Talk:Ramus communicans

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Merger Proposal[edit]

Hello all,

I propose that the articles "gray ramus communicans" and "white ramus communicans" be collated and incorporated into this article such that this article becomes all-encompassing. From a physiological perspective the rami communicantes are best understood when analysing both types at once; I recognize though that the gray rami communicantes and white rami communicantes are anatomically distinct structures and therefore I welcome any discussion on the topic. I believe that in the interest of simplicity and ease of comprehension for readers who may have only a superficial knowledge of the topic this would be the best way to present the information.

Edit: I also recognize that there are other forms of rami communicantes but I do not feel that detracts from the allure of the proposed merger. Also, I renamed this page but the Talk page seems to have gone missing...only I had posted in the old Talk page (with the exception of an untitled, unsigned comment complaining about the wrong name), so I hope this new one will suffice.

Breadified (talk) 12:51, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest instead to copy information (and change it here and there) from "gray ramus communicans" and "white ramus communicans" into the article under their separate heading with a {{Main|gray ramus communicans}} and white under each and just let the gray and white articles be. A merger, where none of the articles gets deleted so to say. JakobSteenberg (talk) 13:25, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good call Jakob, shall do so once I get the chance over the next few days. Giving it a wee bit of time to see if we get any other input on the proposed merger but I like your idea. Breadified (talk) 18:24, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Retain I think the idea of having sections in this article that point to the two other articles is more sound, as these are often regarded as two separate structures. In preparation either way, I have created two separate sections, and await your esteemed edits, Breadified (=D). Cheers, LT910001 (talk) 23:24, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also (I will await your edits as you've indicated some interest) this article would definitely benefit from having one or two sources. LT910001 (talk) 23:27, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Retain I would also insist on maintaining separate articles for white and grey ramus communicans. Diptanshu^Talk 10:11, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]