Yeah, I looked through the old topics on this, and one thing I'm doing with version 8 is trying not to rush features, and make sure they are done right even if it means having to spend more time. So, while it would be quicker to just nuke the current merge and alter it to an append I won't end up doing that since some people are accustomed to it and may want it to stay that way.
So, what we'll be looking at is a merge and an append, with the added ability to only move certain posts instead of having to move an entire branch like I mentioned in the quote.
