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There's no denying it: the world pays attention to its armed forces. From the appearance of legendary war machines like the Iowa-class battleships and SR-71 Blackbirds in films to the passing mentions of tanks and troops in literature and mentions of the heroes of the armed forces in our video games and music, every nation finds in its history a proud pop culture moment.
Often, when these moments make their appearance in real life, editors rush to add the appearance of military units or vehicular or historic figures to the corresponding Wikipedia articles on the subject. Unfortunately, though, these efforts—while made in good faith—are almost always reverted on sight for a couple of reasons, foremost among them the fact that the presence of popular culture related material is in open violation of Wikipedia:Trivia sections and the Manual of Style for the Military history project. This has the unintended effect of creating tension among our contributors, especially those who are new to Wikipedia or those who do not actively contribute to the Military history project.
For all the work we do to keep the articles within our scope free of pop culture, we do understand that there are certain circumstances in which a discussion of the pop culture aspects of the person, group, or device in question is warranted. For that reason we are outlining a few things that should be considered when moving into a discussion of pop culture. Please note that the information provided below only outlines the basics of a pop culture section and ways to know if your particular pop culture reference would hold up in such a section. This information is subject to change over time and is only meant as a guide to pop culture sections; anything you read from this point on should be taken with a grain of salt against the retention of a pop culture section.
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