Wikipedia:Requests for history merge
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 {{history merge}} 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
[edit]- If the issue is clear-cut (straight-forward cut-and-paste move(s) to a different title), place a
{{history merge|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. This will place the request in Category:Candidates for history merging to be reviewed. - 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.
Requests in categories
[edit]Candidates for history merging – 14 items
Candidates for history splitting – No backlog currently
Possible AfC copy-and-paste moves – No backlog currently
Wikipedia files requiring splitting – No backlog currently
Complex repair requests
[edit]Pages tagged with {{history merge}} are reviewed above. You do not need to file a second request here.
It would appear that on 1 September 2024 Draft:Noah Cornwell was copy and pasted into Noah Cornwell leaving no article history. The references on the page even include access-date prior to the article creation on 1 September 2024. I think the same user may have also done the same to Draft:Freddie McCann to Freddie McCann, and Draft:Robert Lord (cricketer) to Robert Lord (cricketer). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hildreth gazzard (talk • contribs) 12:20, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hmm, looks like it could be. Will investigate. Primefac (talk) 13:25, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
- First and third have been merged, but the middle one has some parallel history so I just tagged it with the appropriate attribution templates. Primefac (talk) 13:39, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
See also
[edit]- Special:Log/merge
- {{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
- Possible cut-and-paste moves (as detected by the abuse filter 164)