Better feedback when attempting to merge an already completed merge.

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I forget if there's a specific spot for feature requests, so I'll suggest it here.

When a merge is proposed, it sometimes happens that one of the managers might only read the resulting email after someone else has already completed the merge. If one is to click on the merge related links in the email after that merge is complete, the resulting page might be a bit cryptic to some users. The result is the merge input page with the only clue that the merge has already been completed being the small line at the top that sais "Someone-123 is a redirected user, which cannot be merged".

I would suggest a more informative and obvious message, such as "This merge has been completed, click here to see the result".
in Genealogy Help by Roland Arsenault G2G6 Mach 5 (59.1k points)

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Hi Roland,

Good to hear from you!

These situations will be more common now that MatchBot is at work. I'll improve that error.

Chris
by Chris Whitten G2G Astronaut (1.5m points)
selected by Roland Arsenault
Good to hear it. Alternative language might be: [Profile page; e.g., Carroll-1138] has already been merged into [Carroll-111]...
So I just got notices a merge request email I got and when I clicked on the compare profile link, I got a nice clear message informing me the merge has already been completed!

Awesome! Thanks for the quick response!
Thanks, Roland. I meant to post a little update here but you beat me to it. :-)

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