Talk:Sources of the Rhine

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This article contains a translation of Rheinquelle from de.wikipedia.

On 24 January 2026, it was proposed that this article be moved to Source of the Rhine. The result of the discussion was not moved.

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. Minimal participation with the opposition raising valid points as to why this shouldn't be moved based on WP:NCPLURAL (closed by non-admin page mover) HurricaneZeta^C 19:38, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

Sources of the Rhine → Source of the RhineSource of the Rhine – Wikipedia prefers WP:SINGULAR titles, and the article says that there is a single source (at or near Lake Toma) that is generally recognized as the source of the Rhine. The opening paragraph of the article uses the word "source" in its singular form. Qualifying that, there is apparently a Swiss federal office that more precisely identifies some other location a bit farther north, but that doesn't sound like a very significant difference. Many rivers have multiple sources, of course, but this has one that is generally recognized, and the Swiss government seems to also be who put a plaque there to commemorate it. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 20:34, 24 January 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Thanks, 1isall (talk | contribs) 20:42, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

Support per nomination and article text. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:23, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
Oppose. From the article: "it is difficult to pinpoint a single source of this major European river". The article discusses multiple sources. Srnec (talk) 21:11, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Rivers and WikiProject Switzerland have been notified of this discussion. Thanks, 1isall (talk | contribs) 20:42, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

Oppose. Per WP:NCPLURAL, one exception for the rule requiring singular titles is when the subject is a class of specific things. This seems to be the case here: there are several different specific places that can be considered a source of the Rhine. The lead seems to do a poor job of summarizing the article, which gives several different sources determined by different methodologies. Toadspike [Talk] 10:34, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Talk:Sources of the Rhine

Requested move 24 January 2026

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