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Turn the one with the less correct name into a [[redirect]].  If there is any chance someone will be searching by the alternative name, might as well let them find it.  Also reduces the chances for someone adding that [[wiki]] again as another duplicate.
Place '''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Correct Wiki Name]]</nowiki>''' at the <u>top</u> of the [[edit box]] of the 'Incorrect Wiki Name' page (<s>and delete its' contents</s> and ask a [[sysop]] to merge their edit histories).
Check source page for useful contents and move it to the 'Correct Wiki Name' destination page.


Two answers (we haven't decided policy yet):
And leave a note on the talk page of the 'Correct Wiki Name' article indicating the [[redirect]], to help maintain any [[edit history]] (and therefore [[attribution]]) from the 'Incorrect Wiki Name'.
* I recommended adding <pre>[[DeletedPage]]</pre> - like what happens in meatball. [[User:MarkDilley|MarkDilley]]
* Turn the one with the less correct name into a [[redirect]].  If there's any chance someone will be searching by the alternative name, might as well let them find it.  Also reduces the chances for someone adding that wiki again as another duplicate. [[User:TedErnst|TedErnst]]


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