Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tannhauser Gate
If the only content was the mention in the ''Blade Runner'' speech, I would say we should delete it, however, it ''does'' have a lot of usage elsewhere in popular culture. In addition to the examples given in the article, I also found http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitle4io8t976?from=Main.TannhauserGate  this, and I have heard it used countless times in various sci-fi contexts, particularly in scif-fi computer games. I believe in the example I gave it says it was "a level in Homeworld", which is a space sim. Because of the fact that it springs up in so many places outside of Blade Runner, I think the article satisfies . That single line in Blade Runner does not make it notable, but the impact that line has had makes it notable. Another interesting thing to check out is http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=tannhauser+gate&w=all&s=int&referer_searched=1  the number of times the line is used on Flickr. I am also curious as to what makes you say that it violates Wikipedia's policy on fiction. How does it violate ? Also, you called the "References in popular culture" section original research, but it ''isn't'' OR. I agree that it doesn't have references and it should, but the fact that information isn't cited doesn't make it OR. Lastly, Jack Merridew's quote of "There has been popular speculation" was taken out of context. He construed the quote to be in reference to what a/the Tannhauser Gate is, but it was saying that there has been popular speculation that the name derived from the Tannhäuser (opera)|Wagner opera or its Tannhäuser|title character, which is perfectly reasonable, as the script writers of Blade Runner did not give an origin for the name and the opera and character are a famous use of the same name
— User:Neil, 17:02, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:N||WP:WAF (Wikipedia:Notability)