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| − | | | + | The result was: '''promoted''' by [[User:Yoninah|Yoninah]] ([[User talk:Yoninah|talk]]) 21:38, 13 June 2020 (UTC)<br /> |
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* ... that the 1980s American manufacturer '''[[Parallel Computers, Inc.]]''' tried to sell to a small business market not technically sophisticated enough to recognize the value of its product? | * ... that the 1980s American manufacturer '''[[Parallel Computers, Inc.]]''' tried to sell to a small business market not technically sophisticated enough to recognize the value of its product? | ||
:* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/George Robinson (bookseller)]] | :* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/George Robinson (bookseller)]] | ||
<small>Created by [[User:Wasted Time R|Wasted Time R]] ([[User talk:Wasted Time R|talk]]). Self-nominated at 12:42, 9 May 2020 (UTC).</small> | <small>Created by [[User:Wasted Time R|Wasted Time R]] ([[User talk:Wasted Time R|talk]]). Self-nominated at 12:42, 9 May 2020 (UTC).</small> | ||
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::*<s>'''ALT2''': ... that 1980s American manufacturer '''[[Parallel Computers, Inc.]]''' found making [[Fault tolerance|fault-tolerant systems]] considerably more difficult than expected?</s> | ::*<s>'''ALT2''': ... that 1980s American manufacturer '''[[Parallel Computers, Inc.]]''' found making [[Fault tolerance|fault-tolerant systems]] considerably more difficult than expected?</s> | ||
:: Let me know what you think. [[User:Wasted Time R|Wasted Time R]] ([[User talk:Wasted Time R|talk]]) 23:12, 28 May 2020 (UTC) | :: Let me know what you think. [[User:Wasted Time R|Wasted Time R]] ([[User talk:Wasted Time R|talk]]) 23:12, 28 May 2020 (UTC) | ||
| − | :::[[File:Symbol voting keep.svg|16px]] Approve '''ALT1 only''' — engineering problems being more difficult than expected is, alas, a garden-variety problem. <span style="background:Black;padding:1px 5px">[[User:Buidhe|<b style="color: White">b</b>]][[User talk:Buidhe|<b style="color: White">uidh</b>]][[Special:Contributions/Buidhe|<b style="color: White">e</b>]]</span> 23:17, 28 May 2020 (UTC) | + | :::[[File:Symbol voting keep.svg|16px]] Approve '''ALT1 only''' — engineering problems being more difficult than expected is, alas, a garden-variety problem. <span style="background:Black;padding:1px 5px">[[User:Buidhe|<b style="color: White">b</b>]][[User talk:Buidhe|<b style="color: White">uidh</b>]][[Special:Contributions/Buidhe|<b style="color: White">e</b>]]</span> 23:17, 28 May 2020 (UTC)</div><includeonly>|}}</includeonly><!--Please do not write below this line or remove this line. Place comments above this line.--> |
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 13 June 2020
- 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 Yoninah (talk) 21:38, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
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Parallel Computers, Inc.
- ... that the 1980s American manufacturer Parallel Computers, Inc. tried to sell to a small business market not technically sophisticated enough to recognize the value of its product?
Created by Wasted Time R (talk). Self-nominated at 12:42, 9 May 2020 (UTC).
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- Template:Reply Thanks for the review. I have changed the wording in the article body to attribute the view expressed. But trying to incorporate that into the ALT0 hook seems too unwieldy. So I have also added some new material about the engineering difficulties the company faced, and here are two possible hooks based on that:
- ALT1: ... that 1980s American manufacturer Parallel Computers, Inc. was one of a wave of new companies trying to make fault-tolerant systems?
ALT2: ... that 1980s American manufacturer Parallel Computers, Inc. found making fault-tolerant systems considerably more difficult than expected?
- Let me know what you think. Wasted Time R (talk) 23:12, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
- Template:Reply Thanks for the review. I have changed the wording in the article body to attribute the view expressed. But trying to incorporate that into the ALT0 hook seems too unwieldy. So I have also added some new material about the engineering difficulties the company faced, and here are two possible hooks based on that: