Talk:Émile Isola

Merger proposal
I propose that Émile Isola and Vincent Isola be merged into a new article, Isola brothers. The overlap between the two existing articles is huge, and the two brothers are notable mainly for the work they did with each other, so covering them in a single article would be logical; compare, for example, the article on the Coen brothers. I can't imagine this would cause any problems for article size or undue weight.--Lemuellio (talk) 22:36, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Oppose In my opinion, biographical articles should be about one individual. Otherwise authority control data and categorization becomes too confusing. If their collaboration is notable enough, a third article dealing just with that aspect of their lives could be created. Regarding the Coen brothers, each should probably have a separate article, even if these are short, with their collaboration covered in the main article. --Robert.Allen (talk) 01:20, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, I don't think a merger is necessary. The material which I added to the articles is just a start and I hope one day that an expert will come along and add to each of the articles more detailed information. Cg2p0B0u8m (talk) 22:35, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I respect your opinions, but articles about multiple people are completely within Wikipedia policy, and in fact are common on Wikipedia: take a look at Naming conventions (people) for further information. (The Coen brothers example I furnished earlier is only one of many, such as the Wright Brothers, the Lumière Brothers, etc.; see Category:Sibling duos.) In each case, treating both people on one page makes sense, because the collaboration is more notable than either individual alone; splitting any of those pages into two articles would just create unnecessary overlap, and make it harder for readers to find information. A one-subject-per-article rule might make authority control data and categories easier to juggle, but if it comes at the price of reader confusion and unnecessary repetition, it just doesn't seem worth it.--Lemuellio (talk) 17:29, 5 January 2015 (UTC)