# "merged" notification, but changes are not merged

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/merged-notification-but-changes-are-not-merged/2341>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 3, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/merged-notification-but-changes-are-not-merged/2341 "2019-09-03T19:12:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![forresto](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/forresto/32/183_2.png) [@forresto](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/forresto)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/merged-notification-but-changes-are-not-merged/2341/1 "2019-09-03T19:12:40Z")

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Original: [https://observablehq.com/@clemsos/pixelate-webcam](https://observablehq.com/@clemsos/pixelate-webcam)  
My fork: [https://observablehq.com/d/be17f69f7185f89f](https://observablehq.com/d/be17f69f7185f89f)  
Diff: [https://observablehq.com/compare/56e7d02d6b263ddb@514...be17f69f7185f89f@553](https://observablehq.com/compare/56e7d02d6b263ddb@514...be17f69f7185f89f@553)

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/observablehq/original/2X/d/dcdb5a0b90b8b30daa3476f0c62cac3cfc5a4d20.png)

So why don’t I see the changes in the first link?

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**Author:** ![bgchen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/bgchen/32/784_2.png) [@bgchen](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/bgchen)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/merged-notification-but-changes-are-not-merged/2341/2 "2019-09-03T19:16:15Z")

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The notebook owner may need to click “Publish” before the merged changes become publicly visible.

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**Author:** ![jashkenas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/jashkenas/32/1778_2.png) [@jashkenas](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jashkenas)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/merged-notification-but-changes-are-not-merged/2341/3 "2019-09-03T19:25:54Z")

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It’s also possible to merge a suggestion while not including most (or all) of the suggested changes in the merge.