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
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
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
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
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
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
Awaiting Consensus
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: Alan Sparhawk into Low (band). Proposer's Rationale: The information in the Sparhawk article is pretty much all covered in the band article. This is an unneeded redundancy / duplication. Discussion is >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 19:27, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion. GenQuest "scribble" 19:57, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Merge Honda Canada Inc. into List of Honda facilities. Article is solely sourced on its website, separate notability doubtful. This Reuters article could be used on the facilities list. IgelRM (talk) 20:45, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>Discussion Here<<<, GenQuest "scribble" 18:09, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
- Merge ESPNU College Football, ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime, and ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime, into ESPN College Football to declutter everything and reduce overlap. 100.7.36.213 (talk) 21:48, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 15:22, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
- Merge List of ESPN College Football personalities into List of ESPN College Football broadcast teams. Honestly, I don't think having these separate is necessary. I also think there's a bit of overlap and redundancy here, but it's possible that might be just me. 100.7.36.213 (talk) 21:48, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 16:06, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
- Merge: Indiana University School of Medicine - Evansville into Indiana University School of Medicine. Besides some recent buzz about the campus' new building, there really isn't anything significant about this particular IUSM campus that warrants its own article. Invinciblewalnut (talk) 01:16, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and are awaiting a merger discussion. Discussion can be found >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 05:52, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
- Merge: Health threat from cosmic rays (54k) and Effects of ionizing radiation in spaceflight (43k) to an unknown title, because both articles are talking about the same thing. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 07:59, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and are awaiting a merger discussion. Discussion can be found >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 17:36, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
- Merge: Proposal: Merge 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Florida with 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States. Rationale: the Florida-specific article copies the majority of the information from other monkeypox articles. I think that the Florida-specific information could be added as a new section in the US article, but I don't know that it needs to be its own separate article specific to Florida, at least for now. SparklingSnail (talk) 03:07, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and are awaiting a merger discussion. Discussion can be found >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 03:32, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
Answered Requests
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 2017 Australian Baseball League postseason into 2016–17 Australian Baseball League season as both are small articles and do not (yet) warrant separate articles. –Aidan721 (talk) 17:35, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>Discussion Here<<< GenQuest "scribble" 19:57, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Comment: Added 2016 Australian Baseball League postseason and 2015 Australian Baseball League postseason articles and respective targets into the mix for consistency. All are tagged. GenQuest "scribble" 16:06, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Done Closed:Merge. Proposer or other interested editor should proceed with the mergers. GenQuest "scribble" 03:53, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
- Comment: Added 2016 Australian Baseball League postseason and 2015 Australian Baseball League postseason articles and respective targets into the mix for consistency. All are tagged. GenQuest "scribble" 16:06, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>Discussion Here<<< GenQuest "scribble" 19:57, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Merge I think Advergame (14k) and Adver-game AKA
Advertising in video gamesIn-game advertising (29k; B-Class) should merge under Advertising in video games (30k). Wouldn't be better if in-game advertising and advergames were under the Advertising in video games title? ZeusAmmon1 (talk) 17:13, 25 February 2022 (UTC)- @ZeusAmmon1: Could you please clarify whether you are only proposing to merge Advergame into Advertising in video games or whether you also propose to merge In-game advertising there? And could you provide a clear rationale for this proposal? Felix QW (talk) 18:48, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
- All wikipedia pages refers to same(or mostly same) things, it could be merged under one title. Otherwise they will mainly means same things and eventually at least one of them will become directly duplicate page. ZeusAmmon1 (talk) 06:24, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
- Articles are tagged and awaiting a merger discussion. Discussion is at Talk:Advertising in video games#Merge_proposal. Felix QW (talk) 15:44, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- :Wikipedia:WikiProject Marketing & Advertising has been notified to help generate additional comments to the above Merger Request(s).
- :Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games has been notified to help generate additional comments to the above Merger Request(s). GenQuest "scribble" 02:45, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
- Not done No agreement to merging these three. GenQuest "scribble" 02:36, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
- @ZeusAmmon1: Could you please clarify whether you are only proposing to merge Advergame into Advertising in video games or whether you also propose to merge In-game advertising there? And could you provide a clear rationale for this proposal? Felix QW (talk) 18:48, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
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See also
- 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