Forum:Merging Programming Wiki with Programmer's Wiki

I want to merge all content at programming into code and have the former deleted. I don't know what processes are involved in this, so I want to get it cleared here before moving all 94 articles. (The only active citizen of w:c:programming is an IP user whose response I await.)

If community discussion is required, will you fix the forums, please? --Jesdisciple (talk) 00:56, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
 * It didn't work properly before since you forgot to create Template:Forumheader and its subpages. I created those for you already. I would also like to propose the merge of the Elder Scrolls Fanon, the English Morrowind, and the Morrowind Construction Set for the reasons I stated at Forum:Elder Scrolls Fanon/ Morrowind Merge. Thanks. --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 01:28, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much! (The squeaky wheel gets the grease, eh?)
 * I should additionally note that the Programmer's Wiki admin is supportive of the merger (as long as it's backed by consensus on the Programming Wiki).
 * (I hold my breath to find whether mergers are even performed around here.) --Jesdisciple (talk) 01:41, 23 October 2008 (UTC)


 * If the wikis are consenting, you can use Special:Export and Special:Import (if you're an admin) to move all articles that don't have duplicate names; best use the "full history" (uncheck that option). Since I assume both wikis are GFDL, that won't be a problem. The pages that have duplicate names need work merging, and the staff isn't going to do that for you, I guess. An admin on the wiki that is to be deleted can then delete the pages and leave a notice on the main page; that way you can still take advantage of any links to it that may persist. --◄mendel► 14:12, 24 October 2008 (UTC)


 * There's just one really big problem: It doesn't have an active admin. I suppose I could adopt it, but I hope I can protect the entire site because I don't want to do spam-checking for an empty wiki.
 * As for merging articles, I had no idea admins had such an option; I was doing it manually. --Jesdisciple (talk) 16:36, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, you can edit all of the pages (even the mainpage), so it's not hard to put a notice template up that links each page to its new home (see CategoryTree for an example) (AWB ftw). There don't seem to be a lot of links to it, though. Anyway, you definitely should get the code wiki listed on the Programming page. --◄mendel► 21:46, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * If I adopt it, I can even protect all the pages. But I still don't think I could just leave it alone because anyone with an account can make an unprotected page and fill it with anything they want.   I would like to remove all the rights above Sysop on Special:ListGroupRights. --Jesdisciple (talk) 22:17, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Update: Come to find out, that is possible. Thank you, Mendel, for bouncing ideas with me.  Michael, does that solve your problem? --Jesdisciple (talk) 23:33, 24 October 2008 (UTC)


 * This looks like a good merger, and it doesn't seem there are any objections.  You won't need admin rights to use w:c:programming:Special:Export from Programming; just let me know when it's done and I will disable the wiki and redirect the url http://programming.wikia.com to http://code.wikia.com (although in my opinion Programming might be the better title for the combined wiki -- we could just as easily change the url of the current Code wiki to programming.wikia, leaving code.wikia as a redirect.  Your choice!)  Thanks for your effort in combining these very similar wikis.  — Catherine (talk) 19:53, 25 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I saw your response there first. If you want to continue the conversation here, I'm alright with it. --Jesdisciple (talk) 21:14, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

I have the same problem as Jesdisciple. Morrowind (English) and Morrowind Construction Set are pretty much dead wikis. There aren't any active users of any kind. --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 18:03, 24 October 2008 (UTC)