Talk:Atlantic Division (NHL)

message: For a newb looking to find divisional/NHL information, it seems to me a bit of a cluttered, confusing disservice to them to have a dissolved division merged with a current division. They should be treated as two different divisions, the namesake may not be grounds for merging (see: North American Soccer League (1968–84), North American Soccer League. Creating a 1993–2012 Atlantic Division page would also provide a much better opportunity to expand that era history into something more substantial and historical in nature. --Nonc01 (talk) 13:50, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I tend to agree. Besides the name, there is just about nothing that carried over from the Atlantic Division of 2012-2013 to the Atlantic Division of 2013-2014. Ultimately, the decision should also take into account the way the NHL views the history of the two divisions. Tklalmighty (talk) 09:16, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

text: In agreement. This article should be divided into Atlantic Division (NHL, 1993–2013) & Atlantic Divison (NHL). GoodDay (talk) 02:54, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

text: Agreed also.Echoedmyron (talk) 03:07, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

text: Yeah, it should be split. I would, but I don't how to do it properly.Insert90 (talk) 18:16, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Atlantic Division page breaks 

message: An IP editor keeps adding random lists of team names to this article without sources or explanation, that seem to be meant to reference standings or some other level of achievement. First it was apparently current standings, which of course is not done mid-season. The second time it appears to have been listing each member team's previous standing in the division, although didn't reference a year or anything. Whatever I just reverted this time is even more obscure, and as before, not a single reference to support including something. Echoedmyron (talk) 20:27, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Lists" and "scores" 

message: The current Atlantic Division is a successor of the Northeast Division, plus the Florida teams (Southeast) and Detroit (old Central).  The division’s history from 1993–2013 on this article should be attributed to the Northeast Division, not the old Atlantic Division. 
The current Atlantic took the name of the old Atlantic, but is not the successor of it.  The Metropolitan Division is (all five old Atlantic teams plus Carolina and Washington from the Southeast, as well as Columbus from the old Central).  Most of the information from the article detailing the Northeast Division needs to be moved to this one.  If no one else will do it, I will. Jewel15 (talk) 04:22, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Division history associated with old Atlantic Division....why? 

message: I proposed merging this article Northeast Division (NHL) into Atlantic Division (NHL). The Northeast Division isn't a dissolved division, it has been renamed to the division that still exists. The NHL's 2013 realignment simply added three teams to the Northeast Division, and then renamed it the Atlantic Division. The previous Atlantic Division was simply what is now known as the Metropolitan Division excludes Carolina, Columbus, and Washington (though Washington was part of that division from 1993–1998). All the content from this page was moved to the Atlantic Division page. ! – AaronWikia (talk) 17:51, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: This is not how merger proposals work here. The merge, done by , had already been reverted by . As there appears to be some disagreement, we are supposed to discuss, and then merge if a consensus is reached to do so. Not merge content and then "propose" (Def: "propose" – put forward an idea or plan for consideration or discussion by others.) Please properly use the merge tags and discuss. Thank you, Yosemiter (talk) 19:09, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

text: I feel that the Atlantic Division’s page should not detail the history of the 1993–2013 Atlantic.  All the NHL did was add Detroit and the Florida teams to the Northeast and rename it the “Atlantic Division.” The Northeast page should be merged into this page for this reason, as the Atlantic is simply its successor.  As for the current “Metropolitan Division,” it is simply the old Atlantic plus Carolina, Columbus, and Washington.  Only the Southeast can be reasonably considered a “dissolved division.”Jewel15 (talk) 14:47, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: It's been over 3 days now & there's been no new input from other editors. Even the editor who nominated this article for splitting, seems to have walked away from the idea. Apathy from the originator, is usually a sign that the endeavour is doomed. May as well remove the Split tag, per lack of interest. GoodDay (talk) 19:08, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Closure