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July 28

Question on the Referencing Web-Based Video Game News Outlets

Hi, I'm currently writing an article about a video game website, but my submission was declined due to a lack of proper sources. I was wondering which of the following websites I could cite as a credible source, and how I can check if websites meet the notability guidelines. Here are the websites:

Eurogamer CNET Polygon NME Game Rant Launcher, The Washington Post Video Game Outlet BGR Mashable Gamesradar Sick Critic HappyGamer Nintendo Wire

Which of the above can be considered credible, if any? And how should I go about finding credible websites to cite (bearing in mind that this kind of thing isn't present on JSTOR or Google Scholar)?

The article I'm writing is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Nookazon

Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Squid45 (talk • contribs) 12:07, 28 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sources on Wikipedia serve two purposes: One, to establish notability; two, to verify information. Certainly, CNET and The Washington Post would qualify for either. I don't know about the others, but most are probably reliable enough for the latter. BTW, WP: Help desk is a better place for this sort of query. See also: helpful info and links provided at the top of your draft. 2606:A000:1126:28D:4443:261:7B54:B476 (talk) 16:03, 28 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Those are basically the same thing. Notability just means "is there enough source material to use to help write an article". --Jayron 32 18:29, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not necessarily. For example a company's website is good for basic info (corporate HQ location, current CEO, etc.), but not for establishing notability. 107.15.157.44 (talk) 21:24, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

None of which is enough information to use to write an article about, which is what I said. --Jayron 32 21:30, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On the other hand, an in-depth Forbes article from 2015 could be used to help establish notability, but might be obsolete for verifying basic info. 107.15.157.44 (talk) 21:49, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]