Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-5632187-20140928041755/@comment-4511886-20140930184742

I really can't vote yes or no.

I feel that when a name or design is similar to something distinct, it can be mentioned. An example being Paladin Leeroy. (Leeroy Jenkins) Also, when they mix up a weapon design and name or something. Like the Scythe being designed after a Bardiche, that's ok to point out.

Pointing out that a weapon is similar to its real life counter part (especially if they share names) is like saying that a car in a picture is similar to the same car in a video. It's pointless, annoying and feels plain insultive towards the reader.

You could alternatively have an external link to the wikipedia page of the real thing. That way people who are interested in it can check it out, and we don't clog the page with useless information.

The most important thing about it is the point of trivia. That is to be fun and interesting pieces of, in the context, useless information. They're not there to be "Captain Obvious' corner"