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Which merge template should I use?

• {{Merge}} — to merge at least two together at an unspecified location
• {{Mergeto}} — to merge the contents of the tagged article into the specified article.
• {{Mergefrom}} — the opposite of {{Mergeto}}; the contents of the specified article should be merged into the tagged article.

Usage

Tagging a single page is simple:

{{Mergeto | OtherPage| date=December 2009}}

By default, the Discuss link on the template links to the top of the tagged page's talk page. To specify which section, or to name a different talk page entirely, use the discuss parameter:

{{Mergeto | OtherPage| discuss=Talk:OtherPage#Merge discussion| date=December 2009}}

To name other pages to be merged, simply separate them with a vertical pipe. You can add up to 20 articles to be merged.

{{Mergeto | OtherPage1| OtherPage2| OtherPage 3| discuss=Talk:OtherPage#Merge discussion| date=December 2009}}

These templates will add tagged articles to Category:Articles to be merged, while non-articles (files, templates, etc.) will be added to Category:Items to be merged.

Notes

• If you want to propose merging a category, you must do so at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion, using the specific templates available there.

• If you want to propose merging a template, you must do so at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion, using the specific templates available there.

• Do not add the namespace to the names of the pages.

For example, write {{Merge|OtherTemplate}}, not {{Merge|Template:OtherTemplate}}.

• Do not link to the pages with square brackets.

For example, write {{Merge|OtherArticle}}, not {{Merge|[[OtherArticle]]}}.

• The date will not be shown in the box. Do not be concerned about this. It is used when grouping tagged pages together into categories by date.

See also

Merging

Splitting