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Sports. Lucas Raymond. 2600:6C48:507F:807D:F0D4:94:FD5E:492A (talk) 14:59, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
Photos in main image
I'm questioning the relevance of including a photo of an unfinished building (Karlatornet) in the main image of the article. While I do think Karlatornet is worthy of being mentioned as a city symbol, I think we should wait until there are available photos of the building when its completed. On a sidenote, do we really need to include the Gothenburg Tram Network as a symbol of the city? And if we have to, are there not any better images available than the current one? Jonipoon (talk) 11:00, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- Myself, i would disagree with removing the Karlatornet; it's not as if it's just a picture of scaffolding, the thing is fairly close to completion and, correct me if i'm wrong, isn't it (now or going to be) the tallest building in Scandinavia? I don't really know why, but lots of places feel that such a distinction makes them "better" and thus symbolic of the place. As for the trams, yeah, i agree: There's an image of a tram further down in the article and surely one is enough; it's certainly not a particular feature of Gothenburg, as so many other places have tram networks. Happy days, ~ LindsayHello 11:43, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
Inconsistency in pronunciation guide
Pronunciation insists upon a θ but the actual audio file does not pronounce it that way (or if the t is aspirated in any capacity in that file, it's extraordinarily faint). In my experience, both pronunciations are common (in fact, lacking aspiration is a closer alignment with the swedish pronunciation), so I feel like there are two ways to correct this inconsistency: 1, re-record the audio file; or 2, find a source for GOT-en-burg in english (if that can be sourced for accuracy and isn't just a common mispronunciation) and amend the pronunciation to align with the audio file. I don't have the capacity to do either of these atm, so I figured opening a dialogue would be the next best thing. 180.43.84.230 (talk) 13:40, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
- I would also add to this that I think the last vowel should be either a schwa, or the r should be removed, because no rhotic dialect says it like it's written in the IPA guide. 178.231.13.95 (talk) 06:12, 14 July 2025 (UTC)