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There are several templates mentioned on this page for tagging pages for Quick Deletion. Please ignore all of these and only use {{merge}} to tag pages for Quick Deletion.
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A merger is a non-automated procedure by which the contents of two or more pages are united within a single page. Merging creates a redirect from the source page(s) to the destination page, with some or all of the content copied and pasted into that page. Editors should use their discretion to decide whether or not a discussion should occur before spending the time to merge articles.
Do not use the discussion procedure described below to propose:
There are several good reasons to merge pages:
Merging should be avoided if:
Merging—regardless of the amount of information kept—should always leave a redirect (or, in some cases, a disambiguation page) in place. This is often needed to allow proper attribution through the edit history for the source page. Superfluous redirects do not harm anything, and they can be helpful in finding articles, e.g. from alternative names.
You may find that some or all of the information to be merged is already in the destination page. That is fine; you can feel free to delete the redundant information and only add new material. If there is no information to be added to the destination page, you can simply redirect the other page there, but please make this clear in the edit summary.
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Users may determine whether pages should be merged. If the need for a merge is obvious, individual editors can be bold and simply do it. This might be appropriate and easy where, for example, there are two stubs with nearly the same title with slightly different spellings. Bold edits might be reverted, so if a merge is going to take a lot of work to implement, that is something to consider if there is any room for doubt. Articles that have been separate for a long time, especially on controversial topics, may have editor support for remaining separate; these are the best candidates for discussing before merging.
In most circumstances, a local discussion conducted on an article talk page should attract sufficient input. This should include the proposal itself, the list of the affected pages, and a merger rationale. To start a discussion, perform the following steps.
This is usually done on the proposed destination page's talk page, but exceptions exist:
Example: if suggesting that Foo be merged into Bar, create a proposal to merge Foo into Bar in a new section at Talk:Bar. Start a new section at the bottom of that talk page and include the proposal itself, the list of the affected pages, and a merger rationale. A good example is the following section:
== Merger proposal == I propose that [[Foo]] be merged into [[Bar]]. I think that the content in the Foo article can easily be explained in the context of Bar, and the Bar article is of a reasonable size that the merging of Foo will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. ~~~~
Notify involved users (optional): As an optional step, it may be necessary to notify users involved in the affected pages, who might not be watchlisting them. Simply go to those users' talk pages and start a new section, leaving a neutral invitation to participate in the merger discussion. Make sure to provide a link to the discussion page. Please ensure that the notification of involved users does not breach WP:Votestacking; that is, canvassing support by selectively notifying editors who have or are thought to have a predetermined point of view or opinion.
You may also use the following standard templates on the users' talk pages:
{{subst:Mergenote|
Example:
{{subst:Mergenote|Foo|Talk:Bar#Merger proposal}}
Do not use "subst" on these templates.
To propose a merger of two or more pages, place the template {{merge|OTHERPAGE|discuss=Talk:THIS PAGE#Merger proposal|date=एप्रील 2024}}
at the top of each page or section.
Please use the discuss
parameter to direct to the same talk page. Otherwise, two separate discussions could take place in each of the respective talk pages. If the discuss
parameter is not specified, the "Discuss" links lead to the top of each article's Talk page.
If you know which page should be removed, use {{mergeto|DESTINATIONPAGE|discuss=Talk:DESTINATIONPAGE#Merger proposal|date=एप्रील 2024}}
on that page, and {{mergefrom|SOURCEPAGE|discuss=Talk:DESTINATIONPAGE#Merger proposal|date=एप्रील 2024}}
on the page that will remain and will receive the contents of the source page. Unless a discuss
parameter is specified in these templates, all "Discuss" links to lead to the talk page of the destination page, avoiding the two separate discussions problem that may occur with {{merge}}. It may still be preferable to link direction to a section on the talk page; this is useful for directing the reader to a specific section of a long talk page, when it may not otherwise be obvious where the discussion is located.
If multiple articles are proposed to be merged, their titles can be separated with a vertical pipe. For example, {{merge|OtherPage1|OtherPage2|discuss=Talk:Destination1#Merger proposal|date=एप्रील 2024}}
proposes that the tagged page, as well as OtherPage1 and OtherPage2, be merged.
Discuss the merger proposal in the new discussion section; make sure to follow proper decorum and standard talk page guidelines, which includes staying focused on the content, not on the involved editors, using threaded discussion formatting, not biting newcomers, and being clear and concise.
You may be able to evoke a response by contacting some of the major or most-recent contributors via their respective talk-pages. The {{mergenote}} template is available for this purpose, which must be "subst:"ed. For example, place {{subst:mergenote |SOURCEPAGE |Talk:DESTINATIONPAGE#Merger proposal }}
on the talk page of contributors to the source page; and {{subst:mergenote |DESTINATIONPAGE |Talk:DESTINATIONPAGE#Merger proposal }}
on the talk page of contributors to the destination page.
Alternately, you can contact the potentially interested editors by notifying them directly from the merge discussion page, which is simpler for you and less intrusive for them.
In many cases, a hybrid discussion/straw poll is used, but remember that polling is not a substitute for discussion. Example formatting:
* '''Merge''' -~~~~ * '''Don't merge''' - ~~~~
During discussion, a rough consensus to proceed with the merger may emerge. If enough time (normally one week or more) has elapsed and there has been no discussion or is unanimous consent to merge, any user may close the discussion and move forward with the merger.
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In more unclear, controversial cases, the determination that a consensus to merge has been achieved is normally made by an editor who is neutral and not directly involved in the merger proposal or the discussion. If necessary, one may request that an administrator who is not involved close the discussion and make a determination as to whether consensus has been established; such a request may be made at the Administrators' noticeboard.
To close a merger proposal discussion, the {{Discussion top}}
and {{Discussion bottom}}
templates are used in the following manner:
== Merger proposal == {{Discussion top|result=The result of this discussion was to ... ~~~~}}. . . {{Discussion bottom}}
After closing the merger proposal discussion, place the following template on the source page's talk page:
{{Old merge full|otherpage=
See § How to merge below. The main reason that the merger backlog includes more than ten thousand articles is because the people who support the merger neglect to undertake this final step. Any editor, including you is permitted to perform mergers in accordance with consensus. Merging pages does not require intervention from an administrator.
When proposing that more than two pages be merged, it helps to be as informative as possible.
Add the following template to the top of each source page:
{{Merge|OtherPage1|OtherPage2|OtherPage3|target=
Add the following template to the top of the destination page:
{{Merge from|OtherPage1|OtherPage2|OtherPage3|discuss=
More than 99% of merger proposals are handled directly by the editors involved in those articles. But if you believe that your proposal will be controversial, then please follow the directions at Wikipedia:Proposed mergers to request extra attention from uninvolved editors.
While mergers are generally not proposed from the onset of Requests for Deletion (RfD) discussions (also see Wiki: Deletion policy#Alternatives to deletion), it is not uncommon for editors, in an effort to mediate and/or compromise, to suggest that the article(s) nominated for deletion instead be merged to a parent article. If there is a rough consensus for a merger at the end of a deletion discussion, the following template is placed at the top of the nominated article:
{{Afd-merge to|destination article|debate name|debate closure date}}
Similarly, the following template is placed on the destination article's talk page:
{{Afd-merge from|nominated article|debate name|debate closure date}}
This informs users involved in those pages that content is to be merged as a result of a deletion discussion. It is the involved editors' job, not the closing administrators' job, to perform the merger. Proceed in the manner described above.
Merge is one of the outcome options that can be considered at a deletion discussion. See WP:ATD-M. Deletion discussions generally reach a broader spectrum of editors than a particular talk page. As such, talk page merger requests proposed after a deletion discussion, such as at Requests for deletion, where the merge outcome option was raised by someone participating in the deletion discussion, should identify and overcome the reason(s) listed in the deletion discussion when requesting an action different from the outcome of that deletion discussion. This does not apply if a merge outcome option was not raised by someone participating in the deletion discussion. Alternatives to talk page merger requests that follow a deletion discussion include formally relisting the page for deletion through an appropriate deletion discussion venue or posting a request at Wikipedia:Deletion review.
While some mergers can be done boldly, most others (as described above) require a rough consensus.
There are two basic types of merger; which to use depends on how much content of the source page you want to keep:
Additionally, remember that almost all article pages have a talk page. To avoid losing quick access to that historical discussion, a merge notice linking to the source article's talk-page should be placed at the top of the destination article's talk page, such as {{merged-from|source page name|date}}
.
Perform the following steps to merge an article into another article:
Merged content from [[]] to here. See [[Talk: ]].
#REDIRECT [[ ]] {{R from merge}}
#REDIRECT [[# ]] {{R from merge}} {{R to section}}
Merged content to [[# ]]. See [[Talk: ]].
|class=redirect
parameter-value pair. (If they already have a |class=
parameter, change its value to "redirect"). This should be done even for WikiProjects that do not support a redirect class at this time.{{merged-from|source page name|date}}
, and the source page's talk page with {{merged-to|destination page name|date}}
. Place these tags at the top of the talk pages. {{Copied|from=|from_oldid=|to=|to_oldid=|to_diff=|date=}}
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merged content from [[article name]]
(This step is required in order to conform with Wikipedia's licensing requirements. Do not omit it nor omit the page name.)#REDIRECT [[NAME OF DESTINATIONPAGE]] {{R from merge}}
, note the merger (including the page name) in the edit summary, and save the page.Performing a merger in this manner is beneficial when you want to include all the content from both articles in the article history of the final article.
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#REDIRECT [[PAGENAME]] {{R from merge}}
. {{Copied|from=|from_oldid=|to=|to_oldid=|to_diff=|date=}}
onto the talk pages of both articles. This not only helps clarify attribution at the destination, but helps prevent inadvertent later deletion of the source history. This step is optional but recommended.Performing a merger in this manner is beneficial when the source document includes a great deal of material that is not needed in the final article.
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