Wikipedia:Proposed article mergers
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This page lists proposed article mergers as a supplement to the merge categories; it is an index of ongoing discussions of possible mergers, and does not replace any of the other steps in the merger process. Please add the appropriate merger tag(s) to the articles before listing them here.
To see all articles marked for merging, see All articles tagged for merging.
Note[edit]
Mergers of CATEGORIES should not be proposed here. Please see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.
Mergers of TEMPLATES should not be proposed here. Please see Wikipedia:Templates for discussion.
SPLITTING of ARTICLES should not be proposed here. Please see Wikipedia:Proposed article splits.
When to propose a merger[edit]
There are three types of mergers on Wikipedia:
- 1): Mergers that are so obviously necessary and appropriate that no one is expected to object;
- 2): Mergers that would benefit from discussion with the other editors at the affected articles' Talk page about whether and/or how to perform the merge; and
- 3): Mergers that are controversial, potentially difficult to carry out, or where at least one affected article is either rated Class B or higher or is over 100K in size will need assistance from uninvolved editor(s) in determining whether to merge the pages.
If the pages that you would like to merge fall into the type 1 group above, then it is not necessary to propose a merger at all. You should boldly do the merger now, without formally proposing it. (In the event that someone unexpectedly objects, then the merger can be undone easily, and you can formally propose the merger for discussion at that time.)
How to propose a merger[edit]
If the merge falls into the type 2 group or type 3 group above, then proposing a merger can be done in three steps (as the proposer, you should still be willing to carry-out a type 2 merge):
- Step 1: Create a place for discussion. Go to the Talk Page (also known as the discussion page) of the target article (the one you want to merge to) and create a section (eg: "Merger proposal") to discuss the merger. If there's already a discussion on the talk page regarding the merger, you can omit this step. Whether the discussion is new or old, make sure the discussion section names all articles involved and links to them. The section name can be anything that includes the word merge (for example
==Merger discussion==
). - Step 2: Put one of the merger tags at the top of the articles you wish to be merged. The templates {{Merge from}} and {{Merge to}}, or {{merge}} are the most common ones. Remember to make sure that the Discuss link in each tag points to the section you've created in step 1 (this is to prevent having two separate discussions on different talk pages).
- Step 3: If the proposed merge is type 3 (above) follow the directions under #Requests for merge assistance and feedback to add it to the list.
See: Copy and Paste easy merge templates for easy to follow shortcuts of the above procedure.
Requests for merge assistance and feedback[edit]
If you need outside feedback regarding mergers that are either tricky or of a controversial nature, please do the following:
- Tag the article as shown above
- Create a discussion as shown above
- Notify the talk page of the appropriate Wikiproject to get knowledgeable people to comment on it. (To find out which Wikiproject the page is associated with, check the associated talk page. It should be tagged with a template, such as Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey.)
- If there is consensus to merge, but the merge is difficult, request help at Merge Talk for assistance.
For other topics:
- If you need help with renaming or moving, consult Wikipedia:Moving a page.
- Cut-and-paste move fixes: If you have moved an article by this deprecated method, then you need to request page histories to be merged; list them at requests for history merge. Please do not perform further moves by cut and paste.
NOTE: Please do not re-list old merge proposals that are already tagged and in the "to Merge" queue (including requests made up to two years ago), as these will be handled as we get to them. -Project Merge
If you need assistance with proposing a merge, list it below and someone will make sure it's properly listed. Note that this will not get the merge completed, as there is a large merge backlog. After a merge is listed properly, move it to the "Answered requests" or "Awaiting consensus" sections below as appropriate.
Merge requests[edit]
Please list new requests at the bottom of New Requests section.
- 1) Precede your request with *Merge (Copy and Paste it);
- 2) Enter (at least) a link to the article to be redirected in the edit summary;.
- 3) Please legitimize your request by signing each listing or comment by typing four tildes (~~~~); remember, unsigned requests may not be honored.
New Requests[edit]
- Merge First term of Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor of California and Second term of Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor of California into Political career of Arnold Schwarzenegger (see discussion on talk page of latter article)
Awaiting Consensus[edit]
After all involved articles are tagged for merger discussion, the request should be added at (or moved to) the bottom of this section. This section can also be used if a proposal needs further discussion due to age or disagreement. All merger comments and discussions should be directed to the Discussion subsection of the targeted articles' talk page, not here. We will also attempt to get more people to comment on proposals.
- Merge Ottoman naval expeditions in the Indian Ocean into Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559) as they deal in exactly the same subject. The 16th century naval expeditions of the Ottomans Turks into the Indian Ocean were a result of the conflict with the Portuguese there, but the article "Ottoman naval expeditions in the Indian Ocean" seems to be just "Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts (1538-1559)" written from an exclusively Turkish standpoint. WP:REDUNDANT Wareno (talk) 20:27, 4 October 2022 (UTC) 15:34, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 04:40, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
- Merge Çetes into Zeybeks. They are basically the same thing but the word "Çete" means gang in Turkish so by the point of view of Greeks who lived in Asia Minor during that period they were called "Çete" but in a historical point of view they are basically called Zeybeks so I think these 2 articles should be merged. --DarkXFast (talk) 19:53, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<.GenQuest "scribble" 05:49, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
- Merge Liga Femenina (Peru) into Peruvian Primera División Femenina. The second one totally contains the former. That is because the Premier division of women's football in Peru is only one. Over time the tournaments have changed their format and name, but they are still the official women's football tournament. As with the men's tournament Peruvian Primera División, the name and format have been changing but it is still the same football category and that is why there is only one article. I think the same should happen in this case.--Elelch (talk) 21:53, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
- See Talk:Peruvian_Primera_División_Femenina#Merger_proposal for spirited debate (translation appreciated). GenQuest "scribble" 19:32, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
Answered Requests[edit]
After discussion concludes, completed requests should be moved below (to the top of this list). Please mark as {{Done}} (or {{merge done}} if merge has actually occurred), {{Not done}}, or {{Working}} when consensus has been reached.
- Merge Draft:Blue's Big City Adventure to Blue's Big City Adventure (currently, a redirect to Blue's Clues & You!). The film comes out this Friday. ZX2006XZ (talk) 14:11, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
- Articles have been tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 21:19, 16 November 2022 (UTC)
- Moot Draft published; no merge needed. GenQuest "scribble" 07:12, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
- Articles have been tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 21:19, 16 November 2022 (UTC)
- Merge Station (Australian agriculture), Station (New Zealand agriculture), Cattle station, and Sheep station into Station (agriculture) (currently a redirect to Station (Australian agriculture). All essentially cover the same topic with minor variations. --Spekkios (talk) 20:59, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
- Articles have been tagged and have an ongoing merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 17:12, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
Not done Perhaps something in the future with lower scope may fly. GenQuest "scribble" 05:11, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
- Articles have been tagged and have an ongoing merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 17:12, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
- Merge Joséphine Bowes and Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier as they are separate biographies of the same woman. Sammielh (talk) 22:20, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
Merger complete. GenQuest "scribble" 04:52, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
- Merge Capital (Marxism) into Capital (economics). They are essentially the same topic, just that Marx has an additional unique analysis. Marx's views would enhance rather than discombobulate the page Capital (economics). FatalSubjectivities (talk) October 2022
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 18:14, 25 October 2022 (UTC) Note: This is the wrong talk page for discussion as it will not be readily available if the merge occurs. --G-Q
Done; Stale proposal: No agreement to merge–or not to merge–the article(s); Status Quo prevails. Proposer, FatalSubjectivities, or other interested party, may consider acting BOLDLY, as the article seems very ill-defined and borders on AfD territory. GenQuest "scribble" 19:25, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 18:14, 25 October 2022 (UTC) Note: This is the wrong talk page for discussion as it will not be readily available if the merge occurs. --G-Q
- Merge Camp Delta Standard Operating Procedures into List of material published by WikiLeaks. Notability was flagged in July and the significance is unclear, there are only two sources and the second just calls it "out of date" Softlemonades (talk) 15:40, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<< GenQuest "scribble" 15:26, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
Done Merge content moved to target, awaiting the creation of the redirect from un-editable source article and source article talk. GenQuest "scribble" 19:08, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<< GenQuest "scribble" 15:26, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
- Merge Cabinet of Tokelau (Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau Atoll) into Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau. It appears both pages are directed to the same topic.--Radicuil (talk) 13:30, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
Merger complete. No-brainer. GenQuest "scribble" 17:39, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
- Merge City Spud into St. Lunatics. Topic fails WP:NBLP or WP:MUSIC, similar to Ali (American rapper). I also started a template move request from Template:Ali Jones to Template:St. Lunatics. 2600:6C40:5400:5E68:7CAE:4BE5:2DFD:F72D (talk) 05:08, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 16:49, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
Done Proposer or other interested party should consider doing the merge. GenQuest "scribble" 18:52, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 16:49, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
Archives[edit]
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All articles tagged for merging[edit]
Additional articles to be merged lists[edit]
- Link to Articles to be Merged Following an Articles for Deletion Discussion category members
- Link to Articles Currently Being Merged category members
- Link to All Articles to be Merged category members
See also[edit]
- Wikipedia:Merging, a guide on when to merge
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Merge, a project initiated to clear the merger backlog
- Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia, policy on copying content within Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Proposed article splits