This page is used for listing requests for history merges or history splitting of pages. For relatively simple cases where history merge is required, the destination page should be tagged with the {{histmerge}} template. This page should be used for requesting very complex merges, merges involving more than two pages, history merges of deleted pages, or when the use of the template is otherwise inadequate or where its usage would cause problems.
This page was originally for listing cut-and-paste moves which could not be repaired due to a then-extant technical limitation. The limitation has since been removed, but this page is still available if you find a cut-and-paste move, and are not able to repair it yourself (there is a procedure for doing it, but only administrators can do it, and it is a bit tricky!).
Administrators need to read Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Fixing cut-and-paste moves and Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions.
The procedure
- If the issue is clear-cut (straight-forward cut-and-paste move(s) to a different title), place a
{{histmerge|NAME OF PAGE THE ARTICLE WAS CUT FROM}}
template at the new location of the article which has been moved through cut and pasting, i.e. on the article where the pasting was done. - In more complex cases (explained at Wikipedia:How to fix cut-and-paste moves), please leave a description of the problem under the "Repair requests" section. An administrator will look over the pages and perform whatever tasks are necessary and update the request.
- Tasks that have been completed or do not need further discussion will be removed.
Repair requests
Candidates for history merging – No backlog currently |
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Possible AfC copy-and-paste moves – No backlog currently |
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New requests
Requests awaiting discussion or decision on a query
Requests completed but not listed in Special:Log/merge
Requests completed and listed in Special:Log/merge
Rejected requests
- MediaWiki:Pageimages-blacklist to MediaWiki:Pageimages-denylist * Pppery * it has begun... 20:26, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
- Xaosflux, genuinely curious, is there a reason this was copy/pasted instead of moved? (please do not ping on reply) Primefac (talk) 20:48, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
- There was a planned transition from one message to the other, but never knowing when deployment may occur or revert, the content needed to be ready on both ends. The history is no longer needed on the old page, but the redirect should be maintained. — xaosflux Talk 22:21, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
- Attribution was given with a reasonable reason, so I'm inclined to decline this request as a histmerge is not strictly necessary. Primefac (talk) 22:35, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
- There was a good reason for the original decision to use a copy-paste. That doesn't translate into a good reason for retaining the history fork much later. * Pppery * it has begun... 23:15, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
- Attribution was given with a reasonable reason, so I'm inclined to decline this request as a histmerge is not strictly necessary. Primefac (talk) 22:35, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
- There was a planned transition from one message to the other, but never knowing when deployment may occur or revert, the content needed to be ready on both ends. The history is no longer needed on the old page, but the redirect should be maintained. — xaosflux Talk 22:21, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
- Xaosflux, genuinely curious, is there a reason this was copy/pasted instead of moved? (please do not ping on reply) Primefac (talk) 20:48, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
In progress requests
See also
- {{subst:Uw-c&pmove}} – Warning template for cut-and-paste movers
- WP:EIW#Moving – entry in the Editor's index that lists several pages related to moving
- Wikipedia:WikiProject History Merge – bot-generated list of possible cut-and-paste moves
- Wikipedia:Requested moves/Old AFC submissions
- Possible cut-and-paste moves (as detected by the abuse filter 164)