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The result was DELETE, since this is a cut-and-paste move. This doesn't need an AfD and the speedy tag was not only valid, but the required response. I will not personally put in place a redirect, since any editor can do that if they wish. -Splash - tk 22:31, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Colombo Racecourse

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Colombo Racecourse is a duplicate of Colombo Racecourse Airstrip which has a much older edit history. In order to preserve the edit history Colombo Racecourse Airstrip I tried to speedily delete Colombo Racecourse and move Colombo Racecourse Airstrip but another editor has removed the CSD. obi2canibe^{talk contr} 18:46, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If one were to look closely the Colombo Racecourse was created with its own content and content merged from Colombo Racecourse Airstrip since both refer to the same subject. Cossde (talk) 10:01, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete' - they seem identical. If not then merge--Petebutt (talk) 17:34, 30 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Query - if they contain ostensibly the same content, why can't one simply be redirected to the other rather than deleted? Stalwart111 (talk) 02:53, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Amountsd to the same thing in effect. We just have to have a discussion about it.--Petebutt (talk) 12:28, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Agree they amount to the same, and it's an eminently good faith nomination in that context. I suppose I would have been inclined to simply be bold and redirect one to the other, that's all. If the original editor has a problem with the redirect then it can be raised at WP:RFD. But if there is appetite for a discussion to build some consensus first I certainly won't criticise that! Colombo Racecourse Airstrip is clearly the better of the two in terms of content but Colombo Racecourse is probably a better title. Perhaps Delete Colombo Racecourse and rename Colombo Racecourse Airstrip to "Colombo Racecourse". ~~Or move the content from CRA to CR with a redirect from CRA to the new CR.~~ Stalwart111 (talk) 22:37, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

To preserve CRA's longer edit history CR should be deleted and then CRA renamed CR.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 18:42, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So the first suggestion, not the second? I might strike my second one, then, if there is more of a consensus for the first to begin with (it came from your first suggestion anyway). Agree with the value of preserving edit history. Stalwart111 (talk) 22:22, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Colombo Racecourse and rename Colombo Racecourse Airstrip to "Colombo Racecourse". Stalwart111 (talk) 22:22, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.