Wikipedia:Proposed article mergers

"WP:PM" redirects here. For requesting to move or rename a page, see Wikipedia:Requested moves. For page history mergers, see Wikipedia:Requests for history merge. For the user right for assistance in moving pages, see Wikipedia:Page mover.

This page lists proposed article mergers as a supplement to the merge categories; it is an index of ongoing discussions of possible mergers, and does not replace any of the other steps in the merger process. Please add the appropriate merger tag(s) to the articles before listing them here.

To see all articles marked for merging, see All articles tagged for merging.

Note

Mergers of CATEGORIES should not be proposed here. Please see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.
Mergers of TEMPLATES should not be proposed here. Please see Wikipedia:Templates for discussion.
SPLITTING of ARTICLES should not be proposed here. Please see Wikipedia:Proposed article splits.

When to propose a merger

Main page: Wikipedia:Merging

There are three types of mergers on Wikipedia:

1): Mergers that are so obviously necessary and appropriate that no one is expected to object;

2): Mergers that would benefit from discussion with the other editors at the affected articles' Talk page about whether and/or how to perform the merge; and

3): Mergers that are controversial, potentially difficult to carry out, or where at least one affected article is either rated Class B or higher or is over 100K in size will need assistance from uninvolved editor(s) in determining whether to merge the pages.

If the pages that you would like to merge fall into the type 1 group above, then it is not necessary to propose a merger at all. You should boldly do the merger now, without formally proposing it. (In the event that someone unexpectedly objects, then the merger can be undone easily, and you can formally propose the merger for discussion at that time.)

How to propose a merger

Main pages: Wikipedia:Proposed mergers/Merger banners and Wikipedia:Merging

If the merge falls into the type 2 group or type 3 group above, then proposing a merger can be done in three steps (as the proposer, you should still be willing to carry-out a type 2 merge):

• Step 1: Create a place for discussion. Go to the Talk Page (also known as the discussion page) of the target article (the one you want to merge to) and create a section (eg: "Merger proposal") to discuss the merger. If there's already a discussion on the talk page regarding the merger, you can omit this step. Whether the discussion is new or old, make sure the discussion section names all articles involved and links to them. The section name can be anything that includes the word merge (for example ==Merger discussion==).
• Step 2: Put one of the Merge Request Banners (MRB) at the top of the articles you wish to be merged. The merge request templates {{Merge from}} and {{Merge to}}, or {{merge}} are the most common banners used. Remember to make sure that the Discuss link in each tag points to the same section you've created in step 1 (this is to prevent having two separate discussions going on at two different talk pages). Merge Request Banners should NEVER be placed on article TalkPages.
• Step 3: If the proposed merge is type 3 (above) follow the directions under #Requests for merge assistance and feedback to add it to the list.

See: Copy and Paste easy merge templates for easy to follow shortcuts of the above procedure.

Requests for merge assistance and feedback

If you need outside feedback regarding mergers that are either tricky or of a controversial nature, please do the following:

• Tag the article as shown above
• Create a discussion as shown above
• Notify the talk page of the appropriate Wikiproject to get knowledgeable people to comment on it. (To find out which Wikiproject the page is associated with, check the associated talk page. It should be tagged with a template, such as Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey.)
• If there is consensus to merge, but the merge is difficult, request help at Merge Talk for assistance.

For other topics:

• If you need help with renaming or moving, consult Wikipedia:Moving a page.
• Cut-and-paste move fixes: If you have moved an article by this deprecated method, then you need to request page histories to be merged; list them at requests for history merge. Please do not perform further moves by cut and paste.

NOTE: Please do not re-list old merge proposals that are already tagged and in the "to Merge" queue (including requests made up to two years ago), as these will be handled as we get to them. -Project Merge

If you need assistance with proposing a merge, list it below and someone will make sure it's properly listed. Note that this will not get the merge completed, as there is a large merge backlog. After a merge is listed properly, move it to the "Answered requests" or "Awaiting consensus" sections below as appropriate.

Merge requests

Please list new requests at the bottom of New Requests section.

1) Precede your request with *Merge (Copy and Paste it);

2) Enter (at least) a link to the article to be redirected in the edit summary;.

3) Please legitimize your request by signing each listing or comment by typing four tildes (~~~~); remember, unsigned requests may not be honored.

New Requests

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Awaiting Consensus

After all involved articles are tagged for merger discussion, the request should be added at (or moved to) the bottom of this section. This section can also be used if a proposal needs further discussion due to age or disagreement. All merger comments and discussions should be directed to the Discussion subsection of the targeted articles' talk page, not here. We will also attempt to get more people to comment on proposals.

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• Merge: Hermitian variety into Unital (geometry). If I was more confident in my knowledge of this field and Wikipedia-editing skills, I would just do this myself. Edrudathec (talk) 02:41, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
  • Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion at Talk:Unital (geometry)#Merger proposal. GenQuest ^"scribble" 03:40, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
    • :~WikiProject:Mathematics has been notified to help generate additional comments to the above Merger Request(s). Thanks, GenQuest ^"scribble" 20:26, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
      

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• Merge NHL on Versus into NHL on NBC. Both networks were owned by the same company and there were many similarities in their coverage. They might as well be one and the same. 100.7.44.80 (talk) 18:15, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
  • Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion at >>>Here<<<. GenQuest ^"scribble" 04:37, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
    • *:Wikipedia:WikiProject Television has been notified to help generate additional comments to the above Merger Request(s). Thanks, GenQuest ^"scribble" 19:11, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
      

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    • *:Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey has been notified to help generate additional comments to the above Merger Request(s). Thanks, GenQuest ^"scribble" 19:11, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
      

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• Merge Mary Reeser into Spontaneous human combustion. There is nothing notable about this individual besides the fact she allegedly died from spontaneous human combustion and its article has a paragraph about her in the "Notable Examples" section. 216.165.127.20 (talk) 00:25, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
  • Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>Here<<<. GenQuest ^"scribble" 13:25, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge Wake therapy into Sleep Deprivation Therapy. This is the same subject worded differently. Hploter (talk) 13:50, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
  • Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>Here<<<. GenQuest ^"scribble" 13:42, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge Support for military action against Iran with Opposition to military action against Iran into Views on military action against Iran. The support article is tiny and completely overlaps with the oppose article (and the oppose article also discusses support for military action). Difficult aspect is that neither article is well-maintained, and the support article looks like it hasn't been updated since 2008. :3 F4U (they/it) 13:44, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
  • Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion at Talk:Opposition to military action against Iran#Merger discussion. GenQuest ^"scribble" 15:11, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge Cand.polit., Cand.scient., Candidatus realium, Candidate of Psychology, Candidatus philologiæ, Cand.oecon., Cand.med.vet., Candidate of Medicine, Cand.mag., Candidate of Law, and Cand.theol. into Latin academic degrees in Scandinavia. These Norwegian and Danish academic degree titles are almost all stubs. They all need similar background information and could be better explained on a shared page to avoid overlap. Uffda608 (talk) 13:59, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
  • All of these articles have been tagged and are now awaiting merger discussion at >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest ^"scribble" 19:04, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge: Modern Love (1990 film) into Robby Benson. Poor quality article about a flop of a film not worthy of its own article. The old inclusionist/deletionist debate has reared its ugly head and we're at a standstill. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 01:44, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
  • Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion at Talk:Robby Benson#Merger proposal. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 01:44, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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Answered Requests

After discussion concludes, completed requests should be moved below (to the top of this list). Please mark as {{Done}} (or {{merge done}} if merge has actually occurred), {{Not done}}, or {{Working}} when consensus has been reached.

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• Merge Masters M50 800 metres world record progression into the main article 800 metres world record progression. There is no need to have a separate article for each age class of athletes, a single article with separate sections for each age class is largely sufficient. Furthermore, the source link given in the first article is unusable. 176.128.237.169 (talk) 11:31, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

 Done by BOLD merger. GenQuest ^"scribble" 01:10, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge Museum shop with Gift shop. A museum shop is just a type of gift shop, and not independently notable. It ahould be fine as a section of gift shop. Sir Magnus has spoken! (So can you!) 14:02, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
  • Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest ^"scribble" 23:57, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
    •  Not done} Consensus is against merging. GenQuest ^"scribble" 22:56, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge Hi, and hope you're well! Just letting anyone watching this that proposer has requested closure of a merge discussion at Wikipedia:Closure requests#Talk:Invincible ignorance (Catholic theology)#Proposed merge of Invincible error into Invincible ignorance (Catholic theology). The merge discussion has not been unanimous, so I and others involved prefer someone uninvolved do the closing. That way, we can move onto the next steps for the articles. I understand that there's a backlog for merges, so I would appreciate any help provided. Thank you, Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 20:49, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
  •  Done Discussion closed as requested. Thank you, Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 05:19, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge: List of programs broadcast by PBS Kids (block) into List of programs broadcast by PBS Kids . It appears that both of these pages share almost the same content and seems too make little sense to have both pages. Magical Golden Whip (talk) 20:54, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
  • Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest ^"scribble" 08:40, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
    •  Done Proposer or other interested party should cautiously proceed. GenQuest ^"scribble" 03:45, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge: Communist movements in India into Communism in India, content fork. --Soman (talk) 15:07, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
  • Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest ^"scribble" 16:29, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
    •  Done Weak support to proceed. GenQuest ^"scribble" 01:31, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

• Split & Dbl. Merge: ESPNU College Basketball into List of ESPN College Basketball personalities and List of ESPN College Basketball on ABC personalities. The former is literally just a list of personalities, and as ESPNU's broadcast coverage is no different than that of its sister networks, it's redundant with the latter two. 100.7.44.80 (talk) 20:38, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
  • Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest ^"scribble" 06:46, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
    •  Done. Status Quo for now. GenQuest ^"scribble" 00:46, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

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Archives

Current year archives

Requests answered in February 2023 Merge Kingdom Rush: Origins into Kingdom Rush - it isn't notable enough for its own article, all unique info (like reviews) is on the Kingdom Rush article for the other games in the series.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sir Magnus (talk • contribs) 21:27, 1 February 2023 (UTC) Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 19:46, 7 February 2023 (UTC)  Not done Closed procedurally. No merge. GenQuest "scribble" 05:56, 9 February 2023 (UTC) Merge DUT board into Probe card. The terms are synonymous, and the page for DUT board indicates this. 192.77.12.11 (talk) 12:00, 3 January 2023 (UTC) Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 16:44, 18 January 2023 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. GenQuest "scribble" 22:13, 7 February 2023 (UTC) Requests answered in January 2023 Merge Marymount University School of Business Administration into Marymount University. The source page doesn't meet notability guidelines to warrant its own page. The discussion is at Talk:Marymount University School of Business Administration#Merger Proposal Talk:Marymount University#Merger_proposal. —Philipnelson99 (talk) 23:21, 4 January 2023 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. GenQuest "scribble" 16:18, 29 January 2023 (UTC) Merge Manchester City Region into Greater Manchester. They is no statutory body called Manchester City Region, the mayoral combined authority and local enterprise partnership are both named Greater Manchester which is the same name as the county. The LEP may have once been called the Manchester City Region LEP or a predecessor to the MCA, similar to South Yorkshire LEP, this is no longer the case. Leeds LEP and Liverpool LEP+MCA are the only ones I think continue to use the term city region in their names. — Preceding unsigned comment added by User:Chocolateediter (talk • contribs) 10:27, December 8, 2022 (UTC) Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>Here<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 21:18, 8 December 2022 (UTC) ***Pinging (prior) similar merge participants. GenQuest "scribble" 19:17, 18 January 2023 (UTC)  Done Closed as proceed with merge. GenQuest "scribble" 04:55, 24 January 2023 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. by interested editor. GenQuest "scribble" Merge: Friend (Henstell novel) into Deadly Friend. The former article is not only a stub, but cites no sources. It's better off as a footnote in the Deadly Friend article. TheVHSArtist (talk) 01:38, 16 January 2023 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. GenQuest "scribble" 08:11, 19 January 2023 (UTC) Merge: Golra railway station into Golra Sharif Junction railway station, as they are about the same place. The latter article is more detailed. Toofllab (talk) 01:19, 4 January 2023 (UTC) Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 17:10, 18 January 2023 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. GenQuest "scribble" 22:00, 18 January 2023 (UTC) Merge Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Production (Touring) with Dora Mavor Moore Award. First article doesn't have enough sources/relevence to be it's own article. TheManInTheBlackHat (Talk) 18:39, 29 December 2022 (UTC) Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 07:54, 18 January 2023 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. GenQuest "scribble" 21:24, 18 January 2023 (UTC) Merge Single-deck bus into Rigid bus. It's already discussed at talk:Single-deck bus. --Sugi moyo (talk) 07:10, 27 December 2022 (UTC) Articles tagged. Discussion at Talk:Rigid bus#Merge Article. XAM2175 (T) 19:49, 4 January 2023 (UTC)  Not done per Consensus. GenQuest "scribble" 20:43, 18 January 2023 (UTC) Merge List of LASD deputy gangs to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The only non-duplicated info in the former article is a short 20-entry list which can easily fit into the target article. Discussion at Talk:Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department#Merger proposal (List of LASD deputy gangs). Endwise (talk) 16:37, 19 December 2022 (UTC) Link to discussion: DISCUSSION GenQuest "scribble"  Not done Only opposition expressed in discussion. GenQuest "scribble" 20:34, 18 January 2023 (UTC) Merge Vaksince Attack and Vaksince offensive into 2001 insurgency in Macedonia. While some (not even a majority) of the references in these articles specifically address Macedonian military maneuvers in Vaksince, none of them refer to a "Vaksince attack" or "Vaksince offensive" in a fashion that rises above WP:NOTNEWS. I was not able to find any results in a google scholar search, which leads me to conclude that these battles are not notable enough to meet GNG, and thus should be merged to the broader article about this conflict. Discussion among editors watching Talk:2001 insurgency in Macedonia#Proposed merge of Vaksince Attack into 2001 insurgency in Macedonia has stalled, and further participation is requested as a consensus has not emerged. signed, Rosguill talk 23:45, 11 December 2022 (UTC)  Working, Closed as merge. GenQuest "scribble" 20:00, 18 January 2023 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. Merge The Legend of Zelda (TV series) into The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. To explain to why, first I must describe the format of the show. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show consisted of 65 episodes. Each episode started and ended with a live-action Mario segment, split into two halves between which was an animated segment. For 52 episodes, this was an episode of The Super Mario Bros., and for the remaining 13 episodes it was an episode of The Legend of Zelda. It does not make sense to treat the latter segment as its own series when it was produced and broadcast as part of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, especially not when the other segment is not treated as a separate series. This arbitary split has led to nonsense like The Super Mario Bros. Super Show being listed as having only 52 episodes, and having 13 of its live-action segments be listed on the Zelda page.--Eldomtom2 (talk) 19:40, 10 December 2022 (UTC) Link to discussion: Talk:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!#Merger proposal, GenQuest "scribble"  Done Consensus has developed to do the merge. GenQuest "scribble" 19:30, 18 January 2023 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. Merge First term of Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor of California (65k)and Second term of Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor of California (68k) into Political career of Arnold Schwarzenegger (42k) (see discussion on talk page of latter article). — Preceding unsigned comment added by SecretName101 (talk • contribs) 11/24/2022 Articles are tagged and awaiting merger discussion >>>HERE<<<. GenQuest "scribble" 16:05, 7 December 2022 (UTC)  Done BOLD mergers being considered by proposer: SecretName101. GenQuest "scribble" 19:06, 18 January 2023 (UTC) Merge Liga Femenina (Peru) into Peruvian Primera División Femenina. The second one totally contains the former. That is because the Premier division of women's football in Peru is only one. Over time the tournaments have changed their format and name, but they are still the official women's football tournament. As with the men's tournament Peruvian Primera División, the name and format have been changing but it is still the same football category and that is why there is only one article. I think the same should happen in this case.--Elelch (talk) 21:53, 27 October 2022 (UTC) See Talk:Peruvian_Primera_División_Femenina#Merger_proposal for spirited debate (translation appreciated). GenQuest "scribble" 19:32, 12 November 2022 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. by interested partyGenQuest "scribble" 18:39, 18 January 2023 (UTC) Cmnt: Added Copa Perú Femenina to discussion. GenQuest "scribble" 13:52, 16 December 2022 (UTC)  Not done GenQuest "scribble" 18:39, 18 January 2023 (UTC) :::Note: Requested additional input from Wikipedia:WikiProject Football. :::Note: Requested additional input from Wikipedia:WikiProject Peru. :::Note: Requested additional input from Wikipedia:WikiProject Women's sport. GenQuest "scribble" 13:52, 16 December 2022 (UTC)  Done GenQuest "scribble" 18:39, 18 January 2023 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. Merge Battle of Kamaran,   Y Merger complete. Battle of Bab al-Mandab,   Y Merger complete. Attack on Mocha,   Y Merger complete. Action at Diu,   Y Merger complete. into Sefer Reis These articles were merged into Sefer Reis for failing WP:GNG, but its creator unmerged them; another user remerged them, but again the creator unmerged them and insists other people should discuss it first, but not him. The content has been left in their targets, and in all of them except one only their creator wants to keep them separated. WP:REDUNDANT. Wareno (talk) 18:36, 8 January 2023 (UTC)  Done GenQuest "scribble" 18:31, 18 January 2023 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. Merge Battle of Aden (1586) into Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1586–1589). [Article was] merged into Sefer Reis for failing WP:GNG, but its creator unmerged; another user remerged them, but again the creator unmerged them and insists other people should discuss it first, but not him. The content has been left in their targets, and in all of them except one only their creator wants to keep them separated. WP:REDUNDANT. Wareno (talk) 18:36, 8 January 2023 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. by interested party. GenQuest "scribble" 18:31, 18 January 2023 (UTC) Merge Xarém with Xerém (food) They seem to cover the same topic with former slightly more specific than the latter. Dontgiveupthedayjob (talk) 11:36, 17 December 2022 (UTC)   Y Merger complete. GenQuest "scribble" 07:43, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

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All articles tagged for merging

This section is updated by Merge bot.

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Additional articles to be merged lists

• Link to Articles to be Merged Following an Articles for Deletion Discussion category members
• Link to Articles Currently Being Merged category members
• Link to All Articles to be Merged category members

See also

• Wikipedia:Merging, a guide on when to merge
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Merge, a project initiated to clear the merger backlog
• Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia, policy on copying content within Wikipedia
• Wikipedia:Proposed article splits