Template:Did you know nominations/Dark forest hypothesis

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 20:49, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

Dark forest hypothesis

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... that some scientists believe we may live in a "dark forest"?

Source: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015JBIS...68..142Y/abstract (PDF)

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Raid on Kronstadt
- Comment: Might make a good quirky hook.

Converted from a redirect by Shibbolethink (talk). Nominated by LordPeterII (talk) at 16:28, 25 October 2022 (UTC).

As suggested by the author, I hereby add

ALT1 ... that some scientists believe we may live in a "dark forest" universe?

for your consideration. I personally prefer the original hook as it retains more of a surprise element, but ALT1 probably is a safer bet if accuracy is deemed more important. ("universe" could either be wikilinked or not) –LordPeterII (talk) 15:11, 26 October 2022 (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:

@LordPeterII: Good article! Everything looks good so I will approve. Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:41, 28 October 2022 (UTC) Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:41, 28 October 2022 (UTC)