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Disambiguation[edit]

There should be a disambiguation page for this, not three things on the same page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quickbeam (talk • contribs) 06:37, 27 May 2003 (UTC)[reply]

Agree! CF — Preceding undated comment added 13:48, 15 February 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Slates from India[edit]

I see the recent contribution was cut from the article because of possible copy violation.. What makes us think so? Gregorydavid 05:51, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know whether I would have called it copyright violation, but it certainly looks like a cut and paste from elsewhere: the use of capitals as a section heading, the long sentences in a very different style to the rest of the article, the lack of Wiki-linking inside the passage, and then an apparent source or credit at the bottom of it all. They're all signs of a cut and paste from elsewhere, whether from a Department of Mines and Geology website or someone's personal essay on geology (which of course they would have every right to add). Telsa (talk) 07:24, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose we can expect the Wiki contributor to take some ownership of material.. The english looks like original Indian english: "Increasing in the grade of metamorphism give rise to schistosity with the deelopment of slaty cleavage in Nallamalai fold belt and the slates occurring in the area are variegated colours with different designs." ie not American english.. Gregorydavid 07:47, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Probably my use of copyvio in that edit summary was a bit much. Last May I had helped possibly the same editor create Stones of India (and clean-up) as an article for his descriptions of the various stone industries in India. More recently I had moved an addition to the limestone article to there. Perhaps this slate essay or whatever should go there also - just didn't feel up to the cleanup or rewrite needed at the time. Vsmith 11:49, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Silicon glue"?[edit]

What is "Silicon glue"? Should this be Silicone glue? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.5.6.13 (talk) 02:48, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Black slate" - Haida argillite[edit]

As t turns out, black slate as an article is for a British reggae band (if searched for that way; despite the redlink); but it's also an old name for a specific type of carving stone - not a slate, but a specific type of argillite from the Queen Charlotte Islands, used in Haida artwork. Not sure where n this article to add mention of it; there's as yet no specific article on the black argillite, and others are not slate-like....so nothing for the "See also" area. Ideas? Or can someone please insert a one-liner about it in the appropriate place?Skookum1 (talk) 04:51, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See Talk:Argillite pls.Skookum1 (talk) 05:01, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lead paragraph[edit]

Can someone please rewrite the lead into the English language! Skinsmoke (talk) 23:43, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mixture of British and American English[edit]

It looks as if recent contributions have used British English instead of the American which was in use before. Perhaps needs changing.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 21:03, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Slates, shingles and tiles[edit]

According to the other articles, a roofing slate is a type of roof tile which is itself a type of roof shingle. Hence this edit. Andrewa (talk) 04:13, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to the section, "Uses for Slate", I would like to include that slate is also used as a material for making art, ie sculpture and relief carving. Kofurlani (talk) 02:05, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, why not, as long as you add a reliable source for that. Sounds like a good case for a photo from Commons also. Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:48, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Slate roofing is easier to produce for further compounding. Perpendicular to the layers of glass wool to pour asbestos fibers impregnated with a certain amount of boric acid. Then it must be like to bake porcelain slate similar to the condition, and then spray paint the acetate of aquarium silicone acetate solvent and silverfish. This slate will last hundreds of years. 95.153.199.80 (talk) 09:42, 20 November 2013 (UTC)Dmitry Polesinski[reply]

Images of slate sizes[edit]

I'm not sure that the gallery of images of different size slates is all that useful - after all the images have been resized to fit so not permitting visual comparison between the sizes - a single composite image would have been preferable! cheers Geopersona (talk) 05:09, 7 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've chopped the section and images. The images were not useful as presented. The section was referenced only to a Wikipedia article and the you-tube inline link was questionable. Vsmith (talk) 12:20, 7 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Is the term slate that common?[edit]

I question whether slate is the correct title for this article. Slates have many other meanings and I doubt that the definition of Rock (geology) is primary. <<< SOME GADGET GEEK >>> (talk) 16:19, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Which of those other terms would you consider primary? Searching on 'slate' with 'geology' on Google Books gives over 800,000 hits. From my reading of WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, none of the others are likely to displace this page. Mikenorton (talk) 22:15, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Many of the technology-related terms under the Electronics section are increasingly being used today. Back in the pioneer days the Slate (writing) definition was most common, and in the industrial era it is the current Slate page. But now it's going all digital and it might seem that Slate (magazine) has also gained prominence. All these definitions are reducing the appropriateness for the current page to remain where it is today. <<< SOME GADGET GEEK >>> (talk) 00:28, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No, it does not. Slate is a common building product, and that will not change, regardless of the rise of electronic slates, since people like having slate tiles. Those slate shingles and tiles and countertops and benches are made from this stone. -- 65.94.43.89 (talk) 06:07, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

So you're saying that slate is primary w.r.t. long-term significance and not because of usage and for that reason it should not be moved at all? <<< SOME GADGET GEEK >>> (talk) 00:09, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It is primary due to all things, including long term significance. Just because you are an electronics guy does not mean that people who flip houses will also be so. If examine your electronics issues, you should already know that the slates listed at electronics are minor topics. You should examine topics from a world perspective, not an electronics perspective (as people have pointed out to you at talk:cookie) -- 65.94.43.89 (talk) 05:34, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly it is primary, and should not be moved. Johnbod (talk) 14:10, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Historic v current[edit]

It would be useful to differentiate more obviously between historic slate production and current production when listing slate producing areas - very little for example is produced within the UK nowadays but the former areas of production are very significant in historic terms. I'd do it myself if I had more time and may eventually do so anyway unless someone else gets there first! cheers Geopersona (talk) 07:04, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox image[edit]

The recently replaced image is an improvement on its predecessor but it still doesn't look very slaty to me. I've looked around what's available on commons and this led me to upload a picture of Castle Crag,

. The advantage of such an image is that you can see both the rock and the pieces of slate, emphasising the characteristic of this rock type. There may well be other equally good or better images available that I failed to find in my search, in which case I'd be happy to see them used. Mikenorton (talk) 23:20, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

While castle crag is quite slate-y, I still personally prefer the current image as it shows slate in-situ. Just a personal preference. — Shibbolethink ^(♔ ^♕) 01:03, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]