Talk:Euthanasia Coaster

Pop culture again

I'm inclined to delete the whole "in pop culture" section here as in many other articles; but even granting that it is, or could be, appropriate, how does the bit about "Glenn Paton's short film H Positive" merit being listed? -- Hoary (talk) 05:45, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

@Hoary: I remember 15 or so years ago when Wikipedia articles were infected with "Trivia" sections. As they disappeared, they got replaced by "Pop culture". Trivia by any other name is still trivia. I find these sections to be rather useless, but it seems one cannot keep them out. ~Anachronist (talk) 07:16, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

It would help if people made at least a token effort to adhere to MOS:POPCULT: Cultural references about a subject should not be included simply because they exist. A Wikipedia article may include a subject's cultural impact by summarizing its coverage in reliable secondary or tertiary sources. A source should cover the subject's cultural impact in some depth; it should not be a source that merely mentions the subject's appearance in a movie, song, television show, or other cultural item. This article appears to cite no sources discussing the cultural impact of the 'Euthanasia Coaster ', and accordingly shouldn't have a 'popular culture' section at all, per the MOS. AndyTheGrump (talk) 07:33, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

AndyTheGrump, I'd have no objection if all were deleted. ('Scuse the digression, but I'm contemplating the DYK: "the concept for the Euthanasia Coaster, a roller coaster designed to kill its riders, caused concern among anti-euthanasia groups when it went on display?" No I didn't know that, but I don't feel the teeny-weeniest twinge of even the mildest surprise. I also wonder how this article can be "Good".) -- Hoary (talk) 09:56, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

I think they can be WP-acceptable, and I tend to weed un- and poorly- sourced stuff when I come across it. Sometimes sources are surprisingly good. It has some interest to note that this idea spread a little, but WP:PROPORTION applies. However, items must have a decent independent source. Not the work itself, WP:BLOGS, etc etc. So the How High We Go in the Dark is a bit iffy. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:34, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Lithuania portal ?

I think that the Lithuania portal isn’t necessary but I wanted to have some advices.Wikileli (talk) 16:34, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

My guess is the portal is linked because the coaster's designer is Lithuanian. That said, its presence has negligible effect on the article that you could follow WP:BRD:

1. boldly remove the portal
2. link this discussion in the edit summary
3. return here if reverted to discuss with the person who undid your removal

Hope this answer, however belated, helps. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 15:14, 15 May 2025 (UTC)