On 11/19/05, Sam Korn <smoddy(a)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.