User talk:79.65.103.197

December 2015

Hello, I'm Dennis Bratland. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Dennis Bratland (talk) 23:40, 15 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Yamaha YZF-R6. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Dennis Bratland (talk) 20:00, 16 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep in mind that we do not maintain lists of every single media appearance of a vehicle (or any other product). We only mention those where reliable third party sources (not blogs, fansites, or sites with a conflict of interest) have given us a reason why a particular media appearance mattered in any way, such as having an influence on others, affecting the design or sales of the vehicle, or having a lasting cultural impact. Just showing up is not enough. Self-published fansites and forums like simcarlist.com also fail Wikipedia's criteria for reliable sources. The site ridevideogame.com is not independent of the subject. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 20:11, 16 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'd provided sources, I figured that would be enough. It is a commomplace occurence on all manner of road cars and race cars: Pagani Huayra, McLaren MP4/4, Honda RA300, Lotus 49, Ruf CTR, Ruf CTR3, and even on tracks themselves, such as Willow Springs International Motorsports Park, etc. See also Cars in Miami Vice, Pontiac Firebird (third generation), etc.

Really, an appearance in TV, games, or film is testamount to the importance and/or popularity of a car/bike. Some of these games use a particular model as a selling point on the box, to differentiate from other products. Modelling a vehicle requires significant investment of time and money - producers wouldn't include something they didn't think would see their product. This can also have competitive effect of "having an influence on others" etc.

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