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Merge

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Provide a marker notice of intent to merge the page it is placed on with another page.

Functions/Features[edit]

Provides a ambox notice:

  • Link to target page, the page using {{merge}} is placed on.
  • Link to discussion page(talk page) to promote feedback on the suggested merge.
  • Time stamp to track the placement, prevents pages from being in a perpetual merge state.
  • Automatic categorisation of the page {{merge}} is placed.

Usage[edit]

Simple use, but the date of merge request might not be valid unless the date is specifically set.

{{merge|Merge/doc}}

Example


Usage[edit]

Set the date

{{merge|Merge/doc|date=16 Aug 2013}}

Example


Parameters[edit]

Parameter Parameter description req./opt.
{{{1}}} title of page to merge with, link creation is automated required
{{{date}}} date= a value optional

Known Issues[edit]

Time displayed in hours since placed reflects server time so the user will have to calculate their local time vs. server time. This issue becomes a non issue as the time frame increases.

See also[edit]

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