A fact from Robert Quackenbush appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 July 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Robert Quackenbush wrote the Henry the Duck books to ease any taunting his son might receive because of his surname?
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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 21:13, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
... that Robert Quackenbush wrote the Henry the Duck books to ease any taunting his son would receive because of his surname? Source: The New York Times
ALT1:... that after Robert Quackenbush dedicated the Henry the Duck books to his son, "nobody made fun of him and his last name"? Source: The New York Times
5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self-nominated at 07:55, 22 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]
Hi Bloom6132, review follows: by my count this is just over a 5x expansion (4650 characters from 919); article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I don't have access to the NYT but I checked against the Publisher's World article, there are some similarities but largely unavoidable (names of organisations, common phrasing etc), I think, and nothing infringing on copyright; hook facts are mentioned in the article, AGF on sourcing from the NYT; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 09:45, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Bloom6132, I changed "would" to "might" in your hook (since the boy hadn't yet received any taunting). Please let me know if that's not okay. MeegsC (talk) 21:13, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Bloom6132, review follows: by my count this is just over a 5x expansion (4650 characters from 919); article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I don't have access to the NYT but I checked against the Publisher's World article, there are some similarities but largely unavoidable (names of organisations, common phrasing etc), I think, and nothing infringing on copyright; hook facts are mentioned in the article, AGF on sourcing from the NYT; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 09:45, 22 June 2021 (UTC)