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The result of the move request was: MOVE. There is consensus for page to be moved to Downshifting (lifestyle) as per discussion below. This will then exist as a redirect to Manual transmission. (non-admin closure) ʍaɦʋɛօtʍ (talk) 13:05, 19 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Downshifting → Downshifting (lifestyle) – In common usage, downshifting is primarily something involving a transmission, and especially a manual transmission. —BarrelProof (talk) 20:57, 31 October 2017 (UTC) --Relisting. Steel1943 (talk) 04:43, 12 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose "downshifting" is primarily related to transmissions, and is the origin of the term used to describe this lifestyle, but on its own , it's barely a WP:DICTDEF. The existing hatnote and short mention of this original in the lead is good enough. -- Netoholic @ 06:23, 1 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • If you ask random people what downshifting is, I'm confident you'll find that very very few of them will say it is some sort of lifestyle decision. I suggest that "downshifting" should be a WP:PRIMARYREDIRECT to manual transmission, with a hatnote there. This lifestyle term is relatively obscure. —BarrelProof (talk) 16:56, 1 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • Most would use just "downshift" or "downshifted" in the context of using a transmission. Its a small detail, but seeing as the topic here is downshifting (-ing) and in its "normal" use is no more than a relatively little-used tense of a verb which is barely a dictionary definition of minor importance. I don't see any issue with keeping this article as is with a hatnote. -- Netoholic @ 08:59, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
      • "Downshift" and "downshifted" are verbs. Wikipedia topics are generally nouns. "Downshifting" is a noun, so it is a more appropriate topic name for searching on Wikipedia. —BarrelProof (talk) 17:10, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Support needs a dab page In ictu oculi (talk) 13:43, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Support; this lifestyle thing fails WP:PRIMARY.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ >^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ<  20:19, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • downshift is primary and already redirects to manual transmission. Downshifting (-ing) is a very little-use verb tense, and doesn't conflict with anything else. We are just making it harder for people to find the lifestyle topic for no perceivable benefit by moving this page. added: I'll note that at the time of this post, downshifted (-ed) verb tense doesn't even exist, and its far more commonly used than (-ing). We are we so concerned with verb tenses as primary redirects if that one doesn't even exist? -- Netoholic @ 02:14, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • "Downshifting" is not a verb tense. It is a noun (a gerund), which is what makes it more appropriate for Wikipedia purposes than a verb. Please see WP:NOUN. We use running and swimming and walking, not "run" and "swim" and "walk", for Wikipedia topic names. —BarrelProof (talk) 17:10, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
      • As a gerund, its even more rarely applied to the topic of transmissions. -- Netoholic @ 10:27, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
        • I doubt that. Is there any basis for thinking that? —BarrelProof (talk) 22:17, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"Downshifting is closely associated with braking because the two almost always occur at the same time. From observation, it appears that most riders believe the engine is supposed to help slow or stop the bike. ..." In ictu oculi (talk) 09:59, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose per WP:NOTWHATCOMESTOMIND. I mean, do we really have to redirect every word related to a mundane activity, such a vehicle gear changing, to the article about the mundane activity? Downshifting the lifestyle is maybe not as famous as windows or nice, but it still constitutes a valid encyclopedic topic. I fail to see a benefit for the reader in making this move – surely the canonic search terms are manual transmission or engine braking. Why on Earth would anyone interested in car driving search for "downshifting"? No such user (talk) 12:31, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • I encountered this article because I was looking for information about the effects of downshifting – the transmission shifting operation – why someone would use it, under what conditions it is appropriate, its use in automatic transmissions as well as manual ones, its effects on the mechanical system and the vehicle, etc. I found it downright silly that my search led to some pop-culture nickname for a lifestyle management notion. I am completely convinced that the vast majority of people who actually search Wikipedia for "downshifting" are not looking for lifestyle advice. —BarrelProof (talk) 17:10, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - it's a close one, and we don't make moves like this just because there's a dictionary word more commonly used than the current primary topic. However, in this case I think there's enough encyclopedic value in the automotive downshifting concept, in particular things like Double clutch (technique), that readers might come looking for it as BarrelProof says they did, and a dab page probably suits readers best here.  — Amakuru (talk) 11:44, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. The social behavior is a recent fad; the action in relation to a transmission has far more enduring importance. bd2412 T 03:56, 19 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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