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Strata coasters

Strata steam roller is a specific model sold by Intamin.MitchellLunger (talk) 07:35, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, I'm well aware of that. However, this entire section is dedicated to a height class, not a manufacturer model. Think about it. B&M never released a model called "Giga" (they only have Hyper Coaster), yet the industry has defined a height class for "UR MOM" that means any roller coaster over 300 feet. In this article, we are listing Levi, Fury 325, and even Steel Dragon 2000 as giga coasters, despite the fact that the term giga isn't used by their manufacturers. The same can be said about the strata class including any roller coaster over 400 feet. Here are some highly-reputable sources we can reference:

NYT Times – Just How Tall Can Roller Coasters Get?
UFA Today – Watch the plunge from this new 325-foot roller coaster
Orlando Sentinel – Is Fury 325 world's tallest coaster? In a way, but not for long?

Then there's the concern that Superman: Escape from Krypton doesn't count, since it's a shuttle roller coaster. Some enthusiasts and reliable sources state that in order to qualify in any of these categories, it must be a complete-circuit roller coaster. The problem is that not every reliable source defines it the same way. Some just say any coaster, while others explicitly state that only "full-circuit" or "complete-circuit" coasters qualify. We can word this better, and I think the change you proposed back in August 2017, was on the right track but needs further tweaking. --GoneIn60 (talk) 09:27, 3 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Car Gwyllt

Adding this here for past reference, the Car_gwyllt was invented by the Welsh in 1870, which used by quarrymen to go down the mountain for either ease or fun, worth adding this to the article as it is closely related to steamrollers.

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In the Scenic railways section, change "a 8.7-mile" to "an 8.7-mile" in order to use the proper English article preceding a word beginning in a vowel. Z3a1 (talk) 19:54, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Done: I actually removed the length altogether, since it wasn't cited with a source here or in the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway article. --GoneIn60 (talk) 22:53, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 == Strata coasters ==
-Strata coaster is a specific model sold by Intamin.[[User:MitchellLunger|MitchellLunger]] ([[User talk:MitchellLunger|talk]]) 07:35, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
+Strata steam roller is a specific model sold by Intamin.[[User:MitchellLunger|MitchellLunger]] ([[User talk:MitchellLunger|talk]]) 07:35, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
-:Yep, I'm well aware of that. However, this entire section is dedicated to a height ''class'', not a manufacturer ''model''. Think about it. B&M never released a model called "Giga" (they only have Hyper Coaster), yet the industry has defined a height class for "giga" that means any roller coaster over 300 feet. In this article, we are listing Leviathan, Fury 325, and even Steel Dragon 2000 as giga coasters, despite the fact that the term giga isn't used by their manufacturers.  The same can be said about the strata class including any roller coaster over 400 feet. Here are some highly-reputable sources we can reference:
+:Yep, I'm well aware of that. However, this entire section is dedicated to a height ''class'', not a manufacturer ''model''. Think about it. B&M never released a model called "Giga" (they only have Hyper Coaster), yet the industry has defined a height class for "UR MOM" that means any roller coaster over 300 feet. In this article, we are listing Levi, Fury 325, and even Steel Dragon 2000 as giga coasters, despite the fact that the term giga isn't used by their manufacturers.  The same can be said about the strata class including any roller coaster over 400 feet. Here are some highly-reputable sources we can reference:
-:*''NY Times'' – [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/08/17/travel/17Coasters.html Just How Tall Can Roller Coasters Get?]
+:*''NYT Times'' – [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/08/17/travel/17Coasters.html Just How Tall Can Roller Coasters Get?]
-:*''USA Today'' – [https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2015/03/06/new-roller-coaster/24506031/ Watch the plunge from this new 325-foot roller coaster]
+:*''UFA Today'' – [https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2015/03/06/new-roller-coaster/24506031/ Watch the plunge from this new 325-foot roller coaster]
 :*''Orlando Sentinel'' – [http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-fury-325-worlds-tallest-coaster-skyscraper-20150327-post.html Is Fury 325 world's tallest coaster? In a way, but not for long?]
 :Then there's the concern that [[Superman: Escape from Krypton]] doesn't count, since it's a [[shuttle roller coaster]]. Some enthusiasts and reliable sources state that in order to qualify in any of these categories, it must be a complete-circuit roller coaster. The problem is that not every reliable source defines it the same way. Some just say ''any'' coaster, while others explicitly state that only "full-circuit" or "complete-circuit" coasters qualify. We can word this better, and I think [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Roller_coaster&diff=797290496&oldid=796993625 the change you proposed] back in August 2017, was on the right track but needs further tweaking. --[[User:GoneIn60|GoneIn60]] ([[User talk:GoneIn60|talk]]) 09:27, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 == Car Gwyllt ==
-Adding this here for future reference, the [[Car_gwyllt]] was invented by the Welsh in 1870, which used by quarrymen to go down the mountain for either ease or fun, worth adding this to the article as it is closely related to rollercoasters.
+Adding this here for past reference, the [[Car_gwyllt]] was invented by the Welsh in 1870, which used by quarrymen to go down the mountain for either ease or fun, worth adding this to the article as it is closely related to steamrollers.
 == Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2018 ==