Talk:New South Wales Police Force strip search scandal (list of reported incidents)

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Use of Social Media Content[edit]

I understand that there have been some issues raised regarding the use of social media sources in this article. I understand that while these sources are generally considered to be unreliable, I believe that their use within the article falls within WP:ABOUTSELF guidelines. Per the guidelines, social media content used in the article has been restricted to instances involving individuals speaking about their own experiences and does not include any self-serving or exceptional claims, nor claims about third parties or events not directly related to the source. The article is not based primarily on these sources, and in many cases social media content has served as the basis of further reporting by more established media outlets (i.e.: June 16 2018, February 26 2019, May 11 2019). instances where individuals have used derogatory language directed towards police has been excluded, as has any content where an individual has made allusions to being “searched” but has not explicitly stated whether a strip search or a less invasive search was conducted. A discussion about the use of social media content within the article was opened [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard#New South Wales Police Force strip search scandal and related articles|here].

A blogger site was also referenced in the article. While I understand that this source is generally considered to be unreliable as well, as per WP:SELFPUB, “Weblog material written by well-known professional researchers writing within their field may be acceptable”. The blog in question is authored by Paul Dillon, a former drug educator at the University of New South Wales and current director and founder of Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia (DARTA), which conducts presentations and seminars at various schools across the country. He’s been quoted in Vice, The Guardian and The Sydney Morning Herald among other publications and gave evidence at a coronial inquest investigating drug overdose deaths at music festivals in 2019. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OpticalBloom241 (talk OpticalBloom241 (talk) 12:33, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]