Talk:2019 in science

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Tesla Semi-Truck

An editor recently removed the portion of this page which noted:

"Tesla plans to begin production on an all-electric, semi-autonomous semi-truck, the Tesla Semi."

The editor's reason for removed this was "A product launch is not necessarily a science relevant event." This certainly is true, but this also does not mean any information related to a product is inappropriate for a page about science. First, this information was not about a "product launch," which I understand to be when a company announces a product. This article noted, rather, when production is planned to begin on the product. As it happens, the actual product launch is already noted in the article 2017 in science, under 17 November:

"17 November – Elon Musk reveals his company Tesla's first electric and semi-autonomous truck, called the Tesla Semi, as well as an updated version of the company's sports car Tesla Roadster."

It would seem either the deleted material should be restored or the reference on the 2017 in science page to the Tesla semi-truck announcement should removed. I would be interested to hear others' thoughts about whether it is appropriate for certain products to be included in a page about science. The worry I suppose is the use of Wikipedia as an advertising platform (see Wikipedia:Advertising), and whether the inclusion of the Tesla Semi material amounts to this. For what it is worth, it seems relevant to me; it has its own article after all: Tesla Semi (though I was also the one who originally added it, so perhaps I am biased in the matter). JEN9841 (talk) 03:51, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It seems relevant to me. It's not like the section is bloated and needs trimming of the least important information. ````