Talk:Portable toilet

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I object to the assertion that porta-pottys "do not overflow". From unfortunate experience I can confirm that it IS possible to fill a porta-potty to overflowing.

We have portajohns at my deployed base with both toilet paper and/or hand gel dispensers, but you're right, saying "most" have them is definitely not accurate. Thehappysmith 08:47, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The photo caption is correct in its implication that overturning a port-a-john is considered strongly unacceptable behavior; is there any way to say so using NPOV language? ShawnVW 17:23, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

The photo has been changed, but perhaps something about overturning port-a-johns could still be said in the article?--Koeppen 00:25, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Proposed move to portable toilet 2 Proposed picture replacement 3 Weight? 4 Masking Tape

[edit] Proposed move to portable toilet

I think the article should be moved to Portable toilet as it is more encyclopedic (as there is an article for flatulence and not fart) and avoids specific region specific slang (In NZ they are called port-a-loos and never port-a-john). --Clawed 10:42, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

I agree that Portable toilet would be a more generic and encyclopedic name for this article. -- Amoore 03:16, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

What about chemical toilet

Also agreed, its at a totally america-centric title right now. And they're also called portaloo's here (ireland). --Kiand 03:58, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

I have now moved the page and reworded it to reflect the change --Clawed 04:18, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed picture replacement

I think the picture on this article is not at all encyclopedic, and should be replaced. The picture's focus is not on the portable toilet but on the two fellows having fun on top of it.

I've now replaced the port-a-john tipping picture with one more "appopriate".--Koeppen 00:25, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Weight?

Could someone dig up weight figures for a standard Portable Toilet? I think it might be important shall me and my budies decide to try to move one (we're considering a big get-together and a place to use the bathroom will be important).

[edit] Masking Tape

What if someone put masking tape around a portable potty? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Wayne Neptune (talk • contribs) 20:12, 5 April 2007 (UTC).