User:Giantflightlessbirds/sandbox/Draft macron request-for-comment template

Requested move DATE

ARTICLE NAME → NEW ARTICLE NAME. NEW ARTICLE NAME is now the most common spelling in use in reliable sources in New Zealand English.


 * 1) The article is in New Zealand English, which includes loanwords taken from te reo Māori. Māori loanwords in New Zealand English are increasingly being spelled with the macrons that indicate long vowels, because these change the meaning of words.
 * 2) The spelling NAME means XXXX in Māori,(ref) so macrons are required to indicate both pronunciation and meaning.
 * 3) Accented characters are commonly used for loanwords in English Wikipedia: éclair, jalapeño, Béla Bartók. (WP:DIACRITICS)
 * 4) Because this spelling change has taken place since 2018, we're required to give extra weight to recent sources (WP:NAMECHANGES).
 * 5) The spelling NEW NAME is now the commonly-used spelling in reliable sources written in New Zealand English: "major…organisations, major English language media outlets, quality encyclopedias…major scientific bodies." (WP:COMMONNAME)