I vote for merging.
Side question: I’m subscribed to both threads (even though I haven’t read either; I’ve not finished the book yet). How exactly does merging impact subscriptions to threads?
Oh, great, another thread I have to post to. The two threads looked like they were goign in different directions, but they actually keep converging on the same topic anyway, which makes it hard to remember which one you’re in. May as well merge them.
OK, the merge vote has it.