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Rockstar North
134B Nethergate, Dundee
- ... that Rockstar North opened its first offices above a former fish and chip shop in Dundee (pictured) in 1989? Source: "The Deep Sea was a widely popular chipper and Dundonians visited in their droves. The chipper closed in 1986 and moved permanently across the street. DMA Design moved into the building in 1989 and served as their first headquarters. David Jones', the head of DMA Design, father-in-law was in actual fact, the owner of the Deep Sea chipper on the site." ("The history of the Wee Pink Nethergate House in Dundee"; ref. #18 in the article)
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Durrës Expedition
- Comment: Since the offices opened on 1 August 1989, I'm hoping there is a small slither of a chance that this DYK can appear on the Main Page on 1 August 2024, the 35th anniversary, if some elements from the Prep can still be moved around.
Improved to Good Article status by IceWelder (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.
IceWelder [✉] 16:10, 27 July 2024 (UTC).
Reviewing... Thebiguglyalien (talk) 05:16, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
IceWelder, the article is good but the hook's sourcing needs a closer look.- Promoted to GA immediately before nomination.
- Long enough
- I wasn't sure about the YouTube source in the article, but I checked if the GA review addressed it and it seems acceptable.
- It's not clear whether the source actually supports the hook. It only says they "moved into the building", not that they opened offices above it. I'm also not sure whether Dundee Culture is a reliable source, as it resembles a blog.
- If the sourcing does get worked out, the hook and image should be good.
- Forgot to sign and ping IceWelder Thebiguglyalien (talk) 05:40, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
- Cheers for the review, @Thebiguglyalien:. Dundee Culture, despite being written mostly by one person, has been highlighted by other reliable sources and apparently won a heap of awards.[1][2][3] The writer is an ambassador to the city,[4] and the site apparently had 100 million visitors as of last year.[5] I think the source is qualified to talk about local topics. As for the location within the building, source goes on to say that "The headquarters of DMA Design were located on the upper floor of the building whilst there were several different tenants on the lower floor of the building." Additionally, you can see images of the former shop (The Deep Sea) in the embedded images from the Dundee City Archive. Regards, IceWelder [✉] 08:56, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
