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Llwyngwern quarry is a notable topic and an article is justified. However there is very little significant history to the quarry independently, other than as the home for CAT. Would we produce a better overall presentation for our readers by merging to a clear section under the History here? Andy Dingley (talk) 15:52, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, on the basis it would be blatant RECENTISM (and is almost a bizarre statement) to say the quarry doesn't have an independent history. It predated CAT by 140 years, after all. The quarry article seems to be well-developed and much too large to be merged. The article is even cited using non-CAT sources, amply showing that the quarry was notable decades before CAT existed. Sionk (talk) 17:53, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Significant history. There are a great many such quarries. While most meet the letter of WP:Notable and so we could have an article on them, that's not the same as saying that we should, when there's an obvious other related subject. Andy Dingley (talk) 18:21, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Obviously as creator of the Llwyngwern quarry article, I tend to think it should stay separate :-) As you say, it's a notable independent topic, and I think the quarry and CAT are quite separate. Llwyngwern is an interesting quarry: it's not on the main slate veins, so there's an interesting geological story; it started notably early, before 1828; and was one of the last slate quarries operating in the district. It is covered in a decent number of sources, and I know of at least two forthcoming books that will tell a lot more of its history. I'd propose keeping the articles separate, at least for now, to see how much more history emerges. I have a few more sources I want to use to expand the article, even before the new books are published. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 18:25, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
OK, happy to withdraw this. I think it's better merged, mostly as a better CAT article, but there's certainly no reason we can't have them separate, it stands up for that. Andy Dingley (talk) 19:38, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
