Template:Did you know nominations/Reine Abbas

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 20:43, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

Reine Abbas

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• ... that Reine Abbas chose the name Wixel Studios to stand for "Weird Pixel" in recognition of being one of the only gaming studios in Lebanon?

• Source: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Women_in_Gaming_100_Professionals_of_Pla/0ad2DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22reine+abbas%22&pg=PA160&printsec=frontcover 'Wixel" stands for 'weird pixel," as being the only video game company in the region, where no industry existed to support it, it was considered a 'weird' move.

• ALT1: ... that Wixel Studios was named after a "Weird Pixel" by Reine Abbas in recognition of being one of the only gaming studios in Lebanon? Source: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Women_in_Gaming_100_Professionals_of_Pla/0ad2DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22reine+abbas%22&pg=PA160&printsec=frontcover 'Wixel" stands for 'weird pixel," as being the only video game company in the region, where no industry existed to support it, it was considered a 'weird' move.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sidi Azaz labor camp

Created by CaptainAngus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

CaptainAngus (talk) 02:31, 3 February 2025 (UTC).

• I will take care of this one el.ziade (talkallam) 14:11, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

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

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was created on February 1, 2025, which is within the seven-day window required for DYK nominations and is of sufficient length. Article well referenced with RS supporting content. The hook and it's variation are informative and interesting enough but several intriguing aspects stand out that could serve as alternative hooks for the nomination, such as Reine being a pioneering female game designer in the region,e etc. Hooks supported by sources. QPQ done. el.ziade (talkallam) 10:17, 5 February 2025 (UTC)