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"merge" is basically "delete and ...", voting "delete" over "merge" doesn't mean that you think the content can't be integrated elsewhere, hence the distinction

by detaro 4y ago

"merge" is basically "delete and ...", voting "delete" over "merge" doesn't mean that you think the content can't be integrated elsewhere, hence the distinction is not that important for a deletion vote.

josephcsible 4y ago
Not quite. An important difference is whether the old page history remains publicly viewable.
- detaro 4y ago
  Oh, true, I misremembered that and thought that always required extra action, but that was if you wanted part of the history wiped while preserving the page.