Template:Did you know nominations/Proteus (video game)
- The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Alex ShihTalk 14:51, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
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Proteus (video game)
[edit]- ... that video game Proteus sparked a debate over its status as a game due to lack of goals, with some calling it a non-game?
Created by Samwalton9 (talk). Self nominated at 17:11, 8 August 2013 (UTC).
- Alt 1: ... that in video game Proteus players explore an island where the soundtrack changes based on their location?
- I'm not sure which I prefer, and think it could maybe be worded better. Samwalton9 (talk) 17:15, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
A 5x expansion within the past 5 days from when this was nominated would be at least 12,465 characters. It is currently 6,295 characters. The expansion began on August 1. SL93 (talk) 19:06, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
I've pulled this hook from the prep area, because the statement that some people call this a "non-game" isn't present in the article, nor can I find it explicitly stated in any of the article's sources. This information needs to be either added to the article and sourced, or removed from the hook. DoctorKubla (talk) 16:04, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
- That's fair, I found the 'non-game' article and included it forgetting to check whether that was explicitly said. Here's a cited alternative:
- Alt 2: ... that video game Proteus sparked a debate over its status as a game due to lack of goals, with some calling it an anti-game? Samwalton9 (talk) 16:49, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
- Okay, that's a good solution (I've added a mention of the "anti-game" description to the article). It's a bit clunky, though. How about:
Can't approve my own hook, though, so new reviewer needed. DoctorKubla (talk) 18:25, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
All issues appear to be resolved, so this is ready to go. Taylor Trescott - my talk + my edits 21:21, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
- Alt 2: ... that video game Proteus sparked a debate over its status as a game due to lack of goals, with some calling it an anti-game? Samwalton9 (talk) 16:49, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
