Talk:Will-o'-the-wisps in popular culture

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Have added ~back~ the reference to Manuel de Falla's ~Amor Brujo~. It seems to me that the mass deletion that just occurred was done more out of an overweening desire to maintain Wikipedia's air of respectability. Where are your references that the items removed are not notable (to me your act borders on vandalism out of frustration for not getting a consensus for removing the list entirely)? Where was the attempt at discussion in this Talk page? Yes, I've reviewed the deletion debate which did not come to a conclusion, and the talk about your essay. Perhaps you simply haven't heard of Manuel de Falla? Arggggh! Friarslantern 18:37, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The reference you returned was a good catch. I'd appreciate some cited discussion of portrayal of the wisp there, though. My motivations are not based on frustration, just the firm and rational belief that the vast majority (quite probably all, but reasonable men can disagree somewhat) of the material in the article didn't belong here. --Eyrian 18:40, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

I have added a footnote to the text of the ballet. Do you really feel you need a citation to a ~discussion~ of the portrayal of the will-o-the-wisp here? Why? You're not sure Manuel de Falla's ballets are notable, or that "fuego fatuo" means "will-o'-the-wisp", or that the will-o'-the-wisp is central to the piece "Canción del Fuego", or that "Canción del Fuego" is central to the story of the ballet? Which one! and I will search for it. --Friarslantern 19:00, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The centrality of the wisp in the ballet, and therefore the work as a whole. --Eyrian 19:08, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Hmmmm.... 'been reading the other entries in this list, the ones you saw fit to leave on it, and am wondering why you'd want me to do this research for this entry while you haven't done it for many of the entries you left? --Friarslantern 19:50, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It'd be nice if you did, you're under no obligation. The ones I left could potentially be justified. I left them to those that might want to do so. --Eyrian 19:53, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

GUYS

how about in AD&D also in video games like this one (which was a pretty good game) --75.100.2.17 22:05, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think D&D should be in. It's more significant than some flemish poem...--Mirage GSM 10:33, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How about a reference indicating that? -Eyrian 15:43, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

I was amazed given such a specific subcategory as "Games", that AD&D wasn't listed. Whether it's more significant than "some Flemish poem" is beside the point, as it's definitely more significant than a lot of the games mentioned. -Michael Motta —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.236.180.80 (talk) 12:25, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Will-o'-the-wisps article?

Why is this section a seperate article? Normally "in popular culture" is but a section od the main article.--Mirage GSM 10:31, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If necessary, I will find the necessary citations

Flag with citation needed, don't just delete them. Serendi^podous 20:35, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Citations to primary works don't indicate importance. The deleted entries are still visible in the history. --Eyrian 20:36, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

I notice that no one has actually made good on the promise

Resolved

To keep cruft out of this article. When the "computer games" list was deleted, it was done so on the promise that Erian would take responsibility for keeping this article clean. Obviously it slipped his mind. Serendi^podous 19:11, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the fancruft, along with other trivial references. I'm watching this article, and will try to make sure it stays clean. MMS2013 14:07, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]