Merging two pages that cover the same ground — the long version

On the subject in the title: Merging two pages that cover the same ground — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion.

Process question about how this site works.

I have read the guidelines and the trust-level page and I still have a question about the mechanism rather than the rule. Specifically, I would like to understand the reasoning behind it, because I suspect the reasoning is better than the rule sounds.

Not a complaint. If the answer is "because of a failure mode you have not seen yet", I would like to hear about the failure mode.

Coming back to the opening post, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

Suggesting content for a page: if you know a maintained page is missing something important, post a suggestion with specific content you think should be added.

Correction requests: if you spot an error in a maintained page, note it here with the specific correction. The maintainer will review and update if justified.

Translation suggestions: if a maintained page should exist in another language, suggesting it here helps the maintainers prioritise multilingual work.

This follows post #2 rather than contradicting it.

Cross-referencing: if you notice two pages that should reference each other but do not, suggest the cross-reference.

I read post #4 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing.

The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough.

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