Talk:List of compositions by Fanny Mendelssohn

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Articles for deletion This article was nominated for deletion on 22 May 2006. The result of the discussion was Keep.

I have taken this section complete as it stood from the article Fanny Mendelssohn. Whoever originally contributed it did not bother with capital letters, spelling or explanations. But rather than delete it I thought it better to remove it here until such time as I or anyone else could tidy it up or replace it.--Smerus 14:42, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge proposal

The page Works of Fanny Hensel duplicates much of what is on this page. Moreover:

  • It was settled after many discussions that this subject's principal reference name on wikipedia should be 'Fanny Mendelsssohn'
  • The standard Wikipedia format for pages such as this is 'List of compositions by....'

Therefore the two pages should be merged into this one. The result will still need tidying as the 'incoming' is as incoherently set out as the present one. Still, one garbled page is better than two.--Smerus 20:46, 22 May 2006 (UTC)


your characterization of my contributions as "incoherent" or "garbled" is extremely offensive. as the original contributor of both of these lists, i hereby request that both pages ("list of compositions by fanny mendelssohn" and "works of fanny hensel" be deleted. Beth 21:15, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

I point out in my defence that the neither article (or indeed your communication above ) uses capital letters. Moreover, neither groups the works according to type - they are in fact just long lists. these factors make them very difficult for the reader to use - de facto incoherent. But they can be improved. For you to ask for both to be deleted is cutting off your nose to spite your face. I am against both articles being deleted, I wish to see them merged into one useful article; moreover, an article which is in accordance with Wikipedia conventions. Please don't be offended by a frank expression of opinion; there is nothing personal here. You will know the WP mantra, If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly [...] by others, do not submit it. Best regards--Smerus 22:07, 22 May 2006 (UTC)


I agree to the merge proposal - unless there are valid arguments that Fanny Hensel and Mendelssohn should be considered as two different persons.--Dr. Friendly 09:01, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

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