Association of Mergist Wikipedians

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I, Reene, hereby establish the Association of Mergist Wikipedians (AMW).

The AMW believes that while some information is notable and encyclopedic and therefore has a place on Wikipedia, much of it is not notable enough to warrant its own article and is therefore best merged. In this sense we are similar to Inclusionists, as we believe in the preservation of information and knowledge, but share traits with Deletionists as we disagree with the rampant creation of new articles for topics that could easily be covered elsewhere.

Our logo is meant to symbolize the power of smaller elements brought together to create something better than scattered parts could be.

Naturally, as tastes and beliefs vary, our members may tend toward either Inclusionism or Deletionism as their beliefs suit them. However, we as Mergists for the most part tend toward the middle and prefer balance over views that are radical and blanket in nature.

All you have to do to become a Mergist is add your name to the list. Voting for a General Secretary will take place at a later date, when we actually have a few members.

Goals

1. Outpace rampant Inclusionism and Deletionism
2. Merge articles (especially stubs) as necessary
3. Further our goal of a balanced Mergist point of view
4. Encourage others to become Mergists by explaining our point of view to them

Members

1. Reene (リニ) 19:28, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
2. Joyous 23:31, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
3. Gtrmp 02:20, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
4. Anthony DiPierro 15:45, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
5. Sam [Spade] 16:44, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
6. Neutrality 00:17, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
7. Tyln 09:01, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)
8. Tony Sidaway 16:39, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)
9. JRM 14:43, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC) I'm inclusionist on information, not articles
10. Johnleemk 12:52, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC) If a topic is encyclopedic, it should be in Wikipedia in some form. I don't tend to extreme mergism, though; I believe there's a division among encyclopedic topics, too: Those that deserve their own article, and those that don't. Otherwise, we might as well either compile everything into one page (Wikipedia is not paper!) or split each sentence into its own page (Wikipedia is not paper!).
11. en:User:Premeditated Chaos 01:50, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC) - Heck yes. Not every fact or concept deserves an article; however, many deserve mentions in larger articles.
12. Dpbsmith 02:52, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
13. JFW T@lk 03:29, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC) (I'm a mergist deletionist - delete whatever cannot be merged)
14. Craigy144 00:15, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
15. Radiant! Information does not want to be alone. 212.206.63.108 09:22, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)
16. Josh 07:23, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
17. Rmrfstar 02:28, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC) -- organization with a little discrimination
18. VivaEmilyDavies 16:54, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
19. Cryoboy 18:00 ,18 Apr 2005
20. By joining every assoiciation I hereby make them all meaningless
21. BrokenSegue 22:02, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
22. Every association? Not everyone! Not everyone! ;-) [1] Faethon7 12:52, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
23. Randy Johnston 22:28, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
24. Master Thief Garrett 04:15, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC) Deleting data helps make you feel better, but merging it helps others make articles better!
25. 172.215.10.171 11:42, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
26. Francesco
27. --Jondel 08:59, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) Delete garbage, include mistakenly deleted notables!
28. BDAbramson Merger makes things easier for those who want to see it all in one place.
29. Sabine's Sunbird I like the idea from taxonomy... lumper (as opposed to splitter).
30. Mindspillage 02:51, 20 May 2005 (UTC) Information needs enough context to make it useful.

Voting for General Secretary

Probably too early. Feel free to make a nomination though.

I nominate myself. Any objections? Neutrality 06:23, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

There being no objections, I declare myself General Secretary. ;) Neutrality 23:14, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Votes needing attention

Below are links to VfD and VfU pages that AMW members ought to investigate. The idea is that these are votes which AMW members should be aware of, so we can read the articles and discussions and then weigh in appropriately. Anyone may add to this list. Please include a very brief description of who/what the article is about (though the presence of this summary does not mean that AMW members should fail to read the article itself).

• Ohio Wesleyan buildings - University-cruft, but could become a gem. Ends Jan 17th.

  AMW wins, I merged them a couple days ago. Dbenbenn 22:49, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

  I have changed the merger structure - they now redirect to the appropriate section of the main article. I think this is an improvement. VivaEmilyDavies 16:56, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Areas of Interest

Looking for something to do? These areas of Wikipedia are positively littered with little nuggets that cry out for the attention of a dedicated Mergist.

• Substubs! There are hundreds and hundreds of little tiny articles here. Some need merging with a larger article. Some need VfD, some need a little quickie expansion. Some may just need to sit and grow. Others aren't really substubs at all, and need the tag removed, and still others would benefit from being categorized so that editors with special interests can evaluate them. Come join the fun!
• New pages Little mini-articles are pouring in every day that need our attention.
• Articles to be merged Hundreds of articles that have been tagged for merging. Some are easy; some are a little more of a challenge. An extra bonus: it auto-updates!!
• Duplicate articles A smaller group of articles that need merging. This one doesn't auto-update, but there's room for discussion.

Compare

• Association of Apathetic Wikipedians
• Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians
• Association of Deletionist Wikipedians
• Association of Wikipedians Who Dislike Making Broad Judgements About the Worthiness of a General Category of Article, and Who Are In Favor of the Deletion of Some Particularly Bad Articles, but That Doesn't Mean They are Deletionist
• Association of Anarchist Wikipedians