Talk:Red River of the North/Archive 1
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Alvaro Garza
Do we really need an entire section about a near drowning? Although the event took place in the Red River, I'm not sure that it actually is a good fit for a generic article about the Red River itself. I propose removing the material. --MatthewUND(talk) 08:04, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Re: Alvaro Garza
While this might be mentioned in a sentence or two if we had a more comprehensive history of the Red River, I agree that having a whole section is a little overboard. The reason I would include a mention of this is because it was a big news story on the regional/ national scene at the time (December 1987). It had been featured in magazines such as Life and People; was mentioned in the NY Times and the major news outlets; and Garrison Keillor has mentioned it a time or two on his show. Also this is not the only incident of near cold water drowning, even at that time. I propose there may be a better home for this information, maybe under the DROWNING or related article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.217.199.68 (talk) 23:01, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
- That's not notable at all and should be removed. However, the name should not be mentioned at all, because of data protection. --213.155.231.26 12:28, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- "Data" protection? --MatthewUND(talk) 21:44, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- Yep. Since the boy is/was not a notable person in public life, the name should not be mentioned. --213.155.231.26 16:10, 20 October 2007 (UTC)