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Typically what we are doing is

  • closing as duplicate
  • emailing the followers explaining what is going on, and urging them to follow the parent proposal

I think it'd be a bit much to force them to follow a new proposal; maybe they don't believe in the merge, etc.

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I don't think every follower should be migrated automatically. Some will be disappointed and just go away. But I think a simple "click here to support the new merged proposal" option would be a good idea, so that each of those followers first confirm that they'll give their support to the new site as well.

And, fwiw, I think you have a good idea to merge all those into one.

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