the star icon for watching, is there anything in that drop down?

Bawolff00:36, 30 December 2011
 
 
 
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