Talk:Pembrey

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[edit] Proposal to merge

A number of pages, notably Pembrey Burrows, Cefn Sidan and RAF Pembrey, appear to be candidates for merger with the main Pembrey page. Any view? Pete 00:57, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, Pete:

  • (1) this proposal aught to be copied to the talk pages of the other articles and not made here in isolation;
  • (2) what is the justification for merging an article about a village, and beach, a locality and an RAF Base - other than they share a name (Pembrey) - sorry to ask it quite so bluntly?
  • (3) I don't have any strong feelings about merging Pembrey Burrows and Cefn Sidan; but if there is a consensus to merge them into a larger article, why not put them into Pembrey Country Park, its probably a better fit than with Pembrey? If the name Pembrey is a Key why not created a [Category: Pembrey] and link them that way?
  • (4) I don't think RAF Pembrey aught to be merged in, as there is scope for expansion of that article and it is likely to be claimed by part of a WikiProject on military history-type subjects.Pyrotec 22:29, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

OK Pyro, I guess I'll have to put the work in on the other pages!!! My difficulty is that Pembrey is only rated as start-class. Yet, if relevant and clearly connected info from related pages was included, the page might be upgraded. We are, after all, dealing with just a few square miles here.Pete 22:28, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Afterthought ... some of the info that should be included to improve the page:

•Trenel, Pinged, the Links, Furnace, more about the mountain

•Significant residents: the early ITN newsreader, more WWII aces, our snooker champion

•The Gooseberry Fair ... anyone got more on this historic event?

•More on the le Botelers and their US connections ... I understand they were also ancestors of Wild Bill Hickok.

There's so much more about Pembrey that might upgrade its rating! Pete 22:53, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Pete: Here (Laigh Milton Viaduct) is a B class article about a railway viaduct, which I suspect is smaller in area than Pembrey. I think that Pembrey as it stands has the makings of a B class article, but to be critical, at the moment it is almost unreferenced and it has no pictures. These should be sortable without the need to merge in other articles. Some of the RAF statements, could be verified, I suspect, by looking in Actions Stations, Volume 3, (I have 7 out of the 9 volumes, but I don't have no. 3); and I will add references for ROF Pembrey later. There must be some written refs for Wreckers, etc. I hope this gives some encouragement, its not intended as article knocking. Here is Wikipedia:WikiProject Wales/Assessment's assessment criteria for articles. Pyrotec 19:54, 2 September 2007 (UTC)