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I think [[Special:Rename]] would be ambiguous with [[Special:RenameUser]] and should be avoided. I have no objection to introducing [[Special:Move]] though

In T424425#11858297, @Dragoniez wrote:

I think [[Special:Rename]] would be ambiguous with [[Special:RenameUser]] and should be avoided. I have no objection to introducing [[Special:Move]] though

Yes, I considered this. However:

1. Renaming a page is much more common than renaming a user.
2. Renaming pages is generally done by autoconfirmed users, whereas renaming users can only be done by those in the bureaucrat group. The former are much lower in their responsibility level, and hence the level of required technical expertise is also much lower.

In T424425#11858740, @Bugreporter2 wrote:

Yes, I considered this. However:

1. Renaming a page is much more common than renaming a user.
2. Renaming pages is generally done by autoconfirmed users, whereas renaming users can only be done by those in the bureaucrat group. The former are much lower in their responsibility level, and hence the level of required technical expertise is also much lower.

Thanks, I understand both points. That said, for Special:Rename, we should probably consider questions like:

• Would it be worthwhile to add a potentially conflicting alias when the canonical special page name is already clear and unambiguous?
• Would the alias be language-agnostic? For example, "rename" might more naturally refer to user renaming rather than page renaming in some languages, unlike in English.

IMO, the second point is a strong blocker as it could cause nontrivial confusion for some language users.
I'm neural on Special:RenamePage although it still feels a bit too similar to the existing special page name of RenameUser.

(removing good first task per comments above, the task as written doesn't necessarily seem non-controversial enough to be a good first task right now)

@Dragoniez @Bugreporter2 If you don't mind I can create a patch only with 'move' alias

In T424425#11939818, @VadymTS1 wrote:

@Dragoniez @Bugreporter2 If you don't mind I can create a patch only with 'move' alias

Thanks, I’m happy with that since it’s shorter and would be useful.

Change #1289926 had a related patch set uploaded (by VadymTS1; author: VadymTS1):

[mediawiki/core@master] Add aliase for 'Special:MovePage'

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1289926

As I wrote on the patch I'm struggling a bit with this. Do we seriously expect people to call this special page manually and then manually enter two page names, without visiting the original page first?

In T424425#11940230, @thiemowmde wrote:

As I wrote on the patch I'm struggling a bit with this. Do we seriously expect people to call this special page manually and then manually enter two page names, without visiting the original page first?

I'd say that's a valid question, although I personally often type Special:MovePage/<move-from> directly into the address bar to navigate there from a totally unrelated page or from a page where no such portlet link is available in the toolbar.

I think we should not do this. There is not a good enough reason to justify the on-going maintenance burden.

Change #1289926 abandoned by VadymTS1:

[mediawiki/core@master] Add aliase for 'Special:MovePage'

Reason:

Phabricator ticket declined

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1289926