Template:Did you know nominations/Feelie
- The following 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 AirshipJungleman29 talk 15:41, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
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Feelie
Badge from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- ... that feelies (example pictured) have been used for everything from copy protection to sexual roleplay?
- Source: copy protection: Rosenberg, Adam (18 February 2013). "Discussing the Emergent Silliness and Enduring Excellence of Infocom with Founder and Gaming Legend, Dave Lebling". Digital Trends. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2024.; erotic roleplay (potentially NSFW image at the relevant paragraph) Peters, Ian M. (2014). "Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses, Superheroes in Miniature, and Pink Polka-dot Boxers: Artifact and Collectible Video Game Feelies, Play, and the Paratextual Gaming Experience". Transformative Works and Cultures. 16. doi:10.3983/twc.2014.0509.
- ALT1: ... that the feelies shipped with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy included a pin (pictured), a cotton ball, and a microscopic space fleet, but no tea? Source: Peters, Ian M. (2014). "Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses, Superheroes in Miniature, and Pink Polka-dot Boxers: Artifact and Collectible Video Game Feelies, Play, and the Paratextual Gaming Experience". Transformative Works and Cultures. 16. doi:10.3983/twc.2014.0509.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Qian Jin Bao
- Comment: Note that this was a redirect from 2016 through today. Even then, this would count as a 5x expansion over what existed before the article was turned into a redirect.
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 693 past nominations.
— Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:17, 20 October 2024 (UTC).
Looks good to me. Expansion is fine (this has nothing in common with the earlier collection of unverified trivia), the first hook is verified, I don't see any plagiarism, paragraphs are sourced, the image is properly licensed, etc. I like the first hook best. Drmies (talk) 01:25, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
