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<div class="messagebox merge" style="background: #fff; border: 1px #ccc solid; padding:12px; margin: 12px">[[Image:Merge-arrow.gif|left]] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into ''[[{{{1}}}]]''. {{#if: {{{2|}}} | [[{{{2}}}|Discuss]] this merge.|}} {{#if: {{{date|}}} | <small>''This has been proposed since {{{date}}}''.</small>|}}</div><includeonly>
<div style="background: #fff; border: 1px #ccc solid; padding:12px; margin: 12px">[[Image:Merge-arrow.gif|left]] It has been suggested that this {{namespace}} or section be merged into ''[[{{{1}}}]]''. {{#if: {{{2|}}} | [[{{{2}}}|Discuss]] this merge.|}} {{#if: {{{date|}}} | <small>''This has been proposed since {{{date}}}''.</small>|}}</div><includeonly>
{{main other | [[Category:Articles to be merged|{{PAGENAME}} (into {{{1}}})]] }}</includeonly><noinclude>
{{#ifeq: {{lc: {{{nocat|}}} }} | true | | [[Category:Articles to be merged|{{PAGENAME}} (into {{{1}}})]] }} <!-- Inhibits categorisation if nocat=true -->
</includeonly><noinclude>
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This template can be placed at the top of an article or section that is considered to be merged into another article or section.
This template can be placed at the top of an article or section that is considered to be merged into another article or section.


Pages in the article namespace marked with this template will automatically be added to the category [[:Category:Articles to be merged|Articles to be merged]].
Pages marked with this template will automatically be added to the category [[:Category:Articles to be merged|Articles to be merged]].


Merging can be done if a section is slightly out of context in one article but is similar enough that copying it into another article or merging it with a section in the other article would aid their maintenance.
Merging can be done if a section is slightly out of context in one article but is similar enough that copying it into another article or merging it with a section in the other article would aid their maintenance.
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The template is placed at the top of the article or section to be merged from.
The template is placed at the top of the article or section to be merged from.


  <nowiki>{{</nowiki>'''mergeto'''<nowiki>|</nowiki>other article''#section''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''discussion page''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
  <nowiki>{{</nowiki>'''mergeto'''<nowiki>|</nowiki>other article''#section''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''discussion page'' <nowiki>|</nowiki>''date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}'' <nowiki>|</nowiki>''nocat=''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>


; other article:  Mandatory name of the article to be merged into
; other article:  Mandatory name of the article to be merged into
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; discussion page:  Optional name of a discussion page with a section about the merge.
; discussion page:  Optional name of a discussion page with a section about the merge.


; date:  Optional date the merge was proposed in <tt>m YYYY</tt> format (for example <tt>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}</tt>)
; date:  Optional date the merge was proposed in '''m YYYY''' format (for example '''{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}''')
 
; nocat:  Optionally suppresses automatic categorisation if '''true'''.  Useful in examples.


If there is a need for a motivation or a discussion about the merge, do so on the discussion page of the page to be merged from, preferably as a new section named something like ''Merge to &lt;other article&gt;'' and link to the talk page and preferably also to that section with the second parameter.
If there is a need for a motivation or a discussion about the merge, do so on the discussion page of the page to be merged from, preferably as a new section named something like ''Merge to &lt;other article&gt;'' and link to the talk page and preferably also to that section with the second parameter.
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  <nowiki>{{mergeto|Example}}</nowiki>
  <nowiki>{{mergeto|Example}}</nowiki>


{{mergeto|Example}}
{{mergeto|Example |nocat=true}}


  <nowiki>{{mergeto|Example|Template talk:Merge#Merge with Example}}</nowiki>
  <nowiki>{{mergeto|Example|Template talk:Merge#Merge with Example}}</nowiki>


{{mergeto|Example|Template talk:Merge#Merge with Example}}
{{mergeto|Example|Template talk:Merge#Merge with Example |nocat=true}}


  <nowiki>{{mergeto|Example#Sample section|Template talk:Merge#Merge with Example|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
  <nowiki>{{mergeto|Example#Sample section|Template talk:Merge#Merge with Example |date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki>


{{mergeto|Example#Sample section|Template talk:Merge#Merge with Example|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}
{{mergeto|Example#Sample section|Template talk:Merge#Merge with Example |date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} |nocat=true}}


== Related templates ==
== Related templates ==

Revision as of 20:29, 30 May 2014

Merge-arrow.gif
It has been suggested that this template or section be merged into [[{{{1}}}]].
The following template description is not displayed when the template is inserted in an article.

Goal

This template can be placed at the top of an article or section that is considered to be merged into another article or section.

Pages marked with this template will automatically be added to the category Articles to be merged.

Merging can be done if a section is slightly out of context in one article but is similar enough that copying it into another article or merging it with a section in the other article would aid their maintenance.

Usage

The template is placed at the top of the article or section to be merged from.

{{mergeto|other article#section|discussion page |date=March 2024 |nocat=}}
other article
Mandatory name of the article to be merged into
section
Optionally a section suitable to merge with if there already is such a section.
discussion page
Optional name of a discussion page with a section about the merge.
date
Optional date the merge was proposed in m YYYY format (for example March 2024)
nocat
Optionally suppresses automatic categorisation if true. Useful in examples.

If there is a need for a motivation or a discussion about the merge, do so on the discussion page of the page to be merged from, preferably as a new section named something like Merge to <other article> and link to the talk page and preferably also to that section with the second parameter.

Examples

{{mergeto|Example}}
Merge-arrow.gif
It has been suggested that this template or section be merged into Example .


{{mergeto|Example|Template talk:Merge#Merge with Example}}
Merge-arrow.gif
It has been suggested that this template or section be merged into Example. Discuss this merge.


{{mergeto|Example#Sample section|Template talk:Merge#Merge with Example |date=March 2024}}
Merge-arrow.gif
It has been suggested that this template or section be merged into Example#Sample section. Discuss this merge. This has been proposed since March 2024.


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