Talk:Wisconsin Hoofers

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[edit] Query about merger of Wisconsin Hoofers into University of Wisconsin - Madison article - Discussion

The person who suggested merger did not give reasons. I'm not sure that merging the Wisconsin Hoofers article into the general University of Wisconsin - Madison article would help things. The Hoofer clubs are definitely a part of the University, but they are a unique type of organization that encompasses numerous activities that are outside of normal campus life. Here is a list of other outing clubs that seem to be the focus of articles: [1].

It could also be merged into the Memorial Union (Wisconsin) article since it is a part of the Union, but it seems to me that doing so would add unnecessary complexity to the other articles without adding any clarity or ease of use.

The material in the Hoofers article does not overlap that in the other articles, although it is related to them. It does not duplicate information in those articles. It does not require information from those articles to form a context. It is currently brief, but has great possibility for expansion. I would say that this doesn't meet the criteria for merger. Help:Merging and moving pages FleetCaptain (talk) 20:08, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

The above was posted as discussion in response to the "merge to" tag on this page on March 12. That note had been placed there by Corvus Cornix without any explanation. Since there was no response to what I posted and since Corvus Cornix did not give any reasons, it seems inappropriate to leave the merge to tag in this article now. FleetCaptain (talk) 19:35, 18 March 2008 (UTC)