Editing Talk:Bloody Sunday (1972) (section)

== Merge proposal: Bloody Sunday (1972) {{arrow|l}} Timeline of Bloody Sunday (1972) ==

I propose merging [[Timeline of Bloody Sunday (1972)]] into [[Bloody Sunday (1972)]]. I think the content in the timeline page can easily be incorporated in the context of this article (if not already the case), and merging them would not cause any article-size or [[WP:UNDUE|weighting]] problems. This page (Bloody Sunday (1972)) already has an external link to the sole source of the timeline page (Timeline of Bloody Sunday (1972)).

An issue with Timeline of Bloody Sunday (1972) is it is an article that exclusively relies on [http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/hmso/widgery.htm The Widgery Report (from Cain website)] which violates Wikipedia's [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]]. [[User:OwlCritique|OwlCritique]] ([[User talk:OwlCritique|talk]]) 16:13, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

:'''OPPOSE''': the Timeline article is not a timeline but a retelling of events based on a single source, as has been acknowledged [[User:Billsmith60|Billsmith60]] ([[User talk:Billsmith60|talk]]) 01:47, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
::Could you maybe elaborate on the rationale for keeping [[Timeline of Bloody Sunday (1972)]] as a standalone article, since it presents a one-sided account of events? I feel that an external link to the original source might be sufficient for readers who wish to explore that level of detail. [[User:OwlCritique|OwlCritique]] ([[User talk:OwlCritique|talk]]) 02:45, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi, there are several problems, I feel. First, the Widgery Tribunal needs an article of its own. At present it links to a three-paragraph section of that on [[Lord Widgery]]. One idea is to use the existing text in the latter to preface the 'timeline' article, add to the latter to avoid the overreliance on a single source and then rename it to the "Widgery Tribunal" via a page move. The [[Bloody Sunday (1972)|Bloody Sunday]] article, at its "Widgery Inquiry" section, could indeed link to this article. Also the name "timeline" is also misleading, for it isn't one: I'd expect it to be more structured and show the times at which key things happened. Merely merging this 'timeline' article as it stands into Bloody Sunday is not an option, IMHO [[User:Billsmith60|Billsmith60]] ([[User talk:Billsmith60|talk]]) 15:04, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
::::I agree that the 'timeline' article needs a complete overhaul... possibly be retitled [[The Widgery Tribunal]], including detailed information about scholarly analyses of the tribunal and later criticisms that led to the [[Bloody Sunday Inquiry]]. The article as it stands right now does not meet Wikipedia's policy on [[WP:NPOV|neutrality]]. Maybe it could be moved into a [[WP:Draft|Draft]] page for the time being? [[User:OwlCritique|OwlCritique]] ([[User talk:OwlCritique|talk]]) 15:25, 18 March 2026 (UTC)