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* [[:Category:Merge Suggested]]
 
* [[:Category:Merge Suggested]]
  
This template is designed to be placed at the top of articles where the content is outdated, but for which there is not currently a viable replacement page or process.  If the functionality it describes has been '''completely removed''', or there is a good replacement candidate page, then consider using [[Template:Deprecated]] instead.
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This template is designed to be placed at the top of stub articles where the content should probably be merged into a parent article, if it is unlikely to be expanded into a full article in the future.  If the functionality it describes has been ''completely removed'', or there is a good replacement candidate page, then consider using [[Template:Deprecated]] instead.  If the article ''should be'' expanded to a decent length, but is currently incomplete, consider [[Template:Stub]] or [[Template:Incomplete]] instead.
  
This template has one optional parameter, sinceVersion, which replaces the word "currently" with the text provided.  This can be used to produce a message saying something like:
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This template has one required parameter, parent, which links to the suggested parent article.  This can be used to produce a message saying something like:
  
 
{{Merge| parent=Zones}}
 
{{Merge| parent=Zones}}
  
 
By typing:
 
By typing:
<pre>{{Consider Merging|parent=Zones}}</pre>
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<pre>{{Merge|parent=Zones}}</pre>
  
 
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[[Category:Merge Suggested]]
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<includeonly>[[Category:Merge Suggested]]</includeonly>

Latest revision as of 16:51, 19 January 2016

Merge Suggested: This is a stub article related to a parent article. It should be expanded or merged into its parent article. You can help the JRiver Wiki by updating it.

Instructions:

Typing {{Merge}} produces the message shown at the top, and adds the article to the following category:

This template is designed to be placed at the top of stub articles where the content should probably be merged into a parent article, if it is unlikely to be expanded into a full article in the future. If the functionality it describes has been completely removed, or there is a good replacement candidate page, then consider using Template:Deprecated instead. If the article should be expanded to a decent length, but is currently incomplete, consider Template:Stub or Template:Incomplete instead.

This template has one required parameter, parent, which links to the suggested parent article. This can be used to produce a message saying something like:

Merge Suggested: This is a stub article related to Zones. It should be expanded or merged into its parent article. You can help the JRiver Wiki by updating it.

By typing:

{{Merge|parent=Zones}}