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The result was redirect to Transportation in St. Louis. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:55, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Transportation in Greater St. Louis[edit]

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Per the discussion at Talk:Transportation in St. Louis. This article is unnecessary per WP:OVERLAP. User:Lightmetro, an expert in St. Louis transportation, has done the heavy lifting by expanding Transportation in St. Louis. Originally, I proposed a merger, but now I think Transportation in Greater St. Louis is wholly redundant and far surpassed by the coverage at Transportation in St. Louis. St. Louis is a unique urban area, so please familiarize yourself with our reasoning before opposing. Grey Wanderer (talk) 16:16, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Transportation and Missouri. Grey Wanderer (talk) 16:16, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment if the articles are merged or the subjects otherwise covered on the same page, it would seem most appropriate for that page to be titled Transportation in Greater St. Louis. Regardless, the title that doesn't hold the content should redirect to the other. Thryduulf (talk) 16:35, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I see your point and did consider that. I figured the simpler title was better, it reflects common usage in the Midwestern United States, again an artifact of St. Louis' unusual geography/history. I'm cool with it either way, and curious about what others think. I assumed the redirect would happen, do I need to propose that explicitly? Sorry I don't nominate here often. Grey Wanderer (talk) 16:47, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I also thought it might make sense to retitle the Transportation in St. Louis page to Transportation in Greater St. Louis for the technicality essentially. Then on the "new" Greater St. Louis page, the note about "see St. Louis" for the information about the city itself could remain at the top of the page. Lightmetro (talk) 23:47, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Transportation in St. Louis per nom. But for future reference, you probably could of WP:BOLDly done the redirect without issue (see Wikipedia:How to make a redirect), don't need to ask AfD for approval. Jumpytoo Talk 19:45, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.