even if we do merge analog stick into joystick merging articles about specific controllers is barely even related i think you are simply trying to make a point about the slippery slope but such an article does exist gamepad however it is a sort of overview article which covers the general topic of gamepads while some of the more important ones or simply ones which have a lot of info about them rightly so also have articles of their own such as the ones you mentioned actually looking at the articles has got me thinking this is a very similar case analog stick can easily retain it's own article while having a significant mention in the joystick article similar to the dualshock having a mention in the gamepad article which likewise has a mention in the even more overarching game controller article it has also made me think wait a minute the joystick article is about joystick controllers not joysticks if you see my distinction the analog thumbstick can be seen as a type of input while the things referred to in the joystick article are types of controller based around a joystick design joystick can easily refer to either the stick part or the whole controller and i feel it refers to the latter in this case in which case merging the two would be ludicrous alphathontm talk