Wikipedia:Proposed article mergers/Merger banners

DEMYSTIFYING MERGERS ONE ARTICLE AT A TIME ...

Use this guide to proceed through the Merger Request procedure after making or receiving a request for merging:

Merge Request Notification & Discussion Banners
1) Install one of the following BANNERS to the Top section of the involved articles (just highlight and copy/paste):


 * On target article (the one you're adding to):


 * On source article (the one which is being deleted):

2) Install these on the articles, then create a discussion section only at the Target article's Talk Page (since a merge discussion at the other talk page would be hidden if the merger proceeds):


 * 1) call it something like Merger Discussion (or Merge proposal, or something simple); but be sure it's the same spelling you used in both of the banners (above).
 * 2) On Target Talk Page start the discussion by highlighting and copy/pasting these lines:

 ==Merger Discussion==  ''' Request received to merge articles: {name of source article} into {name of target article}; dated: {month/year}. Proposer's Rationale: {not stated}. Discuss here. ~ '''


 * and, if given, state proposer's rationale for the request.

Merging Process Templates
This is current Good Practice for Merging. After the content moves are made, you will need to copy, paste and focus the emboldened lines below. Replace the italicized with specific information from your Merge/Redirect:


 * 1. –On the newly combined article page's Edit Summary at a minimum :


 *  Merged content from ~source page~  to here. 


 * or,


 * Merged content from ~source page~  to here. (See  Talk:~destination page~ )


 * 2. –Replace the Entire Contents of the source page with:


 *  #REDIRECT ~destination page~     (replaces  )


 * or, if most of the content moved into a single SECTION of the target page:


 *  #REDIRECT ~destination page~  

–or–

  (these replace  )


 * Others:


 * 3. –On the newly blanked (redirected) article page's Edit Summary add:


 *  Merged and Redirected to ~destination page~ . 


 * or


 * Merged content to ~destination page~ .  See Talk: ~destination page~


 * 4. –On the same line as the Target Section sub-header (title) that the old article now points to, add:




 * or, alternatively you can use this (new) template (placed at the beginning of a paragraph of text):




 * 5. – If time permits, Tag the Talk Pages * (a Bot will do this if you don't):


 * The Destination (target) Talk-Page is tagged with (optional):

  *  –or–     *


 * The Source Talk-Page which has discussion content, should have the following placed (without removing the old discussions, but replacing all other templates ; including most project assessment templates (some projects want to keep these–they will correct if necessary). The exception is the archive index):

  *
 * NOTE : Place these tags at the top of the talk pages.

MP (for target) Talk Page discussion area creation (w/stats)
''' There is a request for the merger of the article into this article. Input welcome below. ~ '''

Alternate MP Talk Page discussion area set-up
 ==Merger proposal==  ''' Received request to merge the ~source article~ article into the ~target article~ article on {~date~}. Discuss it here. ~ '''

Notification of Merger Proposal to article creator/contributor
Let the page creator and any major editor(s) of the article know what's happening by using the following template:



Project page notice that additional input Re: Merge Proposal was requested
''' :::Note: Requested additional input from WikiProject ~name~. ~ '''


 * :~WikiProject:Name~ has been notified to help generate additional attention to the above request(s). Thanks, ~


 * gives:


 * 


 * ~WikiProject:Name~ has been notified to help generate additional attention to the above request(s). Thanks,  GenQuest  "Talk to Me" 04:03, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Talk Page merger discussion archiving
Close the discussion by copying and pasting the following (as shown):

 :''The following discussion is an archived discussion of a  Wikipedia:Proposed mergers |Merge Proposal]] and / or Wikipedia:Redirect |Redirect]]. Please do not modify it. The result of the request for the Proposed Merger of {requested article} into this talk page's article was: —    —     —     —     —

[discussion]

— —  —  —  —  ''The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a WP:PM]]. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. ~ A copy of this template can be found here.


 * Gives the following output:


 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a Merger Proposal and Redirect. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the target talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the Proposed Merger of {requested article} to here was: Not Done — No Consensus to Merge. Consensus Reached – Awaiting Merge.  Completed per Request.

[discussion]

''The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested merge. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. User User Talk A copy of this template can be found here

Alternate close with summary box
[discussion]


 * Gives the following output:

[discussion]

Incomplete or Broken Mergers
It appears that your edit of //date//, (//edit summary details//) left an incomplete Merge and Redirect of the ~article name~ article and its talk page, Talk:~article name~. I have completed the Merge and Redirect for you. If you need help in the completion of mergers in the future, please feel free to contact me. Thank you, ~