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Catshead is a 17-year-old article without any references that, to my non-expert reading, appears to be on the same subject as this article. Seeing as this article has significantly more in the way of description, referencing, images, etc. I reckon we ought to merge that article into this one. AviationFreak💬 20:01, 17 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
I'd object to adding all this unsourced info into a well-sourced article. But if someone wants to find the sources and do a cleanup first, a merge seems reasonable as both articles are short and cover closely-related topics (Hay hood is specifically about barns where Catshead is more about mills, but not a big difference). MB 21:09, 18 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
As for much other old unsourced info put into Wikipedia, there's always a small possibility of it being fraud, made up nonsense. But I don't really doubt that this term is a valid term. But in the first pages of results of my quick searching in Google, including for "catshead barn", I don't immediately turn up any usage that way. Most of the first hits under searching just for "catshead" are usages as a type of apple, including: "Catshead is one of the oldest apples known in England. The name comes from its alleged resemblance to a cat's head - perhaps not immediately obvious, although the shape is unusually conical and can be ribbed." And this source defines it as "the square frame which sticks out over the bow" of a Chinese junk. I thank User:AviationFreak for noting the same-subjectness, and also I agree with User:MB that some sourcing is definitely needed. It is good that this merger proposal has been opened, and I think it also is okay for it to be left open indefinitely. Perhaps it should be added to any category or list of completely unsourced Wikipedia articles, for the fraud-busters to tackle. --Doncram (talk) 18:27, 19 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
Doncram, this and this shows there is some usage of the term, so at least one person (the guy behind that site) uses it. It doesn't look like it would be easy to fine enough RS to properly cite CatsheadMB 18:49, 19 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
I don't happen to see the term used right there in those two links, tho I'm sure you're right he used it, maybe it's on a summary page. By the way, i finished going through Category:Barns on the National Register of Historic Places to get a total of 25 now in Category:Barns with hay hoods. No doubt missed many not having a separate article, or not gaving a photo, or with photo not happening to show a hay hood prominently. --Doncram (talk) 00:16, 23 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
Doncram, it's in the caption on one photo in each of those links. MB 01:19, 23 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
Merger complete. Klbrain (talk) 14:34, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
