A fact from Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (2002 video game) appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 June 2023 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Comment. This is not a full review, but there are some issues with the hook. First off, if you're using a YouTube video of non-trivial length, it is respectful of others' time to point out the specific spot to check. Are you citing the comments from 7:55 - 8:30 or so? Because if so, I'd argue the hook is somewhat misrepresenting what Warriner said there. He said it was one of his proudest achievements, yes, but he clarifies that it was because it was essentially a duo project. Shorn of context in the hook, however, one would presume that his pride is due to it being one of his best creations, rather than "much done with few people." This changes the tone. And more generally... I'm not sold the hook suggestion is all that interesting anyway. "Did you know a programmer who worked hard says their own work is great" isn't really very unique or interesting, it's basically expected that they'll like their own works. (Not to mention that "one of" really defangs the impact - Warriner seems like a cool guy, but he's not THAT famous, and this is an off-the-cuff remark. Lots of works can be "one of" the best.) Any other hook ideas?
SnowFire (
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00:14, 15 May 2023 (UTC)reply
It is better, but maybe more alts would still be good. I don't think you need the "The" capitalized and part of the link. I'd also question the relevance of "mad suggestion" referenced to a press release - it's a little promotional and also still uninteresting (what was so mad about it? To a general audience, that is. I presume the answer is really "the GBA was considered underpowered" for this, but I doubt many main page viewers would catch on.). And is "designers" really the best word? I'd suggest something more like this, at least if keeping the same basic fact:
This might be still considered too uninteresting, though. I'll defer this to the DYK reviewer, just throwing an idea out there.
SnowFire (
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17:26, 18 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Hmm, I dunno... maybe I should just withdraw the nomination. It's a game that's practically most well-known for its quaintness, which itself doesn't lend itself to having an interesting DYK aspect. -
Cukie Gherkin (
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19:48, 20 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Speaking as a non-reviewer, I did find it interesting that a largely two-person team ported a game to the GBA (small indie team-sized teams weren't so common back then), but maybe it's just because I have an interest in video games, so I'm probably not the most impartial person to give an opinion.
Narutolovehinata5 (
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02:07, 23 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Long enough, new enough. Every paragraph that needs a citation has one, and the hook's sourced. No copyright problems found, no neutrality problems found - but I did find a citation needed tag in the Reception section, which must come out before I can approve this.--Launchballer21:18, 14 June 2023 (UTC)reply