Talk:EON FM

Request for Deletion
Who put the request up? It seems a bit sus to put it up with no explaination. I've created a new complete article on Triple M Melbourne, and suggest merging this article into that. Please post your opinion within the next week, otherwise I will then change it to a Request to Merge. Stu 12:38, 13 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree entirely on the request being suspicious, particularly as this has already been done, and I have already put in a comment stressing this was not a small (e.g. university) station. I would personally just remove the delete tag without discussion, since no reasons have been provided for putting it up. I don't think it should be merged -- it was a separate station of notability. I would be interested to know whether there are smaller U.S. stations for which articles exist. EON is a very significant part of Melbourne's (and Australia's) history of radio. I would have thought bring more of the great material from the Melb Triple M artcile over to this one. I'm open to other views though. Holon 13:54, 13 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I've removed the AfD tag. There was not even an AfD entry for the article, let alone specified reasons as per guidelines. Only one edit for the user. Cannot be taken seriously. Holon 00:59, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Request to Merge
Now that the Request for Deletion has been resolved, I propose merging this article into Triple M Melbourne. My reason is that all of the information contained in this article, except about Jennifer Keyte and the new owner of the frequency, is already covered by the Triple M Melbourne article. I do not see a reason to keep this article, as EON FM is very much tied in to the history of Triple M. Conversely, the 3EE article covers both Magic and 3XY, even though 3XY is almost totally different to what Magic is - the only link being the radio license.

Discussion is due for resolution within 4 weeks, as per Wikipedia policy. Stu 11:17, 14 October 2006 (UTC)


 * You say EON FM "is very much tied in to the history of Triple M". Rhodesia is very much tied into the history of Zimbabwe, yet there are separate articles for Rhodesia and Zimbabwe. The reason the material in the EON article is covered in the Triple M article is that there is a section about EON FM in the latter. Can you elaborate on the ties between EON FM and Triple M? Apart from the former being sold to the latter, it's not clear to me there are many ties. Triple M is not even on the same frequency that EON FM occupied.


 * In the Triple M Melbourne article, EON is listed in the Station History section. Triple M did not exist in Melbourne when EON existed. Triple M Melbourne cannot have a histroy during a period that it did not exist. You'd need to clarify and sharpen this to merge them, otherwise the flow makes little sense. The introduction refers to Triple M, then the article goes on to a description of EON FM. For a reader without any background, this is rather confusing. I think EON FM should have a separate article, and Triple M Melbourne a brief reference to EON as the station originally bought out when Triple M commenced. The information about EON should stay in the appropriate article. Holon 01:18, 15 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Ok, fair point on Rhodesia and Zimbabwe. The Republic of Zimbabwe is very different to the old Rhodesia, so merging to two would be silly. However, Bombay redirects to Mumbai, Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City, Billiton to BHP Billiton, Gold FM to 3KZ and Magic 1278 and 3XY to 3EE. EON FM is the same as Triple M Melbourne - the same personel, even the logo was similar. It was simply a rename in order to make it match the Sydney station. And in my mind, if you wanted to read about the history of EON FM, you would be interested in the progression into 3MMM. If you separate them, both articles would have a certain overlap, which would bore the reader perhaps? Stu 02:52, 16 October 2006 (UTC)


 * You clearly know more than I about the progression and history, and you are the primary contributor here, so I'll trust your judgement. Go with the merge. If EON FM redirects, it really makes little difference anyhow if the info on EON is clearly evident as it is now. So I say go with what you think (I really just wanted to explore the pros and cons a bit). Thanks for your contributions Stu. Cheers -- Holon 11:34, 16 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Just one request -- to maintain the EON logo. Graphics enhance articles in any case, and it is distinctive, as the article says. Holon 11:36, 16 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I hope to keep the logo, but I need to confirm first if the logo really belongs to EON FM. I know that sounds weird, but this article was previously hijacked by an internet radio site called EON FM and I am not sure if it is correct. If it is, then it will definitely be included. I still have some pictures to add to the Triple M Melbourne article too. Thanks for making me argument my point! :) Stu 03:04, 17 October 2006 (UTC)


 * You argue well, Stu. Can you email me using the 'email this user' function? Regarding the logo. Cheers Holon 10:07, 17 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Do what how now? Stu 02:36, 18 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Drop me an email if you wouldn't mind. Just click on my user page, then click on 'email this user' on the left of the screen. Holon 14:22, 18 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I know for a fact that EON FM website people did not hijack the article at all. As a original EON fan, I know a great deal about the EON of old. I also suspect that the EON website mentioned was a tribute to the EON of old, albeit a very amateurish one. OldEONFan 18:10, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Who removed the Request to Merge? The discussion was not complete - if you have a problem with it, you must discuss. The merge request was unrelated to the EON internet radio station. Only a group consensous should confirm or remove the request! It has now been put back. Stu 03:56, 23 October 2006 (UTC)


 * In some ways, it makes sense to merge EON with MMM seeing 3MMM (let me point out EON only has a real connection with 3MMM Melb despite being sistered with 2MMM Syd) evolved from EON. I can't see a problem merging them but I do think EON deserves a large section in the MMM area if it is merged. I'm not sure who removed the merge request but maybe they can 'show themselves' so everyone understands why they do not want it to merge?OldEONFan 05:22, 23 October 2006 (UTC)


 * To reinforce the above, if the person who removed the tag seriously doesn't want them merged, please discuss here. This is the appropriate way to go - to debate the merits. If such tags are added or removed without discussion, the edit has to be ignored (i.e. the tag reinstated in this case). Constructive debate is really productive. Cheers Holon 10:57, 23 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Agreed. Let me clarify that the merge is proposed between Triple M Melbourne (3MMM) and EON FM, not the main Triple M article.