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Special:MergeHistory
I'm not quite sure where to request help for this, so I guess if it's the wrong location feel free to move it to the better one and ping me.
When using Special:MergeHistory, I find my only main annoyance is that after merging, well, nothing can be done. Unlike rollack, which returns to the page, or the RD/OS menus, which just refresh to show the previous page with updates, the "done" screen of the merge tool just says X revisions of A were merged into B
. Would it be possible to include a link to Special:MergeHistory below that message, maybe with a note saying "perform another merge" or something? I guess I'm just annoyed that when I have to run multiple merges at once, I have to open up that many windows (or re-type that part of the URL). Primefac (talk) 12:25, 24 April 2021 (UTC) (please ping on reply)
Special:History
Is there any particular reason why Special:History is not documented on this page? It seems to work OK, even if the output format is a little unfamiliar. Example. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:59, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
- I think that it's designed for mobile users; most prople who write the help pages are desktop users. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 22:36, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
Special:SuffixIndex?
Hi! I wanted to ask: just as there is a special page Special:PrefixIndex, is there an equivalent for pages with a last specific word? Many thanks in advance. NoonIcarus (talk) 00:36, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- @NoonIcarus: Special:SpecialPages#mw-specialpagesgroup-pages suggests not. --Redrose64 🦌 (talk) 17:22, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Redrose64: I understand. It's a pity, but thank you for letting me know. Kind regards, --NoonIcarus (talk) 17:29, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
Sidebar link
Has the Special pages sidebar link been removed? I don't see it. Charles Matthews (talk) 10:15, 1 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Charles Matthews: No, it's still there, just below "Upload file". --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 17:55, 1 March 2025 (UTC)
Special:Homepage
Any reason why Special:Homepage is not listed, and can we add it? Same question for why it is not listed at Special:SpecialPages, which has instructions for "find[ing] the appropriate text on Special:AllMessages and then request your change" that I was unable to follow. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 07:58, 5 February 2026 (UTC)
- Good observation. Trizek_(WMF) (talk) 09:19, 2 July 2026 (UTC)