Editing Talk:1958 French constitutional referendum (section)

== Merge proposal ==

I propose merging all pages under [[:Category:1958 French Union constitutional referendums]] to 
[[1958 French constitutional referendum]], since most of them seem to be consisted of just a lead section that is basically the same for each article and a "Results" section. Additional information in articles such as in [[1958 French Somaliland constitutional referendum]] could be added to [[1958 French constitutional referendum]]'s "Results" section. [[User:Oakchris1955|Oakchris1955]] ([[User talk:Oakchris1955|talk]]) 12:14, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
:'''Oppose''' These referendums are individually notable, because in each case it was an independence referendum for each territory (if they rejected the constitution, the outcome was independence). The most prominent example is [[1958 Guinean constitutional referendum]], which resulted in Guinea becoming independent and the French government throwing their toys out of the pram. [[User:Number 57|<span style="color: orange;">Number</span>]] [[User talk:Number 57|<span style="color: green;">5</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Number 57|<span style="color: blue;">7</span>]] 14:16, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
:'''Support'''. All of these are part of the same subject and there are no size concerns that warrant splitting that subject apart. '''[[User:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#0c4709">Thebiguglyalien</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#472c09">talk</span>]]) 02:08, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
::This is not a single subject though. The referendum did not have the same meaning in overseas territories that it did in metropolitan France. In the territories it was an individual independence referendum, each with their own separate campaigns and nuances. IMO it would be absurd to merge the [[1958 Guinean constitutional referendum]], a vote that resulted in the country becoming independent, into this article. [[User:Number 57|<span style="color: orange;">Number</span>]] [[User talk:Number 57|<span style="color: green;">5</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Number 57|<span style="color: blue;">7</span>]] 03:04, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
:::I'd be open to merging to a separate title like [[1958 French Union constitutional referendums]] that covers all of them. '''[[User:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#0c4709">Thebiguglyalien</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#472c09">talk</span>]]) 05:18, 15 March 2026 (UTC)