Template:Merge/doc

Which merge template should I use?
Do not place this tag on a Wikipedia WP:template or WP:category—instead see below for instructions.


 * To propose a merge of at least two articles together at an unspecified location, use
 * To propose a merge of the contents of the tagged article into the specified article, use
 * To propose that the contents of the specified article should be merged into the tagged article, use – the opposite of ;
 * To suggest merging only some material from one article to another, use and

When to use
These templates are used primarily to identify potential merges that would benefit from discussion. If for some reason it is obvious that a merge would be appropriate, then you may boldly merge the pages yourself without tagging and without discussion. Some editors also use these tags to mark pages that obviously require merging and in the hope that someone else will merge the pages, although this is not how these templates are intended to be used. Obvious cases should simply be merged rather than tagged and forgotten about.

After adding the merge template, you are expected to create a section on the talkpage of the appropriate article (see below for details) explaining your rationale for the merge proposal. If the rationale is so obvious that it requires no explanation, then you should consider boldly merging the pages yourself rather than setting up a discussion.

Simple example
Tagging a single page is simple:

When you want to discuss a simple merge of one page into another, tag both of them: {{markup or {{Merge to |FirstPage |{{subst:DATE}} }} }}
 * {{markup| {{Merge to |FirstPage |date{{=}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}
 * {{Merge to |FirstPage |date=October 2017 }}

{{markup {{Merge from |SecondPage |{{subst:DATE}} }} }}
 * {{Merge from |SecondPage |date{{=}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} or
 * {{Merge from |SecondPage |date=October 2017 }}

This allows editors at both pages to see both the proposed source and target.

Other options
By default, the Discuss link on the template links to the top of the destination page's talk page. To specify which section, or to name a different talk page entirely, use the discuss parameter:



To name multiple pages to be merged, simply separate them with a vertical pipe. You can add up to 20 articles to be merged:



If you are placing the template in a section, you can use yes to change the wording to reflect this:


 * Do not link to the pages with square brackets. For example, write, not.
 * If you don't supply a date, a bot will add it later.
 * The date may not be shown in the box. Do not be concerned about this. It is used when grouping tagged pages together into categories by date.
 * These templates will add tagged articles to Category:Articles to be merged, while non-articles (files, templates, etc.) will be added to Category:Items to be merged.
 * For Merge, if you are specifying a merge of two or more pages in different namespaces, the template supports this via specification of the full page name, including the namespace prefix. nspace can take on namespace values, which fixes all params to the namespace specified.
 * Do not  these templates.

When to remove
There is no deadline for completing proposed merges. Pages that have been tagged for a long time (frequently more than one year) generally fall into these groups:


 * Discussion supported the proposed merge, but no one did it yet: Feel free to merge the pages yourself.
 * Discussion opposed merge, but nobody removed the tags: Feel free to remove the tags yourself.
 * No discussion found: Feel free to remove the tags if you believe the merge would be a poor choice, or to boldly merge the pages if you believe the merge would be appropriate.  Or feel free to start a discussion if you are uncertain or feel it would be controversial.

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