`:::::If you want a suggestion for an independent observer, I'd suggest , who's one of the best GA reviewers around; while he was a minor part of the discussion around the original merge, AFAIK he hasn't actually edited the article at all so there's no COI there, but he's familiar with the arguments for and against merging, and being in Lancashire he's far enough removed not to have any particular opinions on the place, but near enough to understand any UK-specific terminology. —     `