On 11/19/05, Sam Korn smoddy@gmail.com wrote:
Merge is a vote to merge. I don't see putting words into nominators' mouths as acceptable.
People who vote to merge are implicitly acknowledging that the information must be kept. A merge can be undone by any editor, resulting in the status quo ante. It follows that a merge is a keep by another name. it's merely an editing operation and one that can be (and sometimes is) performed by a non-admin editor after an AfD close.