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This page is considered a guideline on Wikipedia. It is generally accepted among editors and is considered a standard that all users should follow. However, it is not set in stone and should be treated with common sense and the occasional exception. When editing this page, please ensure that your revision reflects consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on this page's talk page. |
Template:WPCVG Sidebar Articles related to video games need sources like any other Wikipedia article. Content must be verifiable. Editors writing articles in the scope of this project, however, may encounter some problems when finding sources, or citing them. This guideline aims to discuss some of the most common problem areas. None of the below is applicable to every single instance of it—use reason and common sense. The WP:VG reference library is a good place to find reliable sources.
Fansites
Many video games have sites devoted to them that are not affiliated with the developers or publishers. These fansites enable fans to read about and discuss the game. When checked against Wikipedia guidelines such as Wikipedia:Reliable sources#What is a reliable source?, these fansites usually do not qualify as a reliable source. They frequently have little or no editorial oversight, and may be self-published (i.e., the person hosting the website is also the one writing its content). Fact-checking is often of lesser importance than publishing the latest rumours. Quoting the rule of thumb: "...the greater the degree of scrutiny involved in checking facts, analyzing legal issues, and scrutinizing the evidence and arguments of a particular work, the more reliable it is."
Some fansites provide forum excerpts by developers from the game's forums. Favour citing the forum post itself over the fansite's article and commentary about it. When citing a forum post on a fansite's own forum, special scrutiny is advised. Make it clear that it is the post that is cited, not the thread or forum in general. Consider forum posts like journal articles, except that in this case the "journal" is unreliable (see WP:SPS), but the "article" may be, because of its author. Use real names over forum nicknames. An example from Supreme Commander:
Ables, Jeremy (2007-07-30). "Patch notes build 3260". Gas Powered Games. Retrieved 2007-08-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
Video games
In articles about video games, citing the game itself is often attractive. Wikipedia favours secondary sources, and the use of primary sources should be minimised. Games are primary sources in articles about themselves. Whether it is good to use them as a source varies by perspective, subject and game. For a reader, it is usually very hard to use a video game to check facts. Provide transcripts wherever possible, and enable readers to check the facts themselves by noting which area, level or episode is cited. Using the later levels of games with a linear level progression as sources (without transcripts) should be avoided. The same applies to bonus levels or easter eggs.
It is very hard to find proper sources for sections about the plot or setting of a video game without using the game itself. In many of these sections, the game itself is used as a source, but make sure that it is not the only source. Furthermore, the kind of statements that can be backed up with a reference to the game itself is limited. For example, it is impossible to use the game itself to back up that it "... takes place in a high fantasy setting".
Statements of a technical or critical nature should never contain references to the game itself. Technical details (like the type of texture mapping used) are impossible to discern for the layperson. Using the game itself as a source for critical content is original research. Criticism should not be the editor's own, but for example a reviewer's.
However, instruction booklets, player's guides, and other game-related publications may be cited as normal.
- Tools: {{cite video game}} and {{cite video}}
Review sites
The most important source for most video game articles are the reviews of the game itself. These reviews come mostly from reliable sources (such as the ones in the list below), but be aware of less reliable reviews. Many sites allow users to submit content, like Wikipedia itself. These reviews are often not independent, and are not reliable because they have not been checked for factuality by an editor. It is also important to make a distinction between review sites, and directory listings. The latter often repeat information from press releases and the game's official website, and do not constitute a reliable source for establishing notability. Their use should be avoided in general as well.
Aggregate review sites such as Metacritic and Game Rankings are generally useful to include in the critical reception portion of a video game article, as these sites provide links to numerous reviews for a game, more than can readily be included in Wikipedia. Data from these aggregate review sites should be handled carefully. There are two primary issues with these sites. Firstly, the site webmasters are free to include or ignore any review source they choose. While these sites will typically include major English gaming review sources, they can (and do) also include less reliable sites. Secondly, the sites average the scores between reviewers without regard for the differences in the rating systems used. Furthermore, video game reviews are not meant to be used in comparison with each other. A reviewer who gave two games both a score of 90% might prefer one above the other, but this does not show in the scores.
Retailers
Retailers are considered reliable sources for release dates and the existence of games on a particular platform only for games that have already been released. However other secondary or primary sources should be used if available. Retailers posting future dates for games not yet released raise a red flag as to the legitimacy of the statement, and should not be used unless confirmed by a more reliable source.
Official information
In video gaming communities, the adjective "official" is often used to describe information released by the game developer. It denotes that the information is definitive, reliable and sometimes important. This is without regard to whether said information is deemed canonical.
Merely being "official" does not guarantee that information is usable under Wikipedia's editorial standards. Information deriving from official sources but published in generally unreliable ones such as blogs, fansites, or forum posts is likely unusable. Much of what is called official often stems from primary sources such as the game itself, which should largely not be used (see above). Additionally, not all reliably sourced official information merits inclusion, and in fact the bulk of the article may be unofficial. An example of this is the release date: when the official date is at 1998 according to accurate but unreliable (by Wikipedia policy standards) information, but a reliable source writes that it is 1999, Wikipedia should include the latter. Even if one has the knowledge of memory or the word of a trustworthy individual, original research is off-limits.
The crux is that "official" is not relevant to Wikipedia standards. In fan communities, all information released by the game developers is official and important. In a Wikipedia article, information released by game developers is no different from any other reliable source; in fact, it may be less reliable under possible interpretations of the policy regarding self-published or primary sources.
Sourcing style
When citing a print magazine, the name of the magazine should be written in italics. Likewise for the video games themselves. When citing an online source, the name of the site should not be in italics. When citing a particular article published by a magazine or website, or when citing a chapter within a video game, the title should be surrounded by quotes. The various citation sub-templates of {{cite}} handle this sort of thing for you automatically.
Infoboxes
An infobox exists to allow you to list several game reviews in a conveniently readable format. Game publications are specified using short alphanumeric codes to make managing lists is easier.
List
It is often difficult to gauge whether a source is reliable or not in the area of video gaming. The following is a list of sources that have been established as reliable in the field of video gaming per past consensus. Please bring up all new additions on the talk page before posting them below.
A Google Custom Search engine is available at http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=009782238053898643791:8naerdbd-oy. The engine searches the reliable source websites listed on this article.
Note: "Media" refers to the publication's principal means of content delivery.
General
| Name | Media | Type | Notes and limitations | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1UP.com | online | game reviews, news, features | Formerly EGM online site, merged with UGO in 2009.[1] | UGO Networks |
| allgame | online | game synopsis, summaries, credits | An extension of Allmusic by the same company to video games. Provides IMDb-like details for game credits and useful as a source for those within articles. | Macrovision |
| Ars Technica | online | Game news and reviews | Ars Technica, Condé Nast Digital | |
| Blue's News | online | UGO Networks | ||
| CNET | online | News, reviews, features | CBS Corporation/CBS Interactive | |
| Edge (UK) | print, online | game reviews, news, features | Future Publishing | |
| Eurogamer | online | News, reviews, features | Eurogamer Network | |
| FiringSquad | online | Started by Dennis Fong aka "Thresh". The site's various articles has been cited in many publications and scholarly works. | FS Media Inc. | |
| Game Informer (US) | print, online | News, reviews, features | GameStop | |
| Game Set Watch | online | Gaming commentary | Material is generally stuff that has already been published at Gamasutra but will often contain features that are published on its site before it reaches Gamasutra.[2] | Sister site of Gamasutra, Think Services |
| GamesRadar | online | Reviews, news, features | In the same network as Computer and Video Games, PC Gamer[3] | Future Publishing |
| GameDaily | online | News, reviews, features | AOL | |
| Gameplanet | online | news, features, reviews | ||
| GamePro (US) | print, online | console gaming | Sister magazine to GameStar. | IDG Entertainment |
| GamesMaster (UK, PH) | news, features, reviews | Future Publishing | ||
| GameSpot | online | news, features, reviews | GameSpot uses a similar interface for displaying news, user blogs, and "union" postings. Be careful to ensure that the author is a staff member. Some content used to be mirrored at Yahoo! Games. Watch out for the user-generated content; that stuff doesn't count! | CBS Corporation > CBS Interactive |
| GameSpy | online | news, features, reviews | Shared database with IGN. | News Corporation > IGN Entertainment |
| GameTrailers | online | Video news, reviews, hosting | Make sure that you are not sourcing fanmade material. | MTV Networks |
| GameZone | online | news, features, reviews | Recommended as an objective and reliable gaming site in books, and referenced for several of its articles in various books and scholarly works.[4] | |
| Good Game | [5] | Australian TV show which reviews video games, and has informative out-of-universe retrospective segments. Website comprehensive | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | |
| Hardcore Gamer Magazine (US) | print, online | DoubleJump Publishing | ||
| IGN | online | news, features, reviews | Shared database with GameSpy. Make sure news item are not user-submitted info or blog postings; blog postings from site staff are most likely acceptable. |
News Corporation > IGN Entertainment |
| MTV Multiplayer | online | news, features, reviews | Blog-style game reporting from MTV editors. May need to demonstrate reliability of individual authors. | MTV Networks |
| Play | print, online | Future Publishing | ||
| Shacknews | online | news, features, reviews | Full-time staff and editorial processes. staff about | GameFly |
| SKOAR! (IN) | Spinoff from technology magazine, Digit. | Owned by 9.9 Mediaworx | ||
| Stratos Group | online | Acknowledged industry experts.[6] | Independent | |
| The Adrenaline Vault | online | Recently-resurrected former premier site. Now run by volunteers. May need to demonstrate reliability of author. about | ||
| UGO Networks | online | news, features | Operate a host of related networked gaming sites. | Hearst Corporation |
| VideoGamer.com | online | Provides content for Virgin Media.[7] Full-time staff includes industry veterans.[8][9] | Pro-G Media | |
| Voodoo Extreme | online | News Corporation > IGN Entertainment | ||
| X-Play (US) | television, online | news, features, reviews | G4 |
Foreign language
| Name | Media | Type | Language | Notes and limitations[1] | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Gamer.net (JP) | online | Japanese | Appears as if they copied IGN's site design. | Published by aetas. | |
| Absolute Games (RU) | online | Russian | |||
| Dengeki (JP) | print, online | Japanese | Published by ASCII Media Works | ||
| Comptiq / MeadiaMixx Gaming Magazine (JP) | print, online | Japanese | Older issues deal with computers in general as the magazine transitioned to computer/video gaming. As of September 2003 the print magazine is known as MeadiaMixx Gaming Magazine. | Published by Kadokawa Shoten | |
| Famitsu (JP) | print, online | Japanese | Includes several spin-off publications dealing with specific platforms. | Published by Enterbrain | |
| GamesTM (UK, DE, NL, BE) | news, reviews, features | Imagine Publishing | |||
| Impress Watch (JP) | online | Japanese | Owned by Impress Group | ||
| ITmedia (JP) | online | Japanese | Owned by ITmedia | ||
| Media Create (JP) | print, online | rankings, analysis, trends, etc. | Japanese | When citing their ranking page use Webcitation or another instant archiving resource as their pages change weekly and are not archived. Some of their older English and Japanese pages are archived. |
Media Create Co. |
| Power Unlimited (NL) | Dutch | HUB Uitgevers |
Games industry-related/academic/other
| Name | Media | Type | Notes and limitations | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chart-Track | online | Monitors sales of software for the UK, Ireland and Denmark. | Controlled by research institute GfK.[10][11] | |
| ELSPA | online | Sales and ratings organization for Europe. | Includes Famitsu (Japan) sales, ranging from 2005 to 2008.[12] | |
| Game Studies | online | peer-reviewed, scholarly journal | Has a Board of reviewers from academic institutes, a team of editors, and is listed on the Directory of Open Access Journals. | |
| Gamasutra | online | Focus on video game development, for video game developers. | United Business Media; sister publication to Game Developer magazine | |
| Game Developer (US) | Focus on video game development | CMP Media | ||
| GamesIndustry.biz | online | News, features, market and industry info | Sister site of Eurogamer | Eurogamer Network |
| Market for Home Computing and Video Games (UK) | print, online | Industry news, for industry insiders | Partnership with Famitsu.[13] | Independent |
Platform-specific
| Name | Media | Type | Notes and limitations | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMIGA Magazine RACK | print, online | Amiga gaming | Use {{Cite journal}} when citing anything from a magazine page and do not directly link the site with the url parameter. | Independant |
| GameStar (DE, HU, CZ, IT, CN) | PC gaming | Sister magazine of GamePro. | IDG Entertainment | |
| Inside Mac Games | online | macintosh gaming site | Independent | |
| Killer List of Videogames | online | Arcade games | Has been cited and mentioned in several publications: magzines, websites, and books | International Arcade Museum |
| NGamer (UK) | Nintendo | Successor to NGC Magazine. | Future Publishing | |
| Nintendo Power (US) | Nintendo | Future US | ||
| Official Nintendo Magazine (UK) | print, limited online | Nintendo | EMAP, Future Publishing | |
| Official PlayStation Magazine | PlayStation | Various magazines bore this title at different times. | Various. | |
| Official Xbox Magazine | Xbox, Xbox 360 | Sister magazine to PC Gamer. | Future Publishing | |
| PC Gamer (UK, US) | PC gaming | Future Publishing | ||
| PC PowerPlay (AU) | PC gaming | Next Media Pty Ltd | ||
| PC Zone (UK) | PC gaming | Future Publishing | ||
| Rock, Paper Shotgun | online, blog | PC gaming site | Blog-style website run by four experienced UK games journalists: Jim Rossignol, Kieron Gillen, John Walker and Alec Meer | Independent |
| TeamXbox | online | Xbox, Xbox 360 | News Corporation > IGN Entertainment |
Genre-specific
| Name | Media | Type | Notes and limitations | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure Gamers | online | Adventure games | Independent | |
| Just Adventure | online | Adventure games (mostly) | The site and it's staff have been cited in numerous publications and have been the subject of multiple interviews by online gaming news sites with several of its members receiving prestigous awards for their work.[14] | Independant |
| RPGamer | online | Role-playing games | Part of the CraveOnline Gaming Channel | |
| Sports Gaming Network | online | Sports games | The site has been cited in several publications and scholarly works.[15] | |
| Wargamer.com | online | Wargames (strategy and tactics) | Fairly rigorous editorial process,[16] staffed by experts on war-related and editorial fields,[17][18] and received several accolades from established sites.[19][20] | Independent. |
| RPG Vault | online | Role-playing games | News Corporation > IGN Entertainment | |
| Strategy Gaming Online | online | Strategy games | UGO Network |
General computing
| Name | Media | Type | Notes and limitations | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac|Life / MacAddict (US) | Macintosh | Formerly a part of CD-ROM Today, along with boot (now Maximum PC). | Future US | |
| Macworld (US, CA, AU) | Macintosh | International Data Group; formerly in partnership with Ziff-Davis | ||
| Maximum PC / boot (US) | Windows | Formerly a part of CD-ROM Today, along with MacAddict (now Mac|Life). | Future US | |
| PC Format (UK) | Windows | Future Publishing |
Aggregate sites
| Name | Media | Type | Notes and limitations | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Rankings | online | Aggregate review scores | Only counts sites which produce a stipulated minimum volume of output.[21] | CBS Corporation > CBS Interactive |
| GameStats | online | Aggregate review scores | Combines a "Press Rating" and "Gamer Rating" to produce and "Overall" score.[22] Please only cite the "Press Rating". | News Corporation > IGN |
| GameTab | online | Aggregate review scores | Uses statistical methods to weed out review scores that fall outside a given range.[23] | Ziff Davis > 1UP.com |
| Metacritic | online | Aggregate review scores | Lowers scores of sites it deems "unreliable".[24] | CBS Corporation > CBS Interactive |
Defunct
| Name | Media | Type | Notes and limitations | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recently defunct | ||||
| Computer and Video Games (UK) | Multi-platform | The print version of this magazine was suspended for a while and reappeared in a bi-monthly form (CVG Presents) focusing each issue on the life history of a single games franchise. Ceased publication sometime during 2009. Website is a separate entity and unaffected by changes. CVG(1981-2004) CVG Presents(2008 - 2009) |
EMAP, Dennis Publishing, Future Publishing | |
| Computer Games Magazine / Computer Games Strategy Plus / Strategy Plus (US) | Multi-platform | Currently in hiatus. May make a reappearance at some time in the future. (?-2007) |
Theglobe.com | |
| Computer Gaming World / Games for Windows (US, CA) | PC games, later Windows games | (1981-2006 / 2006-2008) | Ziff-Davis, later in partnership with Microsoft. Staff integrated into 1UP.com. | |
| EGM2 / Expert Gamer / GameNOW (US) | Tips, tricks & guides. | Affiliated with Electronic Gaming Monthly. (1994-1998 / 1998-2001 / 2001-2004) |
Sendai Publishing, Ziff-Davis | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) | console gaming | (1989-2009) | Ziff Davis; part of 1UP.com Network | |
| GameFan / Diehard GameFan Magazine (US, CA) | Imports and anime. | (1992-2000) | DieHard Gamers Club, Metropolis Media, Shinno Media | |
| MMO Games Magazine / Massive Magazine (US) | MMO gaming | Sister publication to Computer Games Magazine. (2006-2007) |
Theglobe.com | |
| Music4Games | online | Focus on video game music, music industry, etc. | Established editorial policies, major supporter/media partner of GDC and trade shows. | Independent. |
| Next Generation Magazine (UK) | Games, games industry. | Affiliated with Edge. (1995-2002) |
Future Publishing | |
| NGC Magazine / N64 Magazine (UK) | Nintendo 64, GameCube | Successor to Super Play. (2001-2006 / 1997-2001) |
Future Publishing | |
| Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) | Sega Dreamcast | (1999-2001) | Dennis Publishing | |
| Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) | Sega Dreamcast | (1999-2001) | Imagine Media | |
| Pocket Gamer (US, CA) | Handheld games | (2000-?) | Imagine Media | |
| retro | ||||
| Amiga Power (UK) | Amiga | (1991-1996) | Future Publishing | |
| Amstrad Action (UK) | Amstrad CPC | (1985-1995) | Future Publishing | |
| CRASH (UK) | ZX Spectrum | (1984-1992) | Newsfield Publications Ltd | |
| Dragon (US) | ZX Spectrum | (1976-1007)[25] | TSR / WotC / Paizo | |
| Mean Machines (UK) | Multi-platform | Offshoot of Computer and Video Games. (1990-1992) |
EMAP | |
| MEGA (UK) | Sega MegaDrive | (1992-1995) | Future Publishing, Maverick Magazines | |
| Play Time (DE) | Multi-platform | |||
| Sinclair User (UK) | ZX Spectrum | (1982-1993) | EMAP | |
| Super Play (UK) | Super Nintendo | (1992-1996) | Future Publishing | |
| Your Sinclair (UK) | ZX Spectrum | (1984-1993) | Dennis Publishing, Future Publishing | |
Situational sources
Sources in the following list should only be used for certain situations, as some of the content on the websites is deemed unreliable. Be sure to read a source's limitations before adding content to articles.
| Name | Media | Type | Notes and limitations | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Content | online | While content by reliable authors could be published there, it is highly unlikely. (see [26] | ||
| Chrono Compendium | online | fansite | For the most part, Chrono Compendium falls under general fansite usage, ie it is generally an unreliable source except where instances of creation/translation staff commentary are used (see fansite section), however the encyclopedia may also be considered a lexicon of information on the game(s) and as it may be difficult for some users to access the game, the site is thus viable alternative. (see Video games section). [27] | Independant |
| Crispy Gamer | online | Multi-author blog | Authorship is composed of several independent games journalist, some with a strong history in gaming journalism, working together as a "Game Trust". Reliability should be based on author. | Independent |
| Deaf Gamers | online | Video game reviews for the handicapped | Reliable with regard to accessibility issues of video games. | Independent |
| Destructoid | online | Multi-author blog site, "community blogging" | Like other blog sites, some content may be reliable, but only if the author can be established as such. | ModernMethod/Destructoid LLC |
| GameFAQs | online | Walkthroughs, cheats, data, discussion. | Should only be used for release data. Release data on GameSpot/GameFAQs (the database is shared) comes from three sources: company press releases, research by staff, and user submissions (which are reviewed by a staff member and should be sourced). | CBS Corporation > CBS Interactive |
| Giant Bomb | online | Reliable for reviews and news content submitted in the site's blog by the site's own editorial staff. Do not use the user contributed content from the site's article/database section for citations. | Whiskey Media | |
| Joystiq | online, blog | multi-author blog | A blog network; use of this site and its affiliates should be carefully considered. Often, it is best to demonstrate the reliability of the individual authors sourced. | AOL > Weblogs, Inc. |
| Kotaku | online, blog | multi-author blog | A blog network; use of this site and its affiliates should be carefully considered. Often, it is best to demonstrate the reliability of the individual authors sourced. For example, Kotaku's editor Brian Crecente has appeared on Fox News in relation to gaming topics, and his work has appeared in other publications (thus meeting the requirements of WP:SPS.) | Gawker Media |
| Major Nelson's Blog | online, blog | Updates on Xbox Live content and performance | Should only be used for specific data on Xbox usage/download statistics, or for lack of any other corroborating sources on downloadable content/demo release dates. Replace if possible. | Self-published by Larry Hryb in a non-professional manner. |
| MobyGames | online | game synopsis, summaries, credits, composite review scores | Should only be used for production credits; video game books have cited game credits from MobyGames. Most other citations should be avoided; content can be edited by registered users, which is then approved by other users for inclusion in the site's database. MobyScores are generated from user submitted scores and do not satisfy WP:Reliable sources. MobyRanks are aggregate scores from other publications, and are too new to have developed a user base of other reliable sources, however they may be acceptable for some older games.[clarification needed] |
Independent. |
| Offworld | online | Blog | Content is generally on niche titles or gaming news with meme-like attributes. Primary contributor is Brandon Boyer who also reports for Gamasutra and can be considered reliable; reliability of other content should be based on reliability of author. | Boing Boing, Happy Mutants LLC |
| PlayStation Blog (US/Europe) | online (US/EU), blog | Updates mainly centred around hardware/system software and PlayStation Network | Reliable for release dates and other information of a non-controversial form. Published by Sony so use/back-up with a third party source if at all possible. | Published by various Sony developers via the company's own site. |
| The Escapist | online | May need to demonstrate reliability of author. In particular, reviews by Ben Croshaw, aka "Zero Punctuation", should be carefully used, as his reviews tend to be satirical. Specific criticisms from Croshaw's reviews can be included, though not verbatim, but most often these can be replaced or supplemented by similar complaints from other, more reliable reviews. | Themis Group | |
| Xbox.com | online | Xbox official site | May not be appropriate for reviews, since it's owned by a game publisher. | Microsoft |
Unreliable sources
Sources in the following list should be not be used and replaced if possible; however, these sources may be useful in finding reference to other, more useful and reliable sources.
| Name | Media | Type | Notes and limitations | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everything2 | online | User-contributed encyclopedia | Everything2 is created from user contributions. Unless you could point out specific contributions as meeting WP:SPS, there's no way the source would fly. | Blockstackers Intergalactic |
| GameClassification.com | online | "collaborative classification system suited to videogames" | Looks like it allows anyone to register and allow all members to submit stuff. Can't find indication of any approval process whatsoever on either site. In addition, it appears that most of its descriptions come from Wikipedia. | |
| online | Search engine | Search engines do not count as sources. | ||
| Mod DB | online | Mod hosting, news, reviews and community | Has no editorial policies, so can only be used as a primary source for factual information about mods—by mod developers—where the same information cannot otherwise be retrieved from game documentation, developer websites, etc. | Independent |
| TopTenReviews | online | Aggregate review scores | Site was deemed to be unreliable as only usage of them is from forum posts and the like and there is no clear strong editorial oversight. | TopTenReviews, Inc. |
| VG Chartz | online | Sales figures for video games in US, Japan, and Europe | While referenced in reliable sources, site's own methods of extrapolation and adjustment without source referral mean site is possibly unreliable by a large margin in estimates.method analysis If possible, replace with NPD Group or Enterbrain numbers for US and Japan, respectively. | Independent |
| Wikia | online | User-contributed encyclopedia | Wikia and Wikipedia are expressly prohibited, as they are not known for fact checking or accuracy, and their content can wildly change at any time. | Wikia, Inc. |
| Wikipedia | online | User-contributed encyclopedia | Wikia and Wikipedia are expressly prohibited, as they are not known for fact checking or accuracy, and their content can wildly change at any time. | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Any other openly edited Wiki | online | User-contributed | Any other wiki website that can be openly edited by anyone, for example StrategyWiki or Bulbapedia, as they do not have sufficient fact checking or accuracy processes in place. And their content can wildly change at any time. |
Other unreliable sources
- TBA
Checklist
Sources with green checkmarks (✓) have been approved; sources with red Xs (✗) have been rejected; sources with orange exclamation marks (!!!) are "situational" and can't be used in every circumstance (see the individual notes, above). Other sources have not been discussed at sufficient length to achieve consensus.
Discussions should be linked to if they exist. If a discussion link does not exist and you'd like confirmation regarding a source's reliability, please start a discussion on the Talk page. If you know of a source that is not listed, please add it, but forbear adding checkmarks until consensus regarding the source's reliability has been achieved.
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See also
- Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-06-26/Dispatches
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Newsletter/20080806
- Template:VG Reviews (backlinks edit)
Notes
- ^ Ensure that the translation of its material is sound. URL must be filled if original material is available online to allow for verification.