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Miranda talk page.

Hi. Thanks for trying to help, but please leave archiving of discussions to either experienced users or, preferably, bots. Kleuske (talk) 06:29, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

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Winfield Independent School District

Hi! In regards to merging Winfield Independent School District into Winfield, Texas, the merge was asking users to see the talk page, but there was never any discussion about this [ from the page history]. I disagree with the merge as Winfield Independent School District is a government agency as per Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Common_outcomes#School_districts which states ""Populated, legally-recognized places" include school districts, which conveys near-inherent notability to school districts per Wikipedia:Notability (geography)."

You don't mind if I reverse the merger, and if you feel the two should be merged, we should have an articles for discussion about it? WhisperToMe (talk) 18:08, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Just found the talk page Talk:Winfield,_Texas#Merger_with_Winfield_Independent_School_District. Nobody else responded to it and I understand you merged when you found no opposition on it. Unfortunately few people read these talk pages. I think it would be better to ask on Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools or on a village pump page. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:48, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

And from the map we see the district not only served Winfield but also the municipality of Millers Cove and swathes of unincorporated rural areas. I think it's inappropriate to redirect the page on a school district that served a vast area to a city Wikipedia article as if the district belonged to the city government. I would like to de-merge the article, and after that if you dispute this, you're welcome to start a discussion about it. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:52, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

User:WhisperToMe I agree with you that the pages should be de-merged pending further discussion between us (and others). I made the decision to merge the articles a bit earlier in my Wikipedia career before I more familiar with Wikipedia's protocols. Following WP:BRD I definitely think this is an area of further discussion. In regards to that discussion, I don't want to have too much of it in my talk page, so future users are able to follow it if they are in my position again, however, I am tempted to agree with you. Especially in light of Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Common_outcomes#School_districts. I do still have some reservations to discuss with you on the article talk page, but overall I would love to work together to achieve the best solution and improve the page (although there's not many ways more reliable information to the page could be added). ThatSuperNerd (talk) 23:24, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Sure! Feel free to discuss at Talk:Winfield, Texas WhisperToMe (talk) 23:28, 28 February 2021 (UTC)