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Your submission at Articles for creation: Wonderland Engine (June 21)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by CanonNi was:

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

in-depth (not just passing mentions about the subject)
reliable
secondary
independent of the subject

Make sure you add references that meet these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Needs independent sources about the engine itself, not games based on it.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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[[User:CanonNi]] (💬 • ✍️) 14:48, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, the article references many secondary independent reliable sources that are not about a game, but the engine itself:

- Venture Beat / Games Beat

- The Khronos Group

- VRFocus

- Immersive Wire

- ARPost

In addition to the above that meet the criteria outlined, there are also first party references to the Wonderland Engine website, and also the secondary independent reliable sources for the award won by the game using Wonderland Engine.

Please reconsider your review. Squareys (talk) 15:25, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For reference, I discussed this on the live chat, the important notes were:

"The key thing about Wikipedia: we don't care about what the subject has to say about themselves (press releases, interviews, etc). We care about what other people have to say about the subject."

And "not based off interviews or press releases".

To my knowledge such sources currently do not exist and I'll pick up the article later down the line, once they do. Squareys (talk) 15:59, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Squareys! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! [[User:CanonNi]] (💬 • ✍️) 14:48, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]