This! I get that the article's solution technically does remove a merge collision problem, but this adds other non-automatable™ problems that require giving hu

This! I get that the article's solution technically does remove a merge collision problem, but this adds other non-automatable™ problems that require giving humans special instructions because of the exceptions to the rule. Use standard solutions for standard problems people. And dont do a normal merge if you dont want a normal merge. Dont fight the symptoms, look at the cause.