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 * You must not rename the article ''unless'' you rename the associated discussion page(s) in parallel and update the section headings on the discussion page(s) to note the old and new names.
 * You should not turn the article into a redirect.  A functioning redirect will overwrite the AFD notice.  It may also be interpreted as an attempt to "hide" the old content from scrutiny by the community.
+* You should exercise '''extreme caution''' before merging any part of the article. If you [[Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages|are bold]] but the community ultimately decides to delete the content, all your mergers must be undone.  (This is necessary in order to remain compliant with the requirements of [[WP:GFDL|GFDL]].  Although Mediawiki now displays author information for deleted articles, it has not yet been settled whether this fulfils the GFDL requirements for the case of merging deleted articles into other articles.) It is far better to wait until the discussion period is complete unless there is a strong case for merge under the [[Wikipedia:deletion policy|deletion policy]].
-* With the visibility of deleted revisions to all users, a merge can be done during the AFD, and does not have to be undone in the case of a deletion. ("Un-merging" was formerly necessary in order to remain compliant with the attribution history requirement of the [[WP:GFDL|GFDL]].)
 == Deletion process ==