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There will soon be an article about Lunga (north of Scarba) which I will add to this group. Although there does not seem to be a clear definition of its membership, the BBC at least BBC Islandblogging seem sure Lunga is included. On the other hand, Siel Island's website [1] states 'the Isle of Seil, Easdale Island, the Isle of Luing and Belnahua are the Slate Islands' but the Heritage Trust [2] is more accommodating, if somewhat vague. W. H Murray's The Hebrides is unhelpful, declining a definition and outrageously claiming that 'Seil and Luing, like Kerrera and Lismore .. are not topographically part of the Hebridean archipelago'. He is more forthcoming in The Companion Guide to the West Highlands of Scotland but only goes so far as to say: 'Seil and Luing, Shuna, Torsa, Belnahua and many others are collectively known as the Slate Islands.' Ben MacDui (Talk) 08:48, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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– There's a Slate Islands (Ontario) and neither seems the main topic. The both get around 30 views a day. They both have fair-sized articles. The one has a population (under 1,000 tho) and has a history going back to the 6th century. But the other is a park, so has visitors (not lots), and was made by a meteor. Can't see a clear choice between them. Herostratus (talk) 03:11, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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- If you included hits to the indvidual slate islands - see template below - you'd get a different result.

- If we did move the existing article we would not use brackets. See WP:SCOTLANDPLACE
- We don't need a dab page (created yesterday) for two articles. See WP:D2D. Ben Mac Dui 08:43, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support the Scottish one has 386 views but the Lake Superior one has 738[[3]]. There is also another in Ontario, one in Australia and one in the United States[4] see ceb:Slate Islands though strangely the Scottish one isn't included. However as noted above the correct title would be Slate Islands, Scotland or Slate Islands, Inner Hebrides. I don't really think you can count pageviews of the individual islands as they aren't called "Slate Islands" just like we wouldn't consider views for Norwich when considering the primary topic for Norfolk. Crouch, Swale (talk) 16:59, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Crouch, Swale: The proposal isn't to have the Ontario version be the primary topic, but to have a dab. However there is no need for a dab page, which would likely be deleted. So what's your proposal? Ben MacDui
  - @Ben MacDui: To have the DAB at the base name. Evidence suggests there is no primary topic or it could be the Lake Superior one if there was one so the DAB can list the 2 or more uses per WP:NOPRIMARY. Crouch, Swale (talk) 13:35, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support but move to Slate Islands, Scotland like Rabbit Islands, Scotland per Crouch, Swale. Support dab move as there are potential additions to be made. Dank Jae 21:37, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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