Talk:N-po generation

Latest comment: 5 months ago by Klbrain in topic Merge proposal

Merge proposal

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To merge, given the overlap in content; to merge to N-po generation as the broader topic. Klbrain (talk) 15:31, 23 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Think the scope of this page overlaps too heavily with Sampo generation. Propose the pages be merged, although I'm not sure if it should be under "Sampo generation" or "N-po generation".

Here are various pro arguments for each title.

Pro-"N-po":

  • "N-po" is the broader category that "Sampo" fits under

Pro-"Sampo generation":

  • "Sampo generation" is probably the more WP:COMMONNAME for the concept, although it is a subcategory of "N-po"
  • "N-po" emerged after "Sampo"
  • "Sampo" is easier to remember than "N-po"

I'm leaning towards "N-po". Please discuss toobigtokale (talk) 00:09, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

See Talk:Sampo generation#Merge for a previous relevant discussion thread.
My thoughts:
  • While Sampo is a subcategory of "N-po", I don't think it is sufficiently independently notable enough to merit a separate page.
    • Case in point, the content of the two articles currently overlap to a significant degree. The stuff that's relatively exclusive on either page I think is informative to understanding both Sampo and N-po.
    • N-po is kind of a jokey riff based on Sampo (i.e. "Oh, you've given up on x? Well I've given up on even more!"). I see it as a "scale from one to ten" kind of thing; I'd say the concepts are trying to express degrees of an identical feeling, and not a precise distinction between exactly how many things are hard for people
  • While the kowiki has separate articles for Sampo and N-po, Namuwiki only has one for N-po, with a redir on Sampo to N-po.
    • Although of course, precedent isn't everything; the kowiki and namuwiki are very much not perfect.
  • Subjective, but if I ask myself "is my understanding of the topic richer by having these as seperate articles?", I'd say it isn't, and especially not at present because of the strong overlap.
toobigtokale (talk) 00:31, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
I commented there with oppose. I don't have time to re-review the sources I mention there, feel free to criticize my analysis from that time, but for now I'll default to weak oppose until such a time that I can re-review the sources again. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 00:49, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
I'm fine with either; merging them soon is more important than picking the perfect page name. ErrorDestroyer (talk) 06:25, 27 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
Support Merge N-po is really a variation for the term "Sampo" rather than a totally different term. I don't see why the two would be better as separate articles. 00101984hjw (talk) 02:48, 6 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
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    Y Merger complete. Klbrain (talk) 15:31, 23 June 2024 (UTC)Reply