Template:History merge/doc

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Usage

This template places the page in Category:Candidates for history merging. Note that this is a hidden category, and so will not show up on the page by default.

Place this template on the target article, i.e. the page where the text was pasted into (not on the talk page). If the issue is clear-cut (straight up cut-and-paste move to a better title), having this speedy delete tag on the page should be enough. In more complex cases (explained at Wikipedia:Requests for history merge), please leave a description of the problem under the "List of cut-and-page moves to be redone properly" section at the Wikipedia:Requests for history merge.

Please consider notifying the user who did the cut-and-paste move with {{uw-c&pmove}} on their talk page.

Parameters

Copy-paste:

{{History merge | originalpage= | reason= | details= |nowarning= }}

|1= or |originalpage= - Page to be merged from.
|reason= - short reason. It should end with a full stop because it will complete the sentence:
It is requested that the page history of [wikilink of page to be merged from] be merged into the history of this page because [reason]
|details= - if present, will add the text This is a complex history merge request and a collapsed show/hide box listing the details.
|nowarning= - set to remove the warning.

Examples

Simple usage when there is no overlapping edit history, all edits are to be merged in, and a redirect is to be left behind:

{{History merge | title of the page to be merged into here}}
{{History merge |originalpage=title of the page to be merged into here}}

Example where a reason is provided:

{{History merge | title of the page to be merged into here|reason=attribution needs to be preserved.}}

Complex example where special instructions are provided to the merging administrator:

{{History merge | title of the page to be merged into here|reason=attribution needs to be preserved.|details=Merge in only edits between 00:01 January 1 2005 and 23:23 October 19, 2005. This was deleted under [[WP:PROD]] and recently [[WP:REFUND]]ed but a different editor pasted in nearly-identical text from a Wiki mirror under a slightly different name.}}

When NOT to use this template

For very complex merges, merges involving more than two pages, or when the use of this template is otherwise inadequate or where its usage would cause problems, list the request in Wikipedia:Requests for history merge.

v t e Templates for proposed article mergers
Article page PAM notice	{{Afd-merge required}} (Post PAM merge needed; for source page but unclear destination consensus) {{Afd-merge to}} (Post PAM merge needed; for source page; use {{Afd-merge from}} on destination talk page) {{Merge}} (PAM; for source page) {{Merge portions from}} (PAM merge request; for destination page; use {{Split portions}} on source page) {{Split portions}} ((PAM merge request; for source page; use {{Merge portions from}} on destination page) {{R from merge}} (Redirect from a merge)
User talk page PAM discussion notifications	{{Mergenote}} (PAM notification to user talk page)
Discussion page PAM templates	{{Canvassed}} (participant clarification) {{Closing}} (closing in process) {{Duplicate vote}} (participation clarification) {{Not a ballot}} (discussion clarification) {{Page creator}} (participant clarification) {{Single-purpose account}} (participant clarification) {{Xfd-privacy}} (sensitive discussion close)
User talk page PAM process notifications	{{Uw-notvote}} (warning)
Article source talk page PAM notice	{{Merge done}} (Merge after discussion notice; for source talk page) {{Merge to}} (PAM merge request; for source page; use {{Merge from}} on destination talk page) {{Merged-to}} (Post PAM merge completed; for source talk page) {{Being merged}} (Source page merging in action notice) {{Mfd-merge to}} (Post MfD merge needed; for source talk page; use {{Mfd-merge to}} on destination page) {{Old merge}} (1st and subsequent nominations)
Article destination talk page PAM notice	{{Blank and redirect notice}} (Post WP:BLAR; for destination talk page) {{Afd-merge from}} (Post AfD merge needed; for destination talk page; use {{Afd-merge to}} on source page) {{Copied}} (Post PAM merge completed; for destination talk page with attribution remaining on source page) {{History merge}} (Post PAM history merge still needed; for destination talk page) {{Merge from}} (PAM merge request; for destination page; use {{Merge to}} on source talk page) {{Merged-from}} (Post PAM merge completed; for destination talk page) {{Mfd-merge from}} (Post MfD merge needed; for destination talk page; use {{Mfd-merge to}} on source page) {{Old merge}} (1st and subsequent nominations)
Miscellaneous PAM misc.	{{Merge progress}} (Merge progress counter for Category:Articles to be merged subpages)
Templates for proposed deletions Templates for speedy deletions

Usage

Parameters

Examples

When NOT to use this template

See also