Talk:Prodigy Education

Did you know nomination

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 Bruxton (talk) 16:07, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that Prodigy Math Game, an educational game released by the Canadian ed-tech company Prodigy Education, incorporates elements of Pokemon and World of Warcraft in its gameplay? Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-managing/outdated-education-model-opens-doors-for-tech-firms/article11380747/
  • ALT1: ... that Prodigy Math Game, an educational math game, was initially created to address the lack of appeal of educational software aimed at children? Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-managing/outdated-education-model-opens-doors-for-tech-firms/article11380747/
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Created by Shadow of the Starlit Sky (talk). Self-nominated at 15:57, 24 April 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Prodigy Education; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• @Shadow of the Starlit Sky: , I'm sorry but I do not believe that this can be promoted as it has not been created, expanded 5x, or made into a GA in the past 7 days of its nomination. Sorry. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:42, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
  • @Onegreatjoke: The article has been moved into mainspace on 19 April, therefore is eligible. BorgQueen (talk) 22:21, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral: - Wording feels a little too promotional
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - Could probably do with another hook

QPQ: None required.

Overall: @Shadow of the Starlit Sky: Very sorry for the screw-up. Anyway, most of the article is fine. I'd honestly like a hook that mentions how the game was a school project. However, the wording of the article can feel too promotional/advertising-esque which i feel should be reworded slightly. Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:46, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

No problem. I can rephrase the article to get rid of the promotional tone and reword the hook or find another one as needed. Specifically, in which sections can I get rid of the promotional tone? I myself am opposed to UPE/promotional material in articles and would work happily to get rid of it. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 18:06, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Looks okay enough now. Onegreatjoke (talk) 19:49, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

@Onegreatjoke: @BorgQueen: Sorry, didn't see this for a while - I'm on a Wikibreak and less than active than usual and only noticed this today (I locked myself out of my main acc with Wikibreak Enforcer so I'm typing this on my alt.) You said the hook might need changing, so what do you think of this?

ALT 2: "Did you know.... that Prodigy Math Game was initially created by co-CEOs Alex Peters and Rohan Mahimker as a school project? "

Or, alternatively, which one of my other two hooks would be better? Please let me know. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sock 01:37, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

That's alright. Onegreatjoke (talk) 01:42, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

47.9% score on Earwig, but the site appears to be a copypasta. The website cites Wikiepdia. Bruxton (talk) 16:02, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

I think the hook works better without naming the two unlinked ceos - if anyone disagrees discussion can continue at DYK talk.

ALT 2a: "Did you know.... that Prodigy Math Game was initially created as a school project? Bruxton (talk) 16:06, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

@Bruxton: So ALT 2a it is then. :) -- Shadow of the Starlit Sock 16:08, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

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This is my first DYK nomination, so if I do anything wrong please let me know =) -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 15:58, 24 April 2023 (UTC)