Template:Afd-merge from

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Description

The {{Afd-merge to}} and {{Afd-merge from}} templates are intended for use by the editor who closes an AfD debate with a consensus to merge the nominee into another article (or by a different user acting on such a decision).

Usage

Upon removing the {{Afd}} notice (if still present), add the {{Afd-merge to}} tag to the top of the nominated article (not its talk page). Use the following format:

{{Afd-merge to|destination article|discussion=debate name|date=debate closure date}}

For example, assume that a debate was closed on 27 June 2026. If the consensus is to merge the nominated article into an article called Topic X, and the debate is located at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Topic Y (second nomination), the tag should be configured as follows:

{{Afd-merge to|Topic X|discussion=Topic Y (second nomination)|date=27 June 2026}}

This will generate the following notice:

Also add the {{Afd-merge from}} tag to the top of the destination article's talk page (not the article itself). Use the following format:

{{Afd-merge from|nominated article|discussion=debate name|date=debate closure date}}

For example, assume that a debate was closed on 27 June 2026. If the consensus is to merge an article called Topic Y into the article associated with the talk page, and the debate is located at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Topic Y (second nomination), the tag should be configured as follows:

{{Afd-merge to|Topic Y|discussion=Topic Y (second nomination)|date=27 June 2026}}

This will generate the following notice:

Bot information

When the "merge from" article is redirected to the target article, AnomieBOT (talk · contribs) will replace this template with {{Afd-merged-from}} automatically. If the "merge from" article is instead redirected to some other page, is deleted, or is otherwise a redlink, the relevant information will be listed at User:AnomieBOT/Afd-mergefrom report for human attention.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Afd-merge from in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Afd-merge from

Marks an article as the TARGET of a needed merge following an Articles for Deletion debate. This template should be transcluded on the TALK PAGE of an article, not on the article itself.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Article to be merged	1	The article that needs to be merged into this article. Up to 20 pages may be provided as destinations, each separated by a pipe (unnamed parameters 1–20). Example Example	Page name	required
Debate name	discussion talk discuss afd	The part of the debate's page name after "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/". Usually the same as the title of the article to be merged. However, if it was a second or third nomination, append "(second nomination)" or "(third nomination)" or so on as the case may be. Example Example	String	required
Date of debate closure	date	The day on which the Articles for Deletion debate was closed. Example 13 February 2024 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTDAY}} {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	optional
demospace	demospace	For demonstration purposes only. If this parameter is set to "talk", it will display nothing. If this parameter is set to "other", it will display the error message usually found when this template is transcluded on a page that is not a talk page. Inherited from Template:Talk other. Suggested values talk other Example other	String	optional
nocat	nocat	no description	Unknown	optional

See also

• Template:Afd-merged-from
• Wikipedia:Template messages

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