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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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:00, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

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The Kingdom of Kevin Malone

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5x expanded by Vivvt (talk). Self-nominated at 03:53, 5 March 2017 (UTC).

Interesting book, on good sources, no copyvio obvious. I don't understand the plot yet, please help by a few commas and checking that a plural noun is matched by a plural verb. I feel that we have many plot details and little background, could you add a bit? - I am not too familiar with infobox book, - if it was composition, the image of the author might go to the infobox. - I like the sourced hook. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:38, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
@Gerda Arendt: I have added punctuation wherever possible but couldnt find much info about the background as such. - Vivvt (Talk) 08:43, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
Thank you, I also helped myself to more commas, matching and copy-editing, - please check if I changed the meaning, and feel free to revert. - I'll get to the orchestra, but possibly not today, - several things to get ready for women's day tomorrow ;) - Actually this work by a woman might also qualify for 8 March. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:54, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
  • 1025 characters are the one-paragraph lead and one-paragraph Reception section. 1135 characters are plot. I feel this article falls short of WP:DYKSG#D7. It is also unclear why an adult fantasy novel won a prize in the children's literature division; perhaps more could be said about that. Yoninah (talk) 22:00, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
  • @Yoninah: I have added some more information. Please let me know if its sufficient. The book is from pre-internet era so tough to get some info. - Vivvt (Talk) 04:18, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
  • @Vivvt: Thank you. I reorganized the presentation and did some more editing. It's definitely start-class now.
  • Now that you've added more information to the article, perhaps we could make a better hook?
  • ALT1: ... that Suzy McKee Charnas's fantasy novel The Kingdom of Kevin Malone is based on her own experience being bullied as a child in Manhattan? Yoninah (talk) 15:27, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
  • @Yoninah: Thats interesting one. I hope we dont need another reviewer for this. - Vivvt (Talk) 15:55, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
sure if you two agree, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:38, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
This was returned to noms from prep due to concerns about "the hook is referenced by "heartless-bitches.com" which appears to be a feeder site for Amazon. Is that a reliable source?". Please find a better ref or explain why this is a reliable source. HalfGig talk 20:28, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
How about returning to the original hook? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:19, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
Thank you. Both hooks are approved, and the think the original is even a bit more unusual. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:35, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
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