Editing Talk:2024 AFC Championship Game (section)

== Merge proposal ==

I feel this game should be merged into the [[2024–25 NFL playoffs]] page, due to how the game doesn’t really carry that much notability (as raised by the above two topics).

In addition, other NFL playoff game pages that were considered to not be notable have been recently merged. [[User:Astronaut74539|Astronaut74539]] ([[User talk:Astronaut74539|talk]]) 18:08, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

:'''Oppose''' - The game is intrinsically notable as the trophy-granting championship of the [[American Football Conference]]. The game/championship will continue to have ongoing [[WP:GNG]]-level coverage, despite the team not winning the Super Bowl. [[User:PK-WIKI|PK-WIKI]] ([[User talk:PK-WIKI|talk]]) 19:26, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
::Multiple AFC and NFC championship game pages created under the pretense of “it’s the conference title game, it decides who makes Super Bowl” have been recently merged. 2022 (both [[Talk:2022 AFC Championship Game|AFC]] and [[Talk:2022 NFC Championship Game|NFC]]) and 2023 (both [[Talk:2023 AFC Championship Game|AFC]] and [[Talk:2023 NFC Championship Game|NFC]]) were. In addition, the [[Talk:2024 NFC Championship Game|NFC]] page for 2024 was just merged as well. [[User:Astronaut74539|Astronaut74539]] ([[User talk:Astronaut74539|talk]]) 20:08, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Those are bad merges, especially since the closing editor was involved in the voting. [[User:PK-WIKI|PK-WIKI]] ([[User talk:PK-WIKI|talk]]) 21:37, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Being involved doesn't necessarily make the close bad per [[WP:MERGECLOSE]] [[User:ScrubbedFalcon|ScrubbedFalcon]] ([[User talk:ScrubbedFalcon|talk]]) 13:07, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::{{tpq|In more unclear, controversial cases, the determination that a consensus to merge has or has not been achieved should be made by an editor who is neutral and not directly involved in the merge proposal or the discussion.}} [[User:PK-WIKI|PK-WIKI]] ([[User talk:PK-WIKI|talk]]) 17:46, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::My point was that you can't call them bad merges now way after the fact. It might have been fair to ask the closer to reconsider the close because of their involvement when they closed the discussion, but bringing it up again here in a different discussion is just re-litigating things imo. [[User:ScrubbedFalcon|ScrubbedFalcon]] ([[User talk:ScrubbedFalcon|talk]]) 18:35, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::{{u|PK-WIKI}}, I don't see how that affects notability, let alone that it demonstrates this can't be covered as part of the overall playoffs article. At a minimum, it would at least help if you could demonstrate that sources cover it in a historically significant perspective beyond "it happened". '''[[User:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#0c4709">Thebiguglyalien</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#472c09">talk</span>]]) 04:44, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
:::For the same reason the annual [[Super Bowl]] is given its own article rather than folded into the overall playoffs article. These conference championship games receive ongoing significant coverage ([https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/seattle-seahawks/article314396467.html 1], [https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/Sweet-16-Examining-49ers-past-performances-in-16815842.php 2], [https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2017/01/26/greatest-colts-win-ever/96960390/ 3], [https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/when-laurence-maroney-carried-tom-brady-undefeated-patriots-to-super-bowl/ 4], [https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/1984-nfc-championship-washington-18603666.php 5], etc.) and represent the top accomplishments of every team, one tier below the Super Bowl. Conference champion banners in the stadium. Trophy on display. Ongoing significant coverage of the historical achievement. Two of the top ~5 national TV broadcasts each year, with 50 million+ Americans from across the country watching it at the same time. [[User:PK-WIKI|PK-WIKI]] ([[User talk:PK-WIKI|talk]]) 18:05, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
:'''Merge''' per [[WP:PAGEDECIDE]] and [[WP:MERGEREASON]] I think readers are better served by a merged article. [[User:ScrubbedFalcon|ScrubbedFalcon]] ([[User talk:ScrubbedFalcon|talk]]) 13:04, 11 March 2026 (UTC)