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This page discusses possible acticle mergers.

Merger / Split Discussions

This page is designed for all current merger/split discussions. I feel it's best to keep a central point, where merges can be discussed, with reference to policy, while arguments being reasonable. On the subpage Wikipedia:WikiProject 24/Merger Discussions/Articles, is a list of currently merged articles. I'd ask that new merge discussions be added with a new heading, with 3 equals signs, and that editors be reasonable in their arguments. If an article is added as a proposed for merging or splitting, please add them here Thanks. Steve Crossin (contact) 08:43, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Discussions

Icon	Code
	[[File:Symbol merge vote.svg|20px]]
	[[File:Symbol demerge vote.svg|20px]]
	[[File:Symbol merge onhold.svg|20px]]
	[[File:Symbol merge discussion.svg|20px]]
	[[File:Symbol merge review.svg|20px]]
	[[File:Symbol split vote.svg|20px]]
	[[File:Symbol desplit vote.svg|20px]]
	[[File:Symbol split onhold.svg|20px]]
	[[File:Symbol split discussion.svg|20px]]

Article	Discussion status	Article status	Comment	Old Merger
Alexis Drazen	Merged	Stub Class		Old Discussion
Andre Drazen	Under discussion	Stub Class		Old Discussion
Dina Araz	On Hold	Start Class		Old Discussion
Josh Bauer	On Hold	Start Class		Old Discussion
Lynn McGill	On Hold	Start Class		Old Discussion
Marilyn Bauer	On Hold	Start Class		Old Discussion
Mike Doyle	On Hold	Stub Class		Old Discussion
Navi Araz	On Hold	Start Class		Old Discussion
Peter Kingsley	On Hold	Start Class		None
Phillip Bauer	On Hold	Start Class		Old Discussion
Renee Walker	On Hold			None
Reza Naiyeer	On Hold	Start Class		Old Discussion
Tom Lennox	On Hold	Start Class		Old Discussion
Victor Drazen	On Hold	Start Class		Old Discussion

Guidelines

People who have been redirected here, a few issues have been raised in the past regarding mergers, so, here are a few general guidelines.

• While in determining consensus, a count may be roughly used, please note that this is not just a vote.
• Please try to have specfic arguments, as to for or against the merging/splitting of an article. Repeating the same argument multiple times can be unhelpful to discussions.
• As with AFD's please try to search for sources on the internet, before suggesting a merge. Likewise, if a split is proposed, try to find sources that will demonstrate notability.

Apart from these, please note the discussions are on content, not contributors, and personal attacks are strongly dissuaded. Thanks.

Discussions generally last until a clear consensus is determined. Additionally, as editors have been given a hard time over merging in the past, I've volunteered to perform the difficult ones. However, generally the content should be discussed before merging, to avoid cut and paste moves. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 11:54, 13 May 2008 (UTC)