Talk:Pokémon Gold and Silver

message: I propose merging Pokémon Crystal into Pokémon Gold and Silver. As is the case with Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, I think the content in Pokémon Crystal can easily be explained in the context of Pokémon Gold and Silver, and a merger would not cause any article-size or weighting problems in Pokémon Gold and Silver.~ Arkhandar (message me) 13:59, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: I propose the splitting of this article into Pokémon Crystal and Pokémon Gold and Silver. The basis for this is the drafting of Draft:Pokémon Crystal. Following the discussion of a recent merge proposal that merged the discussed articles, a consensus  was reached that Crystal needed to be merged as it was duplicative of Gold and Silver, but the article could be split again in future if more sources and content was found specific to Crystal. The draft (Draft:Pokémon Crystal) now has significant additions to the development, reception and legacy specific to this game and not its counterparts, and may warrant the return to a separate article, as with Pokémon Emerald. I'd appreciate your help in reviewing this article and confirming that it is in a state to separate from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and am happy to then work to split the articles. Thanks in advance for your help. Vrxces (talk) 02:54, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Support I think there is good content here, but it can be condensed a little more. Overall, it's still significant enough to stand on its own in my opinion. I personally would love more content regarding the development. I remember there was an interview talking about the choice to add a female option.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 07:51, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

text: Support distinct enough Yeungkahchun (talk) 07:08, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

text: Pinging participants in previous discussion that have not yet expressed views on the draft presented with the splitting proposal. Felix QW (talk) 15:02, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

text: I think it’s better to split.It’s iconic and deserves it’s own attention. Basanaja (talk) 16:17, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Subjective, meaningless claims of being "iconic" and "deserving" have no weight in discussions like this. You have to make arguments related to Wikipedia policy and guidelines for them to be considered. Stuff like this is ignored. Anyone could say that about anything. Sergecross73 msg me 17:55, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

text: Oppose Third versions don't have their own separate articles for the same reasons a lot of expansions/DLCs don't have their own separate articles. Third versions are almost identical to the main two games. The former is like DLC while the latter is like the base game. What is different about Crystal? One can't even count with five fingers what's different from Gold/Silver. Once you answer the question about what's different, one no longer has a case for a separate article. You just end up with a list and content that's superfluous to the content in the Gold/Silver article. This is like if every version of Windows 10 had their own separate article. It's just more work that needs to be done (for editors and readers alike). Trimming the fat is sometimes the way to go rather than adding filler to the encyclopedia. —Mythdon (talk • contribs) 15:01, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splitting proposal for ''[[Draft:Pokémon Crystal|Pokémon Crystal]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]''