Wikipedia:Source assessment/Battle for Dream Island

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 allowed on Wikipedia?. It is also the only media series listed under Titleblacklist.

Source assessment table:
Source Independent? Reliable? Significant coverage? Count source toward GNG?
"BFDIA 6 Well Rested, MAP Reanimated [BACKUPS OPEN]". pkbnews.in. 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-12-04. Yes No Poorly written, suspected to be AI-generated based on Fandom content Yes No
Hinatsu, Satomi; Huang, Cary (2019). Battle for Dream Island: Official Character Guide. Scholastic. p. 48. Retrieved 5 December 2023. No Was written by the production team. Yes Yes No
"Battle for Dream Island (Web Animation)". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2023-12-04. Yes No TV Tropes is a wiki, anyone can add information to it, true or false. Yes No
Huang, Michael; Huang, Cary; Bryant, Kenzie (2010-01-01), Battle for Dream Island, Jacknjellify, retrieved 2023-12-04 Yes No IMDb is a wiki Yes No
"Battle for Dream Island". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 2023-12-04. Yes No Wikidata is a wiki! Yes No
Troitino, Christina (2016-10-05). "The Real Business Behind Fantasy Food". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-12-06. Yes No Written by a Forbes contributor (WP:FORBESCON) No 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. No The article disclaimer states, "This article is a paid publication". See also WP:NEWSORGINDIA. No 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." Yes No
"Jacknjellify Celebrates Over 16 Years of Anmation Excellence and Online Influence" pix11.com No "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 No "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) Yes No Powered by IMDb, a self-published source No "doesn't have enough information to be significant coverage"
– ObserveOwl
No
WordPress sites (1 2) Yes No WordPress sites are usually self-published ~ Varies No
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