RP realms since they cannot be merged with other base PVE or base PVP servers are mostly stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Do you merge the rp-pve and rp pvp together?
Do you merge rp-pvp in with non rp pvp realms?
Do you merge the rp-pve in with all the pve realms?
But don’t say they haven’t merged anything as most realms in classic are in fact merged. It’s just referred to as “connected” because your character doesn’t move anywhere.