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A fact from Hive city appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 April 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that urbanists have used hive cities from the science-fiction universe of Warhammer 40,000 as an example of how vertical cities could become dystopian?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 09:02, 28 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

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... that urbanists have used hive cities from the sci-fi universe of Warhammer 40,000 as an example of how vertical cities could become dystopian?

Source: "...we are likely to end up with a dystopian world asenvisaged in many a science fiction movie... science fiction “hive cities” are environmentally and socially catastrophic..." "Future cities: Speculation on the case for vertical biophilic cities"

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Weise's law
- Comment: The QPQ is old, but hasn't been used for a nomination yet!

Converted from a redirect by Fritzmann2002 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

Fritzmann (message me) 18:35, 21 March 2025 (UTC).Reply

Well this hook is quite interesting, gives you a nice thought. Article is well written and seems to fit all criteria. Passing. Arconning (talk) 15:43, 24 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

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