Commons:History merging and splitting
Shortcuts: COM:HMS • COM:HISTMERGE This page provides information on issues and solutions relating pages and files that underwent cut-and-paste moves (which its history has to be put back together), and inappropriate merging/overwriting (of which its history needs to be split).
History merging
[edit]Because most users have the ability to use the move page function, cut-and-paste moves are usually done by people who are not aware of that function, or when the move function fails (e.g. because the target has history), and people who aren't aware of the Administrators Noticeboard forum to ask for help from an administrator.
When a cut-and-paste move is done, the page history of a page can be split among two or more different pages. This is very undesirable, because we need to keep the history with the content for copyright reasons. In most circumstances, administrators are able to fix this by merging page histories.
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Special:MergeHistory makes it possible to automatically merge the history of two pages. |
History splitting
[edit]Over time, pages or files may change from one underlying topic to a completely separate topic. Normally, this should be accomplished through moves of pages, or by reuploading an altered file on a slightly different title. However, if a user is unfamiliar with those processes they may simply change the subject of a page or file (overwriting the old). If this is not caught immediately it is very easy for the new topic to build up a substantial edit history of its own.
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A history merge could also be undone in this way. |
Requesting a merge or split
[edit]To request a merge or split, fill the following template, and submit it at the bottom of this page. Remember, both files need to be of the same type. Merging of more than two files may also be possible in some cases.
== [[:FILE/PAGE 1]] → [[:FILE/PAGE 2]] == * Request: [Split or Merge] * Reason: --~~~~
- For merges, replace
FILE/PAGE 2
with the page you wantFILE/PAGE 1
contents to be merged into. - For splits, replace
FILE/PAGE 2
with the new filename which you want the newer content to be moved fromFILE/PAGE 1
.
Current requests
Request: Merge Reason: Same film. 37.248.177.100 00:29, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Not done Different length, different sources. Yann (talk) 06:43, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Merge
- Reason: Duplicate.
--Shawn à Montréal (talk) 18:53, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 05:38, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Merge
- Reason: It's the same city, just different spellings
--JustEMV (talk) 22:20, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 18:15, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Merge
- Reason: Duplicate, just different spellings of same city.
--JustEMV (talk) 22:22, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 18:16, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Split
- Reason: Somebody made a crop and overwrote the original file. I clicked the thumbnail and saw that the image at the left and bottom were cropped. Compare the differences between the cropped version and original version, the former seems to be 25% (maybe 20%) less than the latter. Not only that, the brightness of the former has noticeably brighter, especially the color of the rail viaduct (concrete part) becomes whiter. However, the reason in the edit summary says "minor cropping, no need to split." I personally think whether this is "minor cropping" needs further discussion.--125.230.85.122 19:57, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- Done The overwritten file is available as File:THSR 700T to Bagua Plateau 20080207 (cropped) (2).jpg --Sreejith K (talk) 14:33, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Merge
- Reason: Practically is the same movie, sans three seconds. One of file - File:The Three Musketeers (film 1921).webm has higher resolution. And instead of deleting one of the files, it's easier to combine them.. Keep merged file as "The Three Musketeers (1921).webm".
OGPawlis (talk) 23:27, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Merge
- Reason: I found the higher resolution of the same file (also uploaded by me). Ill be glad to merge both file. Name the merged file as "Greed (1924) Reconstruction.webm"
OGPawlis (talk) 17:23, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
Request: Split Reason: One of version of file (dated 21:00, 20 July 2021) is complete different photo. Can someone split as different file? OGPawlis (talk) 11:38, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- Done - New file is available as File:Війна_гаргантюа (2).jpg --Sreejith K (talk) 22:31, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Split
- Reason: Multiple overwrites. The same painting, in a different angle in the photo to show it. Also, these three versions are taken on different time.--125.230.83.144 11:57, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done - Moved the overwritten files to File:海不揚波圖(廈門) (2).jpg and File:海不揚波圖(廈門) (3).jpg --Sreejith K (talk) 16:31, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Split
- Reason: Multiple overwrites. The current version is a reverted version of the second version, the first (oldest) and third versions both are the original file, so the former is another file and it should be split. Please keep the original file there and split the another file to File:化石石灰岩 20230111.jpg.--125.230.83.144 12:34, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 16:33, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Split
- Reason: Multiple overwrites. The third version is a reverted version of the first (oldest) version and they both are the original file. Please keep the original file there and split the second version to File:銅漆金佛陀立像 20230701.jpg. The current version, please split it to File:銅漆金佛陀立像 20230821.jpg.--125.230.83.144 12:56, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 16:39, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Split
- Reason: Multiple overwrites. The same book, in a different angle in the photo to show it. Also, these three versions are taken on different time.--125.230.83.144 13:12, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done - Moved the overwritten files to File:《致阿提庫斯函》 (2).jpg and File:《致阿提庫斯函》 (3).jpg --Sreejith K (talk) 16:40, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Split
- Reason: File overwritten by the non-original author. The first (oldest) version is the original file, but none of the rest. The current version is a reverted version of the second version and it is slightly different from the third version in the angle. Please keep the original file there and split the third version to File:勸業銀行臺北支店中央空調冰水主機 20230423.jpg. The current version and the second version, please split them to File:勸業銀行臺北支店中央空調冰水主機 20230402.jpg.--125.230.83.144 13:44, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 16:43, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: [Split]
- Reason: Different shots were uploaded into a single file by mistake. Kindly split into different files for each of the previous versions.
--Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 15:27, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done - Overwritten file moved to File:Cooch_Behar_Palace_in_the_afternoon_5_1 (3).jpg --Sreejith K (talk) 16:44, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Merge
- Reason: Both files represent the same flag, but there are some errors in the first one, corrected in the second. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 20:30, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 16:57, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: [Split]
- Reason: Different shots were uploaded into a single file by mistake. Kindly split into different files for each of the previous versions.
--Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 14:24, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done - Overwritten files moved to File:Cooch Behar Palace in the afternoon 5 1 (4).jpg and File:Cooch Behar Palace in the afternoon 5 1 (5).jpg --Sreejith K (talk) 16:48, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: [Split]
- Reason: Different shots were uploaded into a single file by mistake. Kindly split into different files for each of the previous versions.
--Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 14:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 16:49, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: [Split]
- Reason: Different shots were uploaded into a single file by mistake. Kindly split into different files for each of the previous versions.
--Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 14:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 20:54, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
File:The old Budge Budge Railway Station in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal from where Swami Vivekananda boarded the train to Calcutta in 1897 (11).JPG
[edit]- Request: [Split]
- Reason: Different shots were uploaded into a single file by mistake. Kindly split into different files for each of the previous versions.
--Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 14:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 17:07, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: [Split]
- Reason: Different shots were uploaded into a single file by mistake. Kindly split into different files for each of the previous versions.
--Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 14:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done - Overwritten file moved to File:Surya 10th Century at Museum inside Coochbehar Palace (2).jpeg --Sreejith K (talk) 16:50, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: [Split]
- Reason: Different shots were uploaded into a single file by mistake. Kindly split into different files for each of the previous versions.
--Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 14:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Done - Overwritten file moved to File:Vishnu_7th_8th_Century_at_Museum_inside_Coochbehar_Palace (2).jpeg --Sreejith K (talk) 16:52, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Merge — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 108.179.46.138 (talk) 02:53, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
File:Memorial Plaque at the old Budge Budge railway station in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal from where Swami Vivekananda boarded the train to Calcutta in 1897 (2).JPG
[edit]- Request: [Split]
- Reason: Different shots were uploaded into a single file by mistake. Kindly split into different files for each of the previous versions.
--Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 14:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Comment - Nominated the file for deletion because the text could be copyrighted. I will split the file if the deletion request is declined. At that point, add {{Split}} template the file, you don't need to add a request here. --Sreejith K (talk) 16:54, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Sreejithk2000 thanks. I've added {{Split}} template to some of my files. Kindly have a look. Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 15:22, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Request: Merge
- Request: Merge
- Request: Merge
- Request: Merge — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 108.179.46.138 (talk) 02:28, 5 September 2024 (UTC)