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 == Lack of a Section Regarding the Royal Rooters == 

 I have to ask why there is no section regarding the Royal Rooters, the fan organization that formed in the late 19th century. The history of this organization ties in closely with early Red Sox Nation, and with baseball's history in general. I suggest that that article be merged with this one, or that this article have at least a small section regarding both the Rooters from the late 19th and early 20th century, as well as the modern Royal Rooters of Red Sox Nation.  

 :Why? There's an article for both of them (see Royal Rooters, Red Sox Nation), there's no need to paste that information here    

 == Proposed Merge == 

  

 Since I don't see any discussion on the proposed merge (of merging Red Sox Nation into Boston Red Sox) by X3210, I will start it off. 
 *Strongly Oppose - Red Sox Nation should not be merged. The term for the group of fans is notable (it is mentioned in all types of media, ranging from national (ESPN) to local). There is no reason as to why they should be merged. Red Sox Nation is a term used to describe the fans, whereas the Boston Red Sox article is about the team. -  
 *Oppose - per Zomic13 and frankly I ready don't think the merger template should had even been added before a discussion had even begun with the reasons.▪◦▪  
 *Oppose per both above. I removed the template; if and when someone takes the time to make a case for merging, they should feel free to add the merge template back in. -  
 *Oppose. No reasons given for merge. While I'm sure I could come up with a few, the onus is on the nominee to actually come up with something before meaningful discussion can begin.   •   
 *Merge. The fans, and type of fans, are arguably the most important part of the team. No fans = no team. For a similar discussion see Talk:New York Yankees#Merge Yankees Universe.   
 *Do not merge.  Both articles are well written, sourced, and the Red Sox article is already way too lengthy.  Leave them both alone.   |   
 *and on another note..., I would like to see the sections titled ""2004 Season"" and ""2007 season"" drastically reduced to avoid the perception of recentivism.  They both have ""main article"" redirects, but then go on to tell the WHOLE STORY without pause.  Silly repetition of information, and a waste of server space.    The sox won 5 world series prior to 2004 and the attention given to them in contrast to the latest two championships proves my accusation of recentivism.  I'm not saying that the 04/07 teams aren't important.  They are, whether I like it or not.  However, in an article about a baseball team that is over 100 years old, these two seasons only account for about 2% of their existence. They deserve mention, some BASICS, then a redirect.   |   
 *I've removed the template seeing no reasons were given.  Its also worth noting that BrewCrewer initiated the ""discussion"" on the Yankees talk page.   ()/  

  

 ==Grammar Fix== 
 Could someone who bothers to register change arised->arose  GMM 

 ==Fair use rationale for Image:Oldredsoxlogo.gif== 

 :Image:Oldredsoxlogo.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no [[Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline|explanation