Help:Merge

Merging is a process by which the content of two pages is united on one page. Reasons to merge a page include the following: Discretion should be exercised to make sure merging does not result in an article that is too long or drawn out, short articles that can be shown to be expanded, or if said short articles are of a discrete enough topic that merging is not possible nor makes sense. Merging results in a redirect to the parent page(s) with some or all content cut-and-pasted into that page(s). A comment in the edit summary must be made in the pages being merged as to where they are being merged to, and it must be noted in the parent page(s)' edit summary where the content from other pages are being merged from; this is done to preserve attribution under the Creative Commons Share-alike 3.0 license. Help links: Help Redirects FamilySearch Wiki Redirects How to report: Automatically reported. Steps to resolve: Compare both the articles for content. Bring them up in two different windows so you can compare side-by-side if necessary. Decide which article to keep in Wiki. This is the "Target" article. The one we will not keep is the "Duplicate" article. To determine which is the Target, review the following: Title - which article title makes the most sense and is in line with the wiki article naming conventions? Information - which article is more complete? What links here? - which article has more links going to it? (Under Toolbox &gt; What links here) Talk - which article are people discussing more over time Take any information in the duplicate that is not in the Target and incorporate it into the text of the Target article. Editing of the Target article may be required to make the information flow in a logical manner. Material may have to be restated to match the language of the Target article. Place a "Redirect link" to take the patron to the Target article by the following steps in the rich editor: Log in. In the duplicate article/articles click on the "Edit This Page." In the rich editor box, type: #REDIRECT target article name in the rich editor box at the top. Remove the rest of the text on the page. Type in Summary box: "Placing redirect link, merged content with another article" Save page. Check to see that redirect link works. Steps in Wikitext: After rich editor comes up, click on the word "Wikitext" in the tool bar just under "rich editor." Type #REDIRECT target article name Remove the rest of the text on the page Type in Summary box: "Placing redirect link, merged content with another article" Save page. Check to see that redirect link works.
 * unnecessary duplication of content (more than one article on the same type of information is confusing),
 * significant overlap with the topic of another page, and
 * minimal content that could be covered in or requires the context of a page on a broader topic.