Editing Talk:Sylacauga (meteorite) (section)

== Proposed merge of [[Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges]] into [[Sylacauga (meteorite)]] ==

There's a good bit of information here, but the bulk of it is focused on the incident which made Mrs. Hodges temporarily famous. If that were stripped away, what would remain would not be enough for notability for an individual, and it would be quite a small article as well. I think it may, in fact, be small enough to be merged into a section of [[Sylacauga (meteorite)]]. The two articles are inextricably linked and there's plenty of room for both on the same page. [[User:QuietHere|QuietHere]] ([[User talk:QuietHere|talk]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/QuietHere|contributions]]) 09:35, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

:It seems fair as neither the person nor the meteorite seems particularly noteworthy, but rather the event of the meteor striking Ms. Hodges. Maybe it could be renamed to '''Sylacauga (First recorded human-meteor impact)'''? [[User:EulerianTrail|EulerianTrail]] ([[User talk:EulerianTrail|talk]]) 04:28, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
::Or Hodges meteorite impact? [[User:EulerianTrail|EulerianTrail]] ([[User talk:EulerianTrail|talk]]) 04:31, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
::Surely the meteorite is still the notable subject being discussed though. Can't have a meteorite impact without one. Don't see much point in renaming. [[User:QuietHere|QuietHere]] ([[User talk:QuietHere|talk]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/QuietHere|contributions]]) 04:31, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
:::In the same way Hodges is notable. So maybe they should stay as separate articles. [[User:EulerianTrail|EulerianTrail]] ([[User talk:EulerianTrail|talk]]) 12:59, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
::::But Hodges's notability is dependent entirely on her connection to the meteorite, so having a separate article on her is redundant to that of the meteorite. [[User:QuietHere|QuietHere]] ([[User talk:QuietHere|talk]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/QuietHere|contributions]]) 00:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::Same with the meteorite, the meteorite notability is dependent on its connection with Hodges. [[User:EulerianTrail|EulerianTrail]] ([[User talk:EulerianTrail|talk]]) 11:13, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::But the meteorite is the primarily notable subject here, so why shouldn't it be the primary subject of the article? What you're suggesting is a convoluted rename with a wholly unnecessary (and way outside of standards) disambiguator, when the current title gets all the most necessary information accross succinctly. Your suggestion could be resolved with an edit to the short description if you really think it's necessary, though I would disagree with that as well. [[User:QuietHere|QuietHere]] ([[User talk:QuietHere|talk]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/QuietHere|contributions]]) 01:24, 22 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::I am not suggesting that is convoluted or unnecessary or out of standards. As long as something is notable, it is allowed to have its own article on wikipedia. [[User:EulerianTrail|EulerianTrail]] ([[User talk:EulerianTrail|talk]]) 15:05, 22 December 2025 (UTC)
:'''Support''' merge per [[WP:1E]]; note that the policy is to merge to the relevant event, which is the meteorite. [[User:Klbrain|Klbrain]] ([[User talk:Klbrain|talk]]) 10:30, 1 January 2026 (UTC)
::The meteorite impact is the event, not the meteorite, [[User:EulerianTrail|EulerianTrail]] ([[User talk:EulerianTrail|talk]]) 17:15, 2 January 2026 (UTC)
:::But the meteorite is the key subject of the event. The sources include research into the meteorite. It's central to the narrative, rather than the impact itself. And I really don't think you were making a case against merging so I would argue you're outside the scope of this discussion anyway. [[User:QuietHere|QuietHere]] ([[User talk:QuietHere|talk]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/QuietHere|contributions]]) 19:56, 2 January 2026 (UTC)
::::I am not outside of the scope of this discussion. The event of the meteor impact is the notable event. Like the example in [[Wikipedia:ONEEVENT]] there is the article on [[Travis Walton UFO incident]] With Travis in the name. This is the same situation, we should merge the two articles into one, but with a name that reflective of this. Whichever is the case we decide on, I would be willing to help with the merging of the articles. [[User:EulerianTrail|EulerianTrail]] ([[User talk:EulerianTrail|talk]]) 21:53, 2 January 2026 (UTC)
:'''Support''' merge. This is all part of the same individual topic. [[Sylacauga (meteorite)]] is a reasonable target article. '''[[User:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#0c4709">Thebiguglyalien</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#472c09">talk</span>]]) 01:57, 18 March 2026 (UTC)