User talk:Vidisc

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Happy editing! aggarwala2727 (talk) 12:24, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

GDA populations
Hi. There is already a section of the GDA article which covers the total set (and sub-set) populations of the area. In Greater_Dublin_Area. Why do we need to repeat that information (or worse, provide different/conflicting population data) elsewhere in the same article? And, why are we "showing our work" ("A + B = C" maths in the margins) in a way that implies it is WP:OR or WP:SYNTH? Guliolopez (talk) 09:37, 29 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, Re WP:OR, understood. Also understood re "A + B = C".
 * What I was trying to do was add a close to exact figure for the DMA based on an official definition of the DMA and official Census 2022 figures. Close to exact, as the townland figures are not released by the CSO and so we have to rely on the Small Area Population statistics - "the most detailed set of data produced from the Census 2022".
 * I see the population figures on the GDA page, but those are for the GDA. I added the population figures to the table related to the DMA. The GDA is a huge area and much of it has little to do with Dublin. But still people talk of it as though it were the metropolitan area. The DMA as defined is far more relevant (even than County Dublin). However, there's still been no official figure released for the population of this area (as far as I've been able to find), despite having identified all of the Electoral Divisions and SAPs that are part of it. Vidisc (talk) 12:04, 29 September 2023 (UTC)