Template:Did you know nominations/Flappy Bird


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The result was: promoted by Victuallers (talk) 13:35, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

Flappy Bird

 * ... that Flappy Bird has been called "the Drug of the App Store"?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2014 Football League Cup Final
 * Comment: Created by on Thursday. I expanded it from about 300 characters up on Friday.

5x expanded by Andise1 (talk), Launchballer (talk). Nominated by Launchballer (talk) at 11:04, 1 February 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg The article is tagged as outdated. Yoninah (talk) 23:15, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
 * has removed them-- Laun  chba  ller  00:12, 9 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I suggest changing this to something about it being withdrawn, which is the big news today.  Rcsprinter    (talk)   @ 22:48, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT1: ... that Flappy Bird has been discontinued? -- Laun  chba  ller  23:31, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm getting fed up with these "here today, gone tomorrow" apps. They are a dime a dozen... are they really notable? --  Ohc  ¡digame! 14:34, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
 * This one certainly is, because it's received oodles of attention - the announcement that it was to be discontinued spawned 23 news stories. If you're not convinced, AfD it.-- Laun  chba  ller  15:01, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Recommending some other options:
 * ALT2: ... that after it was discontinued, people started listing iPhones with Flappy Bird installed on eBay for over $900?
 * ALT3: ... that one Flappy Bird player claimed it took half an hour for him to even score five points?  ViperSnake151   Talk  15:45, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I personally prefer ALT2, I consider it really interesting.-- Laun  chba  ller  16:01, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT4: ... that after Flappy Bird was discontinued, an iPhone with it installed was put on eBay for $1,499.99?
 * ALT1 was very plain and boring, and not really what I was thinking of ALTS2-4 are more the kind of thing though; I prefer ALT2.  Rcsprinter   (gossip)  @ 22:06, 10 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Striking original hook, not present at referenced citation (philly.com) C679 09:27, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT2 is incorrect; the phone in question was listed for $1499, from which the Time writer subtracted the estimated value of the phone itself, to arrive at a figure of $900 for just the game. I've corrected this in the article and struck the hook. I've also struck ALT1, because it's incredibly dull. DoctorKubla (talk) 16:18, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
 * And I consider ALT3 very boring myself! How about
 * ... that according to some Vietnamese newspapers, Flappy Bird is very similar to a game released in 2011 called Piou Piou vs. Cactus?

Article is currently redlinked in the article. I'd like thoughts on the hook before I write the article.-- Laun  chba  ller  17:03, 19 February 2014 (UTC)


 * ALT5: ... that the free-to-download mobile game Flappy Bird reportedly made $50,000 per day through advertising? The Almightey Drill (talk) 21:28, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Or this one, which I like:
 * ALT6: ... that eBay listings of Flappy Bird worth over $90,000 were removed for violating eBay's rule stating smartphones must be restored to factory settings before being sold?-- Laun  chba  ller  21:46, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like a winner. Just remember that Flappy Bird is italicised The Almightey Drill (talk) 19:18, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
 * And you can just remember than when it says "please do not write below this line" it means the line, not the actual hidden text! The definition of line includes the }}.
 * ALT7: ... that eBay listings of Flappy Bird worth over $90,000 were removed for violating eBay's rule stating smartphones must be restored to factory settings before being sold?-- Laun  chba  ller  19:45, 26 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review needed of article and of the various hooks. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:45, 9 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Created 30 January, 5* expansion 6 February, well sourced. Article: the lead does not need references that appear in the body. Sorry, I do not like the hooks, outdated or too complicated. Can you word something on death threats to the developer when it was discontinued? Or: easy to learn but hard to master? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:42, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT8: ... that the creator of Flappy Bird received death threats after pulling it?-- Laun  chba  ller  18:34, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Do you intentionally leave open what is pulled? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:04, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Assuming that is the case, I approve ALT8, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:29, 19 March 2014 (UTC)