User talk:WOSlinker
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Best regards! Cycn
Merging items
[edit]Hallo WOSlinker,
For merging items, you may want to use the merge.js gadget from help page about merging. It has an option "Request deletion for extra items on RfD" to automatically place a request to delete the emptied page. This way of nominating makes it a lot easier for the admins to process the requests.
With regards, - 
- (Cycn/talk) 12:13, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
- I tried it once but ended up making a mess of things, merging the wrong way. -- WOSlinker (talk) 14:32, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
- What do you consider the wrong way? Unless you check the box to always keep the lower number it will merge towards the number you enter into the box, and from the item you were on, so if you don't want to always keep the lower number (but why wouldn't you?) you need to go to the item you want to nominate for deletion and enter the number of the item you want to keep, which takes some more planning. -
- (Cycn/talk) 14:46, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
- I'll try it again, next time I need to merge. -- WOSlinker (talk) 14:58, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
- What do you consider the wrong way? Unless you check the box to always keep the lower number it will merge towards the number you enter into the box, and from the item you were on, so if you don't want to always keep the lower number (but why wouldn't you?) you need to go to the item you want to nominate for deletion and enter the number of the item you want to keep, which takes some more planning. -
Hi
[edit]Good to see you around! Anyway, we have WD:RTF for roads here, if that's of any help. (The checklists are a bit outdated, but we're trying to get it fixed). --Rschen7754 15:46, 16 May 2015 (UTC)