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CWC (which is based on their initials) is an individual originally noticed in 2007 on the Something Awful forums. They have been the target of a large-scale, long-term harassment campaign, and this includes making their name and personal details more public in spaces like Wikipedia. To uphold the Wikipedia policy for biographies of living persons and keep Wikipedia uninvolved in the harassment campaign, no more information will be given about the individual. See also Wikipedia:Deletion review/Perennial requests.

On the English Wikipedia, CWC has been the target of excessive article creation attempts and associated disruption for many years. Articles about the individual exist in other language Wikipedias, which can be seen in their Wikidata entry.

Tweets and YouTube videos are covered by WP:RSPTWITTER and WP:RSPYT respectively. Works by the subject are covered by WP:ABOUTSELF. Although the chart indicates that at least three sources help towards GNG, article creation must still be discussed due to the contentious nature of the article.

Created by Duke of New Gwynedd (talk | contrib.), more contributions are welcome.

Source assessment table
Source Independent? Reliable? Significant coverage? Count source toward GNG?
Farberov, Snejana (3 August 2021). "Trans YouTuber Chris Chan faces incest charges involving his mom". Mail Online. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
 Yes No See WP:DAILYMAIL ~ Only covers the incest controversy. ✘ No
Niemeyer, Mara Leighton, Palmer Haasch, Charlotte Colombo, Kenneth. "A timeline of Chris Chan's incest charge and dismissal, which came after years of online trolling that documented the creator's relationship with his mother". Business Insider. Retrieved 6 February 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
 Yes Yes See WP:BICULTURE Yes Good overall. Covers her history from when the internet discovered her in 2007. ✔ Yes
"Sonichu and his quest for a boyfriend-free girl". The Something Awful Forums. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
 No See WP:UGC ~ About a character she created ✘ No
"Name Change case CL16000067-00". Virginia Courts Case Information. Greene County Circuit. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
 No Primary source Yes State court website ~ Only covers her name change ✘ No
Green, Barbara (29 December 1993). "It took a talking bear to give the name a young boy loves". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009.
 Local newspaper No Only a brief abstract of the article is available, and what's available doesn't contain any notable information regarding CWC. ✘ No
Nintendo Power Magazine (179 ed.). The Crossing Quarterly: Nintendo. May 2004. p. 89.
 Yes No ✘ No
"Slylock Fox - 2011/09/25". Comics Kingdom. Bob Weber Jr.
 Yes No Sonichu appearance ✘ No
Yes See WP:NEWSWEEK Yes Good. Covers significant information regarding her life and history on the internet, much of which is in chronological order. ? Unknown


Yes See WP:NEWSWEEK Yes Reports on the incest controversy and CWC's behavior in court. ? Unknown
Yes WP:RSP cites Yahoo! News as a reliable source, but does not mention Yahoo! Entertainment. Yes Primarily focuses on the incest controversy, but contains other details about her life and online history as well (ie, the 2011 arrest). ? Unknown
Pless, Margaret. "Kiwi Farms, the Web's Biggest Community of Stalkers". New York. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
 Yes Yes WP:RSP cites New York and its subsidiaries as being generally reliable. The same source is currently being used on the Kiwi Farms article. Yes Contains a notable body of information regarding the origins of CWC's online fame, her Sonichu character, her past as a victim of online harassment, and how she (inadvertently) contributed to the founding of Kiwi Farms. ✔ Yes
Yes Yes Affiliate of ABC News. Yes Details the incest controversy, CWC's arrest, as well as her background and fame online. ✔ Yes
Yes Yes See WP:USATODAY ~ Article covers, and discredits, online rumors that CWC had escaped custody with El Chapo. ~ Maybe
Yes See WP:TIMESOFINDIA No Article mostly dedicated to discussing pregnancy rumor. ✘ No
Yes Yes WP:BICULTURE Yes Mostly focuses on harassment toward CWC, but includes information about CWC's work and describes it as notable. ✔ Yes


Yes WP:BI ? Unknown
Pine, Andrew. "Creator of Sonichu arrested for macing GameStop employee". Mega Visions. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
 Yes Yes Mega Visions publishes its editorial policies, which include fact checking, ethics, and corrections Yes Primarily focuses on legal issues before 2021, but also provides biographical information. ✔ Yes
D'Anastasio, Cecilia (April 20, 2017). "What People Miss When They Use 'Autistic' As An Insult". Kotaku. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
 Yes Yes WP:KOTAKU Yes Points to CWC as a significant example of an autistic artist online, and references Sonichu as a notable work. ✔ Yes
VanHoose, Benjamin (August 3, 2021). "YouTuber Known as Chris Chan Arrested on Suspicion of Incest in Virginia". People. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
 Yes Yes WP:PEOPLEMAG Yes Provides information about CWC's presence as an online influencer, and implies the notability of both CWC and Sonichu. ✔ Yes
Veale, Kevin (2020). "Introduction: The Breadth of Harassment Culture and Contextualising Gamergate". Springer International Publishing. pp. 1–33. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-60410-3_1. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
 Yes Yes WP:SCHOLARSHIP No Single mention ✘ No
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}.
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