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It is not one of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia's policies or guidelines</a>, and may reflect varying levels of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a>.</div></div></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:SECMOVE"></span><span id="WP:PARTMOVE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:SECMOVE&redirect=no">WP:SECMOVE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:PARTMOVE&redirect=no">WP:PARTMOVE</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice nutshell" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/30px-Walnut.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/45px-Walnut.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/60px-Walnut.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><b>This page in a nutshell:</b> <div><ul><li>A <b>section move</b> is the process of splitting some content from a page and merging it into one or more existing pages.</li><li>The reason to section move is content relevance.</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Section_move.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Section_move.svg/175px-Section_move.svg.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Section_move.svg/263px-Section_move.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Section_move.svg/350px-Section_move.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="278" data-file-height="422"/></a><figcaption>The start and end result of a section move</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>section move</b> is the act of moving a block of content from one page to another. It's a mix of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MERGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MERGE">WP:MERGE</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPLIT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPLIT">WP:SPLIT</a>. A section move might be performed when material is off-topic on one article, but would fit the topic of another. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="When_to_perform_a_section_move" data-mw-thread-id="h-When_to_perform_a_section_move"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-When_to_perform_a_section_move"></span>When to perform a section move<span data-mw-comment-end="h-When_to_perform_a_section_move"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: When to perform a section move"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>You should perform a section move a page has content that would be better suited on a different article in Wikipedia. If it's already on that article, you should delete the duplicate information or start a discussion. If the two pages are similar you should consider <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Merging" title="Wikipedia:Merging">Merging</a> the two articles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Example" data-mw-thread-id="h-Example"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Example"></span>Example<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Example"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Example"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For an example see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Section_move/Page_A" title="Wikipedia:Section move/Page A">Wikipedia:Section move/Page A</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Section_move/Page_B" title="Wikipedia:Section move/Page B">Wikipedia:Section move/Page B</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Procedure" data-mw-thread-id="h-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Procedure"></span>Procedure<span class="anchor" id="WP:PROSM"></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Procedure"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Procedure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:PROSM"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:PROSM&redirect=no">WP:PROSM</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_1:_Create_a_discussion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_1:_Create_a_discussion-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_1:_Create_a_discussion-Procedure"></span>Step 1: Create a discussion<span class="anchor" id="1"></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_1:_Create_a_discussion-Procedure"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Step 1: Create a discussion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Skip to <a href="#5">step 5</a> if making a <b>bold</b> section move.</i> Create a discussion on the talk page of the page from which the content is to be split. Include what sections are to be split and what the new page name should be. Example: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="gu">== Section move proposal ==</span> I propose that sections <span class="ge">''sections''</span> be moved to <span class="ge">''</span><span class="p">[[</span><span class="nt">page </span><span class="p">#</span><span class="nl">2</span><span class="p">]]</span><span class="ge">''</span>. These sections are more related to the topic of <span class="ge">''</span><span class="p">[[</span><span class="nt">page </span><span class="p">#</span><span class="nl">2</span><span class="p">]]</span><span class="ge">''</span> <span class="cm"></span>. <span class="k">~~~~</span> </pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_2:_Add_notice" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_2:_Add_notice-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_2:_Add_notice-Procedure"></span>Step 2: Add notice<span class="anchor" id="2"></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_2:_Add_notice-Procedure"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Step 2: Add notice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Use <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1247621465">.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape{padding:1px 4px;font-family:"Menlo","Consolas","Liberation Mono","Courier New",monospace;white-space:pre-wrap;word-wrap:break-word;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:var(--color-emphasized,#000);border:1px solid var(--border-color-muted,#eaecf0);line-height:1.3;tab-size:4;vertical-align:baseline;border-radius:2px;margin:0}.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape span.tj-tn,.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape span.tj-tn a,.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape span.tj-tn a:link,.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape span.tj-tn a:visited,.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape span.tj-tn a:hover{font-weight:bold;color:#4169e1}.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape span.tj-an{font-weight:bold;color:#2e8b57}.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape span.tj-ac{font-style:italic;color:#933}.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape span.tj-nc{margin:0 .075em}.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape span.tj-nc+span.tj-nc,.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape span.tj-nc:first-child{margin:0 .075em 0 0}.mw-parser-output span.tj-tape 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a:visited,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div.tj-tape span.tj-tn a:hover{color:#6383E7}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div.tj-tape span.tj-an{color:#339a60}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div.tj-tape span.tj-ac{color:#D07373}}</style><span class="tj-tape"><span class="tj-nc">{{</span><span class="tj-tn"><a href="/wiki/Template:Section_move_from" title="Template:Section move from">section move from</a></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-ac"><i>target page</i></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-an">sections</span><span class="tj-nc">=</span><span class="tj-ac"><i>sections</i></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-an">date</span><span class="tj-nc">=</span><span class="tj-ac">November 2024</span><span class="tj-nc">}}</span></span> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247621465"><span class="tj-tape"><span class="tj-nc">{{</span><span class="tj-tn"><a href="/wiki/Template:SM" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:SM">SM</a></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-ac"><i>target page</i></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-an">sections</span><span class="tj-nc">=</span><span class="tj-ac"><i>sections</i></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-an">date</span><span class="tj-nc">=</span><span class="tj-ac">November 2024</span><span class="tj-nc">}}</span></span>) for the page you are removing content from and add <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247621465"><span class="tj-tape"><span class="tj-nc">{{</span><span class="tj-tn"><a href="/wiki/Template:Section_move_to" title="Template:Section move to">section move to</a></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-ac"><i>source page</i></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-an">sections</span><span class="tj-nc">=</span><span class="tj-ac"><i>sections</i></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-an">date</span><span class="tj-nc">=</span><span class="tj-ac">November 2024</span><span class="tj-nc">}}</span></span> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247621465"><span class="tj-tape"><span class="tj-nc">{{</span><span class="tj-tn"><a href="/wiki/Template:SM2" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:SM2">SM2</a></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-ac"><i>source page</i></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-an">sections</span><span class="tj-nc">=</span><span class="tj-ac"><i>sections</i></span><wbr/><span class="tj-nc">|</span><span class="tj-an">date</span><span class="tj-nc">=</span><span class="tj-ac">November 2024</span><span class="tj-nc">}}</span></span>) to the page you are adding content to. You may want to contact contributors with <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:SMnotice" title="Template:SMnotice">SMnotice</a>}}</code>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_3:_Discuss" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_3:_Discuss-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_3:_Discuss-Procedure"></span>Step 3: Discuss<span class="anchor" id="3"></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_3:_Discuss-Procedure"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Step 3: Discuss"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The discussion takes place on the talk page of the page the content is being removed from. In many cases, a hybrid discussion/straw poll is used, but remember that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Polling_is_not_a_substitute_for_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Polling is not a substitute for discussion"><i>polling</i> is not a substitute for <i>discussion</i></a>. Example formatting: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="k">*</span> <span class="gs">'''Agree'''</span> – <span class="cm"></span> <span class="k">~~~~</span> <span class="k">*</span> <span class="gs">'''Oppose'''</span> – <span class="cm"></span> <span class="k">~~~~</span> </pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_4:_Close_the_discussion_and_determine_the_consensus" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_4:_Close_the_discussion_and_determine_the_consensus-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_4:_Close_the_discussion_and_determine_the_consensus-Procedure"></span>Step 4: Close the discussion and determine the consensus<span class="anchor" id="4"></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_4:_Close_the_discussion_and_determine_the_consensus-Procedure"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Step 4: Close the discussion and determine the consensus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Close the discussion and determine the consensus by using the following: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="gu">== Section move proposal ==</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">Discussion top</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">result</span><span class="o">=</span>The result of this discussion was to ... <span class="k">~~~~</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="cm"></span> . . . <span class="cm"></span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">Discussion bottom</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_5:_Move_the_content" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_5:_Move_the_content-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_5:_Move_the_content-Procedure"></span>Step 5: Move the content<span class="anchor" id="5"></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_5:_Move_the_content-Procedure"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Step 5: Move the content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If the consensus was to move the content, then you can do so. </p><p>It is recommended to make a draft/sandbox with the new pages to reduce server load and to make sure the pages are readable during the process. </p><p>To perform the merger you may just copy and paste from one article to another, also copying over references. If some references do not copy over, you may need to copy them from elsewhere in the article as they may have been reused. </p><p>When copying or moving content within Wikipedia, attribution is required. This is done by (at a minimum) providing an edit summary at the destination page stating where the material came from and providing a wikilink to the source article. Here is a sample edit summary: <code>copied content from [[page name]]; see that page's history for attribution</code>. Please see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copying_within_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia">WP:Copying within Wikipedia</a> for more information. It is also a good idea to provide a reason for the removal of the content in your edit summary at the source article. </p><p>Use <a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere" title="Special:WhatLinksHere">Special:WhatLinksHere</a> to detect any inline links that need to be changed in the destination article. </p><p>If the material is still useful to include in the original article, you might create a shorter version and include <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Main" title="Template:Main">Main</a>|<i>second article name#section</i>}}</code> at the top. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_6:_Clean_up" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_6:_Clean_up-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_6:_Clean_up-Procedure"></span>Step 6: Clean up<span class="anchor" id="6"></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_6:_Clean_up-Procedure"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Step 6: Clean up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During clean up you should check for any spelling errors. A <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Copied" title="Template:Copied">copied</a>}}</code> template can be added to the talk pages of both the source and destination articles. You should also remove the notices about the discussion if they were not removed already. You may also want to include <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:See_also" title="Template:See also">See also</a>}}</code> on some sections that were moved. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Templates" data-mw-thread-id="h-Templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Templates"></span>Templates<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Templates"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Templates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>See <a href="/wiki/Template:Section_move_templates" title="Template:Section move templates">Template:Section move templates</a> for a table of relevant templates for section moving. The most prominent ones are <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Section_move_from" title="Template:Section move from">Section move from</a>}}</code> and <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Section_move_to" title="Template:Section move to">Section move to</a>}}</code>, which go on the source and target articles respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Progress" data-mw-thread-id="h-Progress"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Progress"></span>Progress<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Progress"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Progress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A list of articles that have been tagged for consideration for splitting are at <a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved">Category:Articles to have a section moved</a>. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244369756">.mw-parser-output .maint-cat-progress{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-spacing:3px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.4em;font-size:88%;line-height:1.5em;margin:0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .maint-cat-progress-header{background-color:#ddf;padding:0.2em;font-size:125%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .maint-cat-progress-refresh{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .maint-cat-progress-subtotals{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .maint-cat-progress-subtotals caption{font-weight:bold;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .maint-cat-progress-subtotals .mw-collapsible-toggle{float:right}.mw-parser-output .maint-cat-progress-subtotals th,.mw-parser-output .maint-cat-progress-subtotals td{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .maint-cat-progress-subtotals tr 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class="noprint plainlinks purgelink"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Section_move&action=purge"><span title="Purge this page">(refresh)</span></a></span></div><table class="maint-cat-progress-subtotals mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><caption>Subtotals</caption><tbody><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_September_2019" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from September 2019">September 2019</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_December_2019" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from December 2019">December 2019</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_January_2021" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from January 2021">January 2021</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_October_2021" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from October 2021">October 2021</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_January_2022" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from January 2022">January 2022</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_February_2022" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from February 2022">February 2022</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_April_2022" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from April 2022">April 2022</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_November_2022" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from November 2022">November 2022</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_January_2023" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from January 2023">January 2023</a></td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_March_2023" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from March 2023">March 2023</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_October_2023" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from October 2023">October 2023</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_December_2023" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from December 2023">December 2023</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_March_2024" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from March 2024">March 2024</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_have_a_section_moved_from_April_2024" title="Category:Articles to have a section moved from April 2024">April 2024</a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a 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