User talk:Dublin789

December 2021
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Notability / relevance of traffic incident
In your edits to Ford Ranger (T6), you mention that the SUV model was involved in a road accident in the vicinity of Dublin, Ireland. Noting that the incident was mentioned by several news outlets, you claim the incident to be notable and thus worthy of mention on the page. I would argue: I have reverted your edit for these reasons. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 20:21, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 1) National news outlets do carry stories of local interest. The New York Times, considered one of the United States' "national" newspapers, nonetheless has a "Metro" section that contains news generally only of interest to people in New York City. Similarly, I suspect, for "national" outlets in Dublin. Surely, the entire nation of Ireland is not expected to be invested in a road accident that occurred in Dublin, but the locals surely are, especially since most of the news coverage is asking local witnesses to come forward. This does not make for a notable event.
 * 2) None of the sources mention that the SUV involved in the event was a Ford Ranger, so there is no reliable source to claim that this incident is relevant to this page.


 * Hi WikiDan61, thank you for your observations on my recent edits to Ford Ranger (T6). On:


 * 1) The Irish Examiner 's publication is geographically removed from Dublin, with circulation primarily in  Cork in Ireland's  South West region. I consider that this indicates notability beyond the immediate area in which the accident occurred. The  state broadcaster's coverage of the  national police service's engagement also indicates notability beyond the immediate area in which the accident occurred. In this respect, The Irish Times' publication under "Crime & Law", rather than in a "Metro" section, suggests notability beyond merely the accident's location.
 * 2) The accident's aftermath was photographed, demonstrating a  Ranger's involvement. This link was removed by  XLinkBot. I am reviewing Verifiability with a view to citing the photos while complying with the policy's guidance.
 * Consequently, it is my view that the incident is notable and reliably sourced.
 * Dublin789 (talk) 22:06, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * A blurry twitter photo is hardly a reliable source. Also, a single accident is not encyclopedically notable unless it results in some change to the status of the topic. (E.g. a Tesla self-driving accident that results in the banning of that technology.) One SUV having an accident is hardly the material that an encyclopedia should concern itself with. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 22:28, 15 December 2021 (UTC)