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. Follow the sources. ( closed by non-admin page mover) Cremastra ( talk) 14:32, 2 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Sudanese civil war (2023–present) → Third Sudanese Civil War – This is the third civil war since independence. It should be titled that way to maintain consistency. Interstellarity ( talk) 21:33, 26 May 2024 (UTC) reply

• Oppose. Are there appropriate sources to support this claim? Previous attempts have been shot down as WP:OR. Borgenland ( talk) 21:49, 26 May 2024 (UTC) reply
• Oppose. We don't use made up Wikipedia names for things, and I also find the numbering rather problematic as it can be hard to define what's a civil was and what isn't. Present title is recognizable and good.  —  Amakuru ( talk) 22:23, 26 May 2024 (UTC) reply
• Oppose Yet again, we dont make up random names on wikipedia. Lukt64 ( talk) 00:37, 27 May 2024 (UTC) reply
• Oppose Sudan has been in conflict for so long, it is hard to tell which one we're up to (if we're adding the Darfur and South Kordofan conflicts, we'd be up to the fifth one, but even then you could theoretically lump that into its own 'Third' conflict). Shadowboxer2005 ( talk) 03:41, 27 May 2024 (UTC) reply

• Oppose. While I do admit that I prefer the proposed name for several reasons, Wikipedia doesn't follow the whims of its editors. WP:RSs haven't been calling it that, therefore we can't. A part of me hopes they'll do so eventually... but hey, what're you going to do? ZionniThePeruser ( talk) 04:51, 27 May 2024 (UTC) reply
• Oppose see WP:OR FuzzyMagma ( talk) 08:46, 27 May 2024 (UTC) reply

• Clarification: I meant explaining it in the disambiguation page-- Sudanese Civil War--not the article's title. I *oppose changing the article's title to Third Sudanese Civil War, but I added the clarification that this is the third such major civil war in Sudan. JohnAdams1800 ( talk) 15:54, 27 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Oppose I don't think we have enough sources and information right now to back up this name. We have also discussed this name in the past. So for now I support the current name of the article. Vamos Palmeiras ( talk) 18:13, 27 May 2024 (UTC) reply

• support this move in principle but unfortunately I have no usable argument to back it up other than my opposition to Wikipedia's article title policies and that's another discussion altogether that I don't even know how to start. Charles Essie ( talk) 21:04, 27 May 2024 (UTC) reply

See the list in Sudanese Civil Wars (SCWs) just to pick up on why the first and second SCW relates to northern and southern Sudan conflict .

Naming this war the Third SCW is misleading as this war is not related to first and second. This is why the Darfur War was not named the third SCW, and the many other conflicts that followed.

Remember (and sorry if I sound patronising for an experienced editor like you), that we don’t invent names but we follow what is mentioned widely by reliable press, and I am yet to see that FuzzyMagma ( talk) 09:09, 1 June 2024 (UTC) reply

• Support If this page shouldn't be renamed to Third Sudanese Civil War, then why did we name the first two Sudanese Civil Wars the First and Second Sudanese Civil War? Leaving this page Sudanese Civil War (2023–present) is like naming the first civil war article Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972) and the second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005). Obviously renaming this page Third Sudanese Civil war is a good idea especially the names of the articles of the first two civil wars of Sudan are First and Second Sudanese Civil War's respectively. I agree that this page should be changed and that I 100% support Interstellarity's decision. Also, this page;s current namer doesn't make any sense as I already explained earlier, thanks. 219.77.28.65 ( talk) 01:07, 1 June 2024 (UTC) reply

It was named first and second according to sources. Why not call it the 4th or 5th if we just naming things as we like?

the first and second civil wars were continuation of the war in Sudan between north and south. That is why the War in Darfur is not named the third Sudanese civil war because these are different civil wars and not linked.

I really wish people stop just think that you can make up your own names for any reasons when you cannot do anything in Wikipedia if doesn’t adhere to golden rules FuzzyMagma ( talk) 08:59, 1 June 2024 (UTC) reply

That's because the War in Darfur isn't really a civil war, but a rebellion against the then- President Omar al-Bashir. Also, renaming the page to Third Sudanese Civil War isn't something we want. I believe that we should do it as I already mentioned earlier. Also, we're not breaking any rules and that we have a reason, thanks. 219.77.28.65 ( talk) 10:15, 1 June 2024 (UTC) reply

I think you really do not understand what civil war means. Let me put it in a context you might understand, for example, the American Civil War was also between the President and rebels. All of Sudanese civil wars were between the government and so called “rebels” (very heavy quotations)

Anyway, if you don’t have sources to support your opinion or policies, your vote will be ignored FuzzyMagma ( talk) 10:46, 1 June 2024 (UTC) reply

I didn't originally plan this. However, you've got a good point. But I still think it's good if the name of the page should be moved. But like I just said, I didn't originally plan this. Let's just see if this process will be successful or not, thanks. 219.77.28.65 ( talk) 12:51, 1 June 2024 (UTC) reply

• Oppose. I think almost everyone would prefer a succinct name like this but the sources are just not calling it as such, and we follow the sources. Yeoutie ( talk) 23:17, 1 June 2024 (UTC) reply