Template:History merge

It is requested that the page history of Example be merged into the history of this page. This action must be performed by an administrator.

Consider placing {{subst:Uw-c&pmove|Example|to=Template:History merge}} ~~~~ on the talk page of the editor who performed the cut-and-paste move.

Administrators: Before merging the page histories, read the instructions at Wikipedia:How to fix cut-and-paste moves carefully. An incorrect history merge is very difficult to undo. Also check Wikipedia:Requests for history merge for possible explanation of complex cases.

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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= }}

first parameter 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] 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.

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:

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

Example where a reason is provided:

{{Histmerge | 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:

{{Histmerge | 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 1964 and 23:23 October 10, 2016. 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) {{Move portions from}} (PAM merge request; for destination page; use {{Move portions}} on source page) {{Move portions}} ((PAM merge request; for source page; use {{Move 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) {{Spa}} (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) {{Merging}} (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 full}} (1st and subsequent nominations)
Article destination talk page PAM notice	{{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) {{Histmerge}} (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 full}} (1st and subsequent nominations)
Miscellaneous PAM misc.	{{Articles to be merged progress}} (Merge progress counter for Category:Articles to be merged subpages) {{Merge progress}} (Merge progress counter for user pages)
Templates for proposed deletions Templates for speedy deletions

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Template:History merge

Usage

Parameters

Examples

When NOT to use this template

See also