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Media bearing this template are added to Category:Wikipedia files requiring renaming. If no suggestion is made for the new name, the media will be added to Category:Incomplete file renaming requests.
See rename criteria at Wikipedia:File mover § What files should be renamed?
Usage: {{rename media|New title|Reason for request}}
- Place the template at the top of the file page, not the corresponding talk page.
- Do not subst: the template.
- Do not include the "File:" prefix.
- Remember to add the file extension (.jpg, .png, etc.).
- This is for media only. For articles and templates, see Wikipedia:Requested moves. For categories, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.
Example
{{Rename media|Renaming media.jpg|The image's title is misspelled.}} creates:
 | It has been suggested that this media object be renamed to File:Renaming media.jpg or a more suitable name for the following reason: The image's title is misspelled. For further information about when to rename, see Wikipedia:File names. This request will be dealt with by an administrator or file mover. Perform this move (or if the image is suitable, please consider copying the file to Commons via FileImporter by clicking on the "Export to Wikimedia Commons" link near the top of the file page).
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The namespace warning would obviously not appear when the template is placed on a file description page.
Commons files
Files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons cannot be renamed by Wikipedia administrators or file movers. Commons:File naming describes how Commons files should be named. In general, Commons aims to provide stable file names as there might be external file clients and file moving involves significant human and computing resources. Thus renaming should be used with caution. To request the rename of a file at Commons, follow the instructions at Commons:File renaming.
See also