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 :*'''[[:Category:Merge articles|Pages that need to be merged]]'''<br>&nbsp;
 :*'''Problem and why it should be fixed:'''
-::*There are one or more articles on the same topic.
+::*Problem:&nbsp;There are one or more articles on the same topic. We don't want to have two articles with generally the same type of information in the wiki because that will confuse matters.<br>
-::*Information is in one article on the same topic, but not in the second.
-::*All material on a topic should be in one article rather than in many others.
-::*There should be links from each of the articles to all the others.
 :*'''Help links:'''
-::*[[Help:Redirects|Help Redirects]].
+::*[[Help:Redirects|Help Redirects]]
-::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Redirects|FamilySearch Wiki Redirects]].
+::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Redirects|FamilySearch Wiki Redirects]]
 :*'''How to report:'''
 ::*Automatically reported.
 :*'''Steps to resolve:'''
-::#Compare all the articles for content.
+::#Compare both the articles for content. Bring them up in two different windows so you can compare side-by-side if necessary.
-::#Decide which article to keep in Wiki which we will call the target article and the other articles we will call duplicates.
+::#Decide which article to keep in Wiki. This is the "Target" article. The one we will not keep is the "Duplicate" article. To determine which is the Target, review the following:
-::#Take content from the duplicates and&nbsp;place in the target article.
+::#*'''Title''' - which article title makes the most sense and is in line with the wiki article naming conventions?
-::#Editing of the target article maybe&nbsp;required to make the information flow in a logical manner. Material may have to be restated to match the langauge of the target article.
+::#*'''Information''' - which article is more complete?
-::#Erase the text from the duplicates and place a "Redirect link;" to take the patron to the target article by the following steps.
+::#*'''What links here?''' - which article has more links going to it? (Under Toolbox &gt; What links here)
+::#*'''Discussion''' - which article are people discussing more over time
+::#Take any information in the duplicate that is not in the Target and incorporate it into the text of the Target article.
+::#Editing of the Target article maybe&nbsp;required to make the information flow in a logical manner. Material may have to be restated to match the langauge of the Target article.
+::#Place a "Redirect link" to take the patron to the Target article by the following '''steps in the rich editor''':
 :::#Log in.
 :::#In the duplicate article/articles&nbsp;click on the "Edit This Page."
-:::#In the rich editor box, type: #REDIRECT <nowiki>[[target article name]]</nowiki>at the in the rich editor box at the top.
+:::#In the rich editor box, type: #REDIRECT <nowiki>[[target article name]]</nowiki>&nbsp;at the in the rich editor box at the top.
-:::#Type in Summary box: "Placing redirect link"
+:::#Remove the rest of the text on the page.
-:::#Place a check in the "This is a minor edit" box.
+:::#Type in Summary box: "Placing redirect link, merged content with another article"
 :::#Save page.
 :::#Check to see that redirect link works.<br>
-:*'''Steps to resolve in Wikitext:'''(Wikitext processes much faster than rich editor)
+:::*'''Steps in Wikitext:'''
 :::After rich editor comes up, click on the word "Wikitext" in the tool bar just under "rich editor."
 :::#Type #REDIRECT <nowiki>[[target article name]]</nowiki>
-:::#Type in Summary box: "Placing redirect link"
+:::#Remove the rest of the text on the page
-:::#Place a check in the "This is a minor edit" box.
+:::#Type in Summary box: "Placing redirect link, merged content with another article"
 :::#Save page.
 :::#Check to see that redirect link works.<br>