Wikipedia:Template messages/Merging

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The following tags should be placed on top the pages or sections which require merging.

For more details on this topic, see Wikipedia:Merging.
See also: Wikipedia:Splitting


Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{merge}}
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  • Place this at the top of both pages or sections that are to be merged. Use the other page's name as the parameter. A link will be generated automatically.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a second parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
  • If it is known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tags {{mergeto|Dest page}} and {{mergefrom|Source page}} (or one of the sectional variants) instead.
  • Add the date parameter |date=October 2006 to place articles in Category:Articles to be merged since October 2006
{{merge-multiple}}
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Redirects: {{mergemulti}}

  • This template is for proposing the merger of between 2 and 20 pages into a single page.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a "discuss" parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
{{mergeto}}
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  • Place the tag {{mergeto|Dest page}} at the top of the page or section that is to have its content transferred to another page.
  • If the proposed source is an entire page, place the tag {{mergefrom|Source page}} at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
  • If the proposed source is one specific section of page, place the tag {{mergesection|Source page|Source section}} at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
  • If proposing that multiple sections of a single page (but not the entire page) be merged into another page, place the tag {{mergesections|Source page}} at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the destination page. Optionally, a second parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
  • If it is not known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tag {{merge|Other page}} instead.
{{mergefrom}}
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  • If the proposed source is an entire page, place this at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
  • Place the tag {{mergefrom|Source page}} at the top of the source page or section.
  • If a merger of multiple pages into a single page is being proposed, use {{mergefrom-multiple|Source 1|Source 2|Source 3}}.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a second parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
  • If it is not known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tag {{merge|Other page}} instead.
{{mergefrom-multiple}}
category links talk edit
  • This template is for proposing the merger of between 2 and 20 pages into a single page.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a "discuss" parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
  • If it is not known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tag {{merge-multiple|Other page}} instead.
{{mergetomultiple-with}}
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  • This template is to be used on the 2-20 articles which have to be merged into the main article as specified by {{mergefrom-multiple}}
  • The with= param is used to specify the main article to merge all the sub-articles into.
  • The discussion is directed to the talk page of the main article on which the {{mergefrom-multiple}} tag is placed.
{{mergesection}}
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  • If the proposed source is one specific section of a page, place this at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
  • Place the tag {{mergeto|Dest page}} at the top of the source page or section.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a third parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
  • If it is not known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tag {{merge|Other page}} instead.
{{mergesections}}
category links talk edit
  • If proposing that multiple sections of a single page (but not the entire page) be merged into another page, place this at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
  • Place the tag {{mergeto|Dest page}} at the top of the each source section.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a second parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
  • If it is not known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tag {{merge|Other page}} instead.
{{merging}}
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  • Place this at the top of a source page for which a merger has begun (but has not yet been completed).