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Old Aug 4, 2021 | 2:57 pm
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Originally Posted by IBJoel
The "seam" of the merge can exist anywhere. A merge doesn't just tack on to the end of an existing post, it's more like a zipper, with posts inserting between each other, based on time stamp.
makes sense, thx

Originally Posted by IBJoel
Also, unfortunately, this would be a core change that would have to be approved by not just the Travel Department, but also Auto and Home, who all use the same forum software
the issue is still that the redirect doesn't go to the first post in the thread that's been merged, but rather to the start of the destination thread (which in the instance I cited is *2005* )

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