Wikipedia:Proposed article mergers#How to propose a merger

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Proposed article mergers is a noticeboard that aims to complement the article merging process, by providing a place to request input for an ongoing merge discussion, or assistance to carry out an approved merger. It does {{em|not}} replace any step of the merging process, and listing an ongoing merger discussion here is purely optional.

To see all articles templated for merging, see {{section link||All articles tagged for merging}}, as well as :Category:Articles to be merged.

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How to use this page

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=What this page is for=

  • Requesting input to help establish consensus in an existing merge discussion
  • Requesting assistance to carry out an already approved merger. This might be needed because it is technically difficult to carry out, involve particularly big articles, controversial material, at least one article assessed as B-class or higher, etc.

=What this page is NOT for=

=Before posting=

Before requesting feedback or assistance, make sure you have completed the following steps:

  • Check that your request does not fall into one of the cases above
  • If it is to gather input, that there is one or more reasons to merge, while the proposal does not face reasons not to
  • Verify that every step listed at {{section link|Wikipedia:Merging|Proposing a merge}} has been followed; if not, complete the process, either until step 2 (tagging the pages with the appropriate banners) if it is a request for input, or step 4 (closing the discussion) if it is a request for assistance

=What your post should contain=

  • The pages/sections involved
  • The direction of the merger discussed
  • A link to the merge discussion
  • Your signature (generated by writing ~~~~)
  • For requests for assistance, please also summarize the outcome of the discussion, and why assistance is needed. Any reason is valid as long as it is stated.

Requests missing any of these may be ignored. After a merge is listed properly, move it to the "{{pslink|Answered requests}}" or "{{pslink|Awaiting consensus}}" sections below as appropriate.

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Merge requests

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Please list new requests at the bottom of the New Requests section. Precede your request with *Merge, and include all elements listed just above at {{pslink|What your post should contain}}.

= New requests =

=Awaiting consensus=

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{{em|After all}} involved articles are tagged for merger discussion:

the request should be added to the {{strong|bottom}} of this section. This section can also be used if a proposal needs further discussion due to age or disagreement.

{{em|All merger comments and discussions should be directed to the Discussion subsection of the targeted articles' talk page}}, not here.

The purpose of {{em|this}} page is directing more people to comment on such proposals at the appropriate talk pages.

  • Merge Westlake, New Zealand into Takapuna. Outside of the NZ Gazetteer, there are no sources establishing this area is distinct from Takapuna (no news articles, scholarly publications discuss Westlake as a suburb; no places within the area identify as being in "Westlake", including Westlake Boys and Westlake Girls high schools). --Prosperosity (talk) 05:13, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
  • :{{Discussing|talkpage=Talk:Takapuna#Merger Discussion}} Trim02 (talk) 08:09, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Merge Denver Outlaws with Denver Outlaws (2006-2020). I don't think these articles should merge, but there needs to be some proper discussion and a consensus needs to be developed on this to prevent current and future edit-warring. SammySpartan (talk) 23:32, 6 February 2025 (UTC)
  • :{{Discussing|talkpage=Talk:Denver Outlaws#Merger proposal}} Trim02 (talk) 08:09, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Merge Masada myth to Siege of Masada. Masada myth article is a POV fork. There've been enough of these on subjects relating to Israel (these are) that ArbCom has recently suggested "The community was encouraged to run a request for comment (RFC) on POV forks" (see Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-02-07/Arbitration report). Herostratus (talk) 06:13, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
  • :{{Discussing|talkpage=Talk:Siege of Masada#RfC: Merge Masada myth into the "Masada myth" section of this article?}}{{ToDo}} check. Trim02 (talk) 08:09, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Merge social into society WP:NATURAL and the other article is not the primary topic. Sources: [https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/Social_Problems/sa074HS2Az0C?hl=pt-BR&gbpv=1&bsq=%22social+and+society%22&dq=%22social+and+society%22&printsec=frontcover Social Problems Readings with Four Questions] {{ISBN|049500460X}} [https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/Electronic_Constitution_Social_Cultural/veqJIC7-wBQC?hl=pt-BR&gbpv=1&dq=%22social+and+society%22&pg=PA208&printsec=frontcover Electronic Constitution Social, Cultural, and Political Implications] {{ISBN|1605662550}} 168.195.24.223 (talk) 21:58, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
  • :{{Discussing|talkpage=Talk:Society#Merge proposal}} Trim02 (talk) 08:09, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Merge Goby with Gobioidei. The word "goby" usually refers to fishes of Gobioidei (as the hatnote in the former article mentions). I don't think we need a separate article about the usage of that word. Lophotrochozoa (talkcontribs) 12:37, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
  • :{{Discussing|talkpage=Talk:Gobioidei#Merge with goby}} Trim02 (talk) 08:09, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

= Answered requests =

After the associated merge discussion has been closed, please move the request to the bottom of one of the three following subsections, with the corresponding marking:

  • {{Working}} (shows as {{Working}}) if the merge has been approved but not done yet. Once it has been done it can be moved to the following subsection;
  • {{Merge done}} (shows as {{Merge done}}) if the merger has been approved {{em|and}} completed;
  • {{Not done}} (shows as {{Not done}}) if there was consensus against merging, or no consensus.

==Successful requests, merger pending==

{{hatnote|You can help by following instructions at WP:Merging#How to merge.}}

==Successful requests, articles merged==

==Unsuccessful requests==

=Archives=

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Successful requests, articles merged

::{{ping|Voorts}} Hey there. I took it upon myself to complete the merge after closing the discussion. Hopefully, I completed all the necessary steps. This is only the second time I've performed a merge. I only merged a small portion of the text into the target page. The reason being (1) Much of it was already covered in the target page. (2) A lot of the content on the page that was to be redirected was unsourced, or the references cited were bogus in that they did not verify the cited text. I would say it was even liberal to merge the text that I did. I will leave it up to the rest of the community to decide if anything more should be added or removed. Cheers. --Griboski (talk) 02:20, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

:::{{merge done}} Thanks! voorts (talk/contributions) 02:29, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

  • Merge EagleCam into IM-1. I'm personally against this merge, and I'd like EagleCam to remain its own article, but the discussion is getting longer, less concise, and is heading towards a standstill / no consensus. I believe we could use some more opinions from diverse backgrounds to reach a consensus, even if it doesn't lead to the result I personally want. SpacePod9 (talk) 03:44, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
  • :Articles are tagged and Merger Discussion area set-up; Discuss this proposal >>>Here<<<. SpacePod9 (talk) 03:44, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
  • :{{merge done}} voorts (talk/contributions) 15:35, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Merge: Existential counseling into existential therapy: same topic about the same school of though and practice within counselling/psychotherapy. HappyWanderer15 (talk) 14:40, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
  • :Articles are tagged and Merger Discussion area set-up; Discuss this proposal >>>Here<<<. HappyWanderer15 (talk) 14:44, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
  • ::{{Merge done}} Consensus to merge. Merge needs to be completed. voorts (talk/contributions) 15:35, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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  • Merge Acer Aspire laptops into Acer Aspire. The Laptop specific article already uses text from the primary article, and only offers specifications for specific laptop models, like a product line-up. The "Laptops" page has been a proposed merge as early as 2011, and I think it would make things more clear and succinct. 192.77.12.11 (talk) 04:46, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
  • :Articles are tagged and Merger Discussion area set-up >>>HERE<<<. Please join the discussion. GenQuest "scribble" 04:04, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
  • ::{{Working}} merger approved, still needs to be performed. Choucas Bleu (T·C) 14:26, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
  • :::{{merge done}} Felix QW (talk) 13:23, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

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Successful requests, articles merged

  • Merge British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK into a new Asthma and Lung UK article. These two organisations have merged and now operate as a single organisation, Asthma + Lung UK (ie they are defunct as separate entities). I've mentioned this on their respective Talk pages and added merge banners to each of them, but I don't think I've heard anything on this (apologies if I've missed it!) - so am flagging it on this page. I have a draft article ready if needed. Any advice on next steps welcome! KTnow (talk) 14:10, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
  • :Articles are (re)tagged, please come join the merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. Choucas Bleu (T·C) 17:08, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
  • ::Thanks for your advice @Choucas Bleu, @Toadspike and @Klbrain. I've created a new draft here: Draft:Asthma + Lung UK. It doesn't reflect ALL the content from the two original pages (British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK) since much of the content was poorly sourced. I've pulled across content which I managed to find good sources for. One question: I can't redirect the original pages to the new page until the new page is live. Is it just a case now of waiting for an editor to review it? Or can I make it live myself? Thanks! KTnow (talk) 11:38, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
  • :::@KTnow Thank you for performing the merge. I have accepted your draft. The other two pages just need to be redirected now. Toadspike [Talk] 11:46, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
  • :::I've performed both redirects. Let me know if I screwed anything up. Toadspike [Talk] 11:49, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
  • ::::Looks great to me, thanks for the assistance @Toadspike! KTnow (talk) 11:53, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
  • :::::{{merge done}}
  • Merge Beyoğlu Yeni Çarşı FK to Beyoğlu Yeni Çarşı S.F. | Same club, copy of the other article. --LockaPicker (talk) 01:30, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
  • :{{merge done}} -- Robertjamal12 ~🔔 15:33, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

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Unsuccessful requests

  • Merge Ultra-processed food and Hyperpalatable food into Nova classification. There are no real competing definitions of "ultra-processed food" to the Nova classification's definition, so there isn't really a need for a separate article. "Hyperpalability" is also a concept generally not discussed outside of the concept of "ultra-processed food", but as it does have an independent definition I'm more willing to be convinced it should be kept as a separate article. Discussion is here. I think this is where I'm meant to put this.--Eldomtom2 (talk) 18:22, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
  • :{{Not done}} Consensus against merging Toadspike [Talk] 17:35, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

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  • Merge Cacodemon into Demon. The source article was mostly an WP:EXAMPLEFARM and after cutting said farm, there isn't a whole lot left. Merger discussion has been running for a week, mostly opposed, and discussion has turned to the validity of various examples. Some examples have been restored, some not. Wider discussion may or may not solidify a consensus. Either way, this is not a unanimous decision and therefore requires an uninvolved closer. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 17:51, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
  • :Articles are tagged and Merger Discussion area set-up >>>HERE<<<. Please join the discussion. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 07:27, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
  • ::{{Not done}} after consensus against merging. Choucas Bleu (T·C) 13:06, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
  • Merge Certified registered nurse anesthetist into Nurse anesthetist. Per WP:REDUNDANT, as a CRNA is a type of nurse anesthetist certification and does not warrant its own page. Additonally, there is a considerable amount of information about the history of nurse anesthesia that is the exact same or extremely similar on each article.Invinciblewalnut (talk) 00:59, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
  • :{{Not done}} after consensus against the merger and rewriting of the articles. Choucas Bleu (T·C) 14:26, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

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Successful requests, articles merged

  • Merge Flag of South Ossetia and Flag of North Ossetia. They're the same flag with the same history. If agreed, I cannot do the merge since I've never done one before and don't know how. Scu ba (talk) 02:15, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
  • :Articles are tagged and Merger Discussion area set-up >>>HERE<<<. Please join the discussion. GenQuest "scribble" 04:04, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
  • ::{{merge done}}SpacePod9 (talk) 04:14, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
  • Merge Geomatic engineering into Geomatics. This is the 2nd time the merge has been proposed, and the discussion has stagnated with one in favor in addition to the one who proposed the merge (me), and one against. I have requested feedback from users of both Wikiproject maps and Wikiproject geography. Merge is proving controversial and would need assistance from uninvolved editor(s) in determining whether to merge the pages. The merge discussion has been open since December, I don't want to act on a consensus of just two against one. Please note that there are potential plagiarism and source issues on the geomatics engineering page.
  • :Articles are tagged and Merger Discussion area set-up >>>HERE<<<. Please join the discussion. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 05:26, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
  • ::{{Done}} after consensus found in favor. Choucas Bleu (T·C) 14:55, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

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Successful requests, articles merged

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  • Merge Timeline of U2 to U2 The former article needs some work, and could easily be merged into the latter. The U2 timeline article is not great, and the U2 article could benefit from expanded history section. Geardona (talk) 02:56, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
  • :Articles are tagged and Merger Discussion area is set-up >>>here<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 08:20, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
  • ::{{Not done}} after unanimity against the merge. Choucas Bleu (T·C) 17:04, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
  • Merge Stephen Paddock into 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Paddock is not notable outside of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting and therefore the content of his article can be condensed and contained within the event artcile. Because the Paddock article is of a controversial nature and B classification, uninvolved editor assistance is requested per item 3. Per guidelines, discussion started here on the target page. Thank you for your assistance. Geeky Randy (talk) 13:41, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
  • :{{Not done}} after consensus against merging. Choucas Bleu (T·C) 16:44, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

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