This makes sense.
Before merging anything, the mods ought to at least see if they're merging things that go together -- just because the same celeb name is in the title doesn't mean they're the same topic.
Indeed. There is a Justin Bieber thread in the celebrity forum which was a 'Justin Bieber appreciation thread'. A few of us non-fans began a 'Justin Bieber non-appreciation thread'. All was well until they were merged and the fans didn't want the non-fans to post in that 'appreciation' thread. They still don't.
Sometimes mergers don't work.

