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Merge

Re merge, absolutely no, and the reason is very simple: My Trace Route is a specific program / instance of the general traceroute and, if anything, should just be a para in the general article. I also note from Talk:Traceroute that this suggestion is now pretty old, so will remove the template. --AlisonW 17:34, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that this merge rightly so, never took place. --Hm2k (talk) 13:32, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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--Hm2k (talk) 14:33, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here are some blog posts. Blogs are sometimes considered reliable sources. --Kvng (talk) 17:41, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Combine ping and traceroute with MTR". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
"Tracing your way - ping, traceroute & mtr". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
"mtr: A Better traceroute and ping, combined! (Linux, BSD)". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
"Tools of the Trade: Matt's Trace Route". Retrieved 2012-03-21.

Requested move 12 September 2017

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Page not moved. Consensus is that the title is correct as is. (closed by non-admin page mover) -- Dane ^talk 19:31, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

MTR (software) → My traceroute – This title is too ambiguous and generic. People who are looking for this article would likely search for this topic by its full name, rather than its abbreviation. Moreover, the lowercase "mtr" is already targeted to MTR instead as it is more well-known. That being said, the article about the software should be renamed to reflect what it actually is. ««« SOME GADGET GEEK »»» (talk) 22:29, 12 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have to disagree. I know ping, traceroute and mtr by name but I never even knew MTR stands out for "my traceroute" or "Matt's traceroute". Never have I seen anyone talk about "Matt's traceroute" but MTR on the internet. ~~Please subst: the template.~~ 2001:2003:54FA:2751:0:0:0:1 (talk) 19:11, 19 September 2017 (UTC); edited 19:12, 19 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. It's a geekish article on a geekish subject and we geeks just say MTR (which could stand for Matt's traceroute or my traceroute or nothing at all, tant pis). Andrewa (talk) 23:16, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.