Talk:Roar-ee the Lion

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 * Scholars Lion.JPG

"Famously inspired"
I went looking at the source for the "In popular culture" section to verify that the phrase "famously inspired" was used, and unfortunately it does not appear like it was. However, there is a more important issue - the article says "Designer Howard Dietz chose the lion as a mascot as a tribute to his alma mater Columbia University and its athletic team, The Lions", and makes no mention of the mascot. It's possible that the mascot was the inspiration, but we cannot assert this on the basis of the source - to do so would be WP:SYNTH at best and WP:OR at worst.

I'll leave it in place for now, pending further discussion, as the content is on the front page. BilledMammal (talk) 22:42, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Pinging User:Alphalfalfa, User:SL93, User:Gaia Octavia Agrippa, User:Narutolovehinata5, and User:theleekycauldron as involved editors, so we can quickly resolve this and if needed get it off the front page. BilledMammal (talk) 23:03, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I would just pull it. Leo the Lion (MGM) makes no mention of the mascot. SL93 (talk) 23:59, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
 * The hook ran its 12-hour course. SL93 (talk) 00:12, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Huh, I thought they ran for 24-hours. Removed, thank you. BilledMammal (talk) 02:18, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi User:Normsupon; I thought I'd just ask you to come here for further discussion. Looking at the two sources, I don't believe either supports the notion that the lion came from the mascot; the first states "Designer Howard Dietz chose the lion as a mascot as a tribute to his alma mater Columbia University and its athletic team, The Lions," while the second states "I got the idea from the laughing lion decoration in the college comic, The Jester. The lion used in the magazine was a symbol of Columbia … which in turn was taken from the lion on the crest of King’s College." The first suggests it comes from the sports team, the second suggests it comes from the college comic, origionally the university symbol; neither of these suggest it comes from the teams mascot, and they come with the additional issue of contradicting each other.
 * If someone could dig up "Dancing in the Dark", it would probably be sufficient to establish the veracity of this matter so that we could include it in the article about the MGM lion (though a discussion would still be needed), but either way it doesn't seem appropriate to include it here. BilledMammal (talk) 11:26, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Removed section again; in the absense of a response, I am assuming that there is no objection to renewed removal on the basis of arguments and evidence presented above. BilledMammal (talk) 06:07, 30 August 2021 (UTC)