Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of pop culture references to real restaurants


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS. J I P | Talk 10:55, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

List of pop culture references to real restaurants
A list of what cartoons spoofed McDonald's or Taco Bell seems less than encyclopedic. tregoweth 05:01, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, enables users to find out which restaurants are depicted in popular culture and how. Kappa 10:00, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete list-cruft. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. OpenToppedBus - Talk to the driver 12:03, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete.--Samuel J. Howard 12:46, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep probably should be moved, maybe to List of pop culture parodys of real restaurants - it isnt just a list of restaurants, its a list of parody names for restaurants like Krusty Burger and McDowell's in Coming to America -- Astrokey44 |talk 13:10, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * parodies &#9786; Uncle G 22:58, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * thanks yeah thats what i meant :) -- Astrokey44 |talk 00:03, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per Talk to the driver Crunch 13:12, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOT. Eusebeus 14:38, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per the above. Lukas 14:53, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - This seems like good content to me. It's interesting, at least.  I see no compelling reason to delete - this isn't just listcruft, and it is a valid source for someone researching, say, fast food and pop culture. Cyde Weys votetalk 15:27, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep and Rename per Astrokey44. Youngamerican 15:49, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, as nomination. FredOrAlive 15:54, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete: Non-Encyclapedic. Deathawk 16:03, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Does not seem indiscriminate at all to me. Useful list. Things like this are what makes Wipidedia a good thing: each of the entries is linked to the relevant article. Turnstep 17:07, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Totally unmanageable. -- Krash 19:20, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Could you expand on "unmanageable"? I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that. Turnstep 22:08, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I would tend to think "unmanageable" means that nothing can prepare a reasonable number of editors for the incredibly ridiculous amount of crap that will inevitably pour into the article. Runaway list syndrome. This can be applied differently to different situations. But in this instance, we're dealing with contributions that will be highly subjective and unverifiable. -- Krash 06:12, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't think I agree with that. While this list is young, it is small and tightly-controlled at the moment. It's also a fairly finite list - I can't see it growing too much more than it is - it's not as if there are thousands of cartoons and movies which each have their own Burger King spoof. The entries are also very easy to veify, as they come from pop culture. One can simply check the primary source (offhand, I recognize about half the entries on this list) or visit the articles for the cartoon/movie. Even external refs should be pretty easy. I'll even go add a couple right now to demonstrate my willingness to maintain and verify. :) Turnstep 14:18, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
 * You're not going to change my mind because I think, apart from my aforementioned sentiments, it's a silly thing to make a list of. Back to subjectivity. Many McBurgerKings in movies/TV are parodies of the all-american-burger-joint-fast-food-mentality where it's hard to say whether they're referencing a specific place or just making up a place so as not to get sued. Also many of the links provided don't provide any proof that the said parody is actually based on the restaurant which is claimed. -- Krash 19:42, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, an endless pointless list of trivia. None of those things are good. Except lists. I don't mind lists so much. Lord Bob 21:28, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep, perhaps rename. The way fast food is portrayed in pop culture can be a reflection of how our society treats it. Perhaps a short description of the fictional restaurants might be warranted. Grandmasterka 21:39, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. I agree with Cyde Weys. Fascinating bit of social history. -- JJay 03:06, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. It is clearly historical and it may be useful someday, as a secondary source.
 * Delete non-encyclopedic list. --G Rutter 15:48, 17 January 2006 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.