[WikiEN-l] [Foundation-l] Trouble in Ireland

[Steve Summit]

David Gerard wrote:
> Let's assume a reader of Wikipedia isn't going to go through megabytes
> of talk-page arguments and frankly couldn't give a hoot about editor
> conduct issues. They just want to look stuff up.

Right.

> What's a one-sentence statement of the compelling reason from each
> side, stated from a neutral point of view?

A reader typing in "Ireland" (or an editor linking [[Ireland]])
is almost certainly thinking about the country, not the geological
structure.