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Why is there nothing about this on WikiNews? --2001:4898:80E8:7:0:0:0:370 (talk) 21:24, 11 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Any wiki material is created at the prerogative of its own author, and anyone can edit, including you. Typically, WikiNews has less traffic and users than Wikipedia, so I assume this is omission rather than an editorial decision that it was not newsworthy '''tAD''' (talk) 13:08, 12 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

An article about this subject was created on WikiNews at 04:14, 12 September 2015‎ (UTC). Mz7 (talk) 17:14, 12 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

bin Laden connection

Is mentioning the crane operator's connection to Osama bin Laden relevant to this article? Twirly Pen (Speak ^up) 00:54, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It was exploited as a headline-grabber by some tabloids (including the Daily Mail source referenced throughout this article), but the Binladen group is a huge corporation in Saudi Arabia despite the obvious tarnishing of the name. If it's mentioned appropriately according to reliable sources, there shouldn't be a problem '''tAD''' (talk) 08:53, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but I'm sure that information is already in Mohammed bin Laden's wiki article. I just don't see the notability of the connection here. Would we mention relatives of the owner had it been another crane operator? Twirly Pen (Speak ^up) 02:18, 14 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, it doesn't make sense. 64.134.62.246 (talk) 03:00, 14 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Photo of crane

The article could be improved by including a photo of the type of crane involved in the accident, even if it is the crane that collapsed. For now, I've added an external link to the Liebherr English-language page for the the LR 11350 crawler cranes, but since it is an external source, link-rot could make the pictures go away unexpectedly. — Quicksilver^{T @} 15:01, 17 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Images of the crane and the havoc and destruction it created can be seen on the [http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1237079 Mecca & Pilgrimage] forum on [http://www.skyscrapercity.com/ SkyscraperCity]. AstroLynx (talk) 10:17, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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