Template:Did you know nominations/Kirby (character)
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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 15:39, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
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Kirby (character)
- ... that Kirby's simplistic design was so children could draw him with ease? Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61240325
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Created by Fieryninja (talk). Nominated by OlifanofmrTennant (talk) at 01:34, 25 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Kirby (character); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
- Comment The page was promoted to GA by me on November 21st.Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 01:43, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
- Article achieved Good Article status on 21 November. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hook is sourced. Perhaps it could be reworded slightly? Thriley (talk) 05:02, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
- @Thriley: Sorry if I took to long I forgot but I agree that the alt hook is better worded then mine. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 00:04, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Thriley and OlifanofmrTennant: Hello, the hook language does not appear in our article. I see the BBC is given as a source for the hook above, but the BBC article is not in the references of our article. The BBC stated:
Negative World noted: "Kirby has a great design. He's expressive, iconic, instantly-recognisable, and easy for kids to draw
. The closest related material I can find in our article isSatoru Iwata added that Kirby was given a simple, circular design so that anyone would be able to draw him
. So please add the hook to the Kirby (character) article along with the BBC reference. Bruxton (talk) 14:57, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Thriley and OlifanofmrTennant: Hello, the hook language does not appear in our article. I see the BBC is given as a source for the hook above, but the BBC article is not in the references of our article. The BBC stated: