Talk:Gristmill
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Grist mill should not be milled with flour mill. It served an entirely different social, political, and business purpose. (anon edit by 69.254.163.236)
Agreed - the articles should not be merged. Pollinator 00:14, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
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Despite the above comments, corn mill, flour mill and grist mill appear to have been merged. I consider this good, as they were liable to develop as parallel articles on the same subject. If there is a significant difference, it would be better if it were explained in the course of the article. However, I am not happy about the value of the list of working grist mills (both in USA). There is a separate article Watermills in the United Kingdom, which probably includes both working mills and decayed ones, as well as some concerned with other industries. How do we ensure that there is reasonable coverage? It is particularly important to avaoid parallel articles, as this tends to generate conflicting material. There is a risk that water mill will similarly develop as a rival. Peterkingiron 17:01, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
