TALK:LIST OF CASSETTE TAPE DATA STORAGE FORMATS

A fact from List of cassette tape data storage formats appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 December 2021 ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that when home computers used cassette tapes for storage, the data was sometimes distributed on flexi disc records or even broadcast on radio?

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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 Theleekycauldron ( talk) 23:47, 25 November 2021 (UTC) reply

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... that when home computers used cassette tapes for storage, the data was sometimes distributed on flexi disc records (pictured) or even broadcast on radio? Source: Byte for records, SCOOP for radio

Created by Maury Markowitz ( talk). Self-nominated at 01:47, 16 November 2021 (UTC). reply

Article is new and long enough. Referenced, neutral in tone, free of copy vio. Hook is included, referenced and confirmed. (also mentioned on Radiolab). Image is included, relevant and free. You have over 100 DYK nominations, so I am looking for a QPQ for this to proceed. Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 09:59, 18 November 2021 (UTC) reply

@ Graeme Bartlett: Feedback arc set Maury Markowitz ( talk) 15:55, 18 November 2021 (UTC) reply

with that QPQ this is good to go. Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 22:04, 18 November 2021 (UTC) reply

To T:DYK/P6 without image

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