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Bruce the Terrible has repeatedly added Train Ride to Hollywood to the "Representation in other media" section. I have removed it several times on the grounds that it is not appropriately sourced. An editor noting similarities or references to other media is WP:Original research. I can't really expand much further than I do in my edit summary, where I refer to Misplaced Pages:Manual_of_Style/Film#Popular_culture, which states that such observations "should be supported by third-party sources that place the reference into context". A third party source is one that explicitly notes the representation itself. The Godfather has been riffed and referenced in hundreds of media; not all of them are important or worth noting, so should not be added to the article unless they are the subject of sourced commentary. Betty Logan (talk) 20:13, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Betty: Well, then, how do I source it? I'm sorry that I can't find a specific reference to the use of two of Marlon Brando's characters in Bloodstone's movie, and I am sorry that Train Ride to Hollywood isn't as well-known as other pop-music movies - or that Bloodstone themselves aren't as well-remembered as other 1970s soul bands. All I have is the movie itself, which clearly shows the Godfather / Wild One references. What, then, would you suggest? - Bruce Bruce the Terrible (talk) 21:35, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
If no sources discuss it then it obviously doesn't belong in the article. As I note above, not every representation needs to be added to the article; if we noted every single example of media that had riffed the film then the section would be longer than the rest of the article put together. Betty Logan (talk) 22:49, 26 August 2023 (UTC)