Category:Articles with consensus to merge

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This category contains articles that need to be merged in cases where a formal merge discussion found consensus to merge them, but the merge has not been performed yet. To add an article to this category, first follow the instructions for nominating an article for merging and then wait for the closer to find consensus at the end of the discussion period. Do not remove articles from this category or remove the merge templates from the articles until the merge has been carried out. To view the full unsorted list of pages, see Category:All articles with consensus to merge.

A merge is the process of uniting two or more articles into a single article. It is done by copying some or all content from the source article(s) into the destination article and then replacing the source article with a redirect to the destination article.

Any editor can perform a merge. If merging is obviously needed and is not controversial, editors are encouraged to be bold and simply do it themselves by following the merging instructions. You do not need anyone's permission or prior discussion to proceed, especially if the merge satisfies one or more of the reasons to merge articles. While bold merges may be reverted entirely, the process and the discussion after the revert often result in better articles. (However, if there is an open AfD discussion for the article—whether it is for merging or otherwise—wait for it to be closed before merging.)

If you have reason to believe that merging an article is controversial, nominate it for merging at AfD. If you want to nominate more than one article for merging into one or more destination articles, you can do so in the same nomination! The main reason that the merge backlog includes hundreds of articles is because the people who support the merge neglect to undertake this final step. Any editor, including the editor who originally proposed the merge, is permitted to perform a merge in accordance with consensus, as merging articles does not require intervention from an administrator.

While young or short articles and stubs that only differ in wording should be boldly merged immediately, long and well-developed articles that concern controversial topics are often discussed first. If you want to first gauge whether there is opposition to a potential merge or want to hear other editors' opinions before nominating the article, you can seek input through standard consensus-building venues, such as the destination article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion.

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