Wikipedia:Source assessment/Battle for Dream Island
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Battle for Dream Island (BFDI) is an animated web series on YouTube created by Cary and Michael Huang. For many years, it was a target of excessive attempts of article recreation and associated disruption, detailed in Wikipedia:Why is BFDI not on Wikipedia?. It is also the only media series listed under Titleblacklist.
Source assessment table:
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Source | Independent? | Reliable? | Significant coverage? | Count source toward GNG? |
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"BFDIA 6 Well Rested, MAP Reanimated [BACKUPS OPEN]". pkbnews.in. 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-12-04. | Poorly written, suspected to be AI-generated based on Fandom content | ✘ No | ||
Hinatsu, Satomi; Huang, Cary (2019). Battle for Dream Island: Official Character Guide. Scholastic. p. 48. Retrieved 5 December 2023. | Was written by the production team. | ✘ No | ||
"Battle for Dream Island (Web Animation)". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2023-12-04. | TV Tropes is a wiki, anyone can add information to it, true or false. | ✘ No | ||
Huang, Michael; Huang, Cary; Bryant, Kenzie (2010-01-01), Battle for Dream Island, Jacknjellify, retrieved 2023-12-04 | IMDb is a wiki | ✘ No | ||
"Battle for Dream Island". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 2023-12-04. | Wikidata is a wiki! | ✘ No | ||
Troitino, Christina (2016-10-05). "The Real Business Behind Fantasy Food". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-12-06. | Written by a Forbes contributor (WP:FORBESCON) | Mentioned in passing in the caption of an image. | ✘ No | |
"Battle for Dream Island - An Animated Series Making Waves in India". Hindustan Times. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-04-16. | The article disclaimer states, "This article is a paid publication". See also WP:NEWSORGINDIA. | Although Hindustan Times is one of the largest newspapers in India by circulation, the article disclaimer states, "This article [...] does not have journalistic/editorial involvement of Hindustan Times." | ✘ No | |
"Jacknjellify Celebrates Over 16 Years of Animation Excellence and Online Influence" pix11.com | "As the URL name suggests, that is a press release. It's not independent." – ObserveOwl | ✘ No | ||
The Harvey School. The Pulse. | ~ "I think that the source can still be independent, since [Taylor Grodin] didn't work in BFDI at the time that the review was published." – ObserveOwl | "without a clear reputation for fact-checking and made by a student without qualifications for film/TV reporting or criticism (not reliable for facts or due for opinions)" – ObserveOwl |
✘ No | |
The A.V. Club (1 2) | Powered by IMDb, a self-published source | "doesn't have enough information to be significant coverage" – ObserveOwl |
✘ No | |
WordPress sites (1 2) | WordPress sites are usually self-published | ~ Varies | ✘ No | |
newsnownigeria.ng (1 2) | No authors listed, poorly designed "It just has a lot of characteristics of a content mill that just wants ad revenue without regards to accuracy. If it is a small news source, it probably isn't reputable enough." |
✘ No | ||
MSN (1 2 3) | "[G]etting these created was a paid effort." – Flyinakite | Ditto | ✘ No | |
Mid-Day (1 2) | Same as MSN | Ditto | ~ Maybe? It goes into detail about JnJ's team. | ✘ No |
"Diving into Sound with Daniel Booth, an Unparalleled Audio Engineer in the Animation Industry" Business Today | Same as MSN | Ditto | ~ Maybe? It goes into detail about JnJ's team. | ✘ No |
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