User:DVRTed/sandbox/merge-helper-specs

in Main/Article and Talk namespaces

• add "Create merge proposal" option in Tools section
• when clicked, go to Popup, step 1

Popup, step 1

• Show a popup that asks whether we're:
  • merging two articles together
  • merging many articles into an existing one
  • merging many articles into a page that doesn't exist yet
• (clicking any of these goes to Popup, step 2)

Popup, step 2

if merging two articles together

• two input fields: destination article name, source article name
  • (autofill either source or target input with current page name?)
• a checkbox that says "Unclear which page should be merged and which should remain"
  • maybe change the label from source/destination to page one/page two when checked
• when clicked continue, run Quickchecks

if merging many articles into an existing one/new one

• destination page input field
• source page input field with a + button next to it to add more source pages
• when clicked continue, run Quickchecks

Quickchecks

• ensure destination page(s) DOESN'T include the source page or source!==dest
• ensure BOTH articles exist/ALL source pages exist
• ensure destination page exists if `Unclear...` is unchecked
• if OK, go to Popup, step 3

Popup, step 3

SOURCE_PAGES: ["XYZ", "ABC"]/"XYZ", DESTINATION_PAGE: "XQC"

• text that says "Discussion will be created on [...]"
• two input fields: section title (autofilled: "Merge proposal") and merge rationale (section_title, merge_rationale)
  • if "unclear..." is checked, autofill merge_rationale
    • "I propose merging XYZ and XQC together because "
  • otherwise
    • "I propose merging XYZ, ABC into XQC because "
• maybe a preview button?
• when clicked continue

Popup, step 4

• run Operations WHILE:
  • displaying progress status of Operations
• when finished, show final status and a "Close" button

Operations

• create an array of pages failed to edit due to edit protection?

if merging two articles together

• if "Unclear which page should be merged and which should remain" is checked
  • append ==section_title==\n merge_rationale to either source/destination page's Talk page
  • edit BOTH pages to prepend:
    • {{Merge|OTHERPAGE|discuss=Talk:(EITHER SOURCE/DESTINATION PAGE)#section_title|date=January 2026}}
      • (of course put the correct date)
  • EXIT Operations

• if "Unclear which page should be merged and which should remain" is NOT checked
  • append ==section_title==\n merge_rationale to DESTINATION PAGE's Talk page
  • prepend {{Merge to|DESTINATIONPAGE|discuss=Talk:DESTINATIONPAGE#section_title|date=January 2026}} to SOURCE PAGE
  • prepend {{Merge from|SOURCEPAGE|discuss=Talk:DESTINATIONPAGE#section_title|date=January 2026}} to DESTINATION PAGE
  • EXIT Operations

if merging multiple articles into one

• if destination page doesn't exist
  • I guess the Talk page section goes to any one of the source pages? [ YES, that's correct ]
  • on ALL source pages prepend
    • {{Merge|target=DESTINATIONPAGE|SOURCEPAGE1|SOURCEPAGE2|...|discuss=Talk:SOURCEPAGE1#section_title|date=January 2026}}

• if destination page exists
  • append ==section_title==\n merge_rationale to destination page Talk page
  • prepend on destination page:
    • {{Merge from|SOURCEPAGE1|SOURCEPAGE2|...|discuss=Talk:DESTINATIONPAGE#section_title|date=January 2026}}
  • prepend on ALL source pages:
    • {{Merge|sourcepages|...|target=DESTINATIONPAGE|discuss=Talk:DESTINATIONPAGE#section_title|date=January 2026}}
      • (dont forget to exclude currently editing page from sourcepages)

• EXIT Operations