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A fact from The Book of Virtues appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 September 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that The Book of Virtues inspired PBS's first animated primetime series?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Book of Virtues.

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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 Rjjiii talk 16:54, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that The Book of Virtues spent more than 80 weeks on the New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller List?

Source: Teachout, Terry (1995-10-09). "The vice of a virtue -- The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey edited with commentaries by William J. Bennett". National Review. Vol. 47, no. 19. p. 60. ISSN 0028-0038. Retrieved 2024-08-20 – via ProQuest.

ALT1: ... that 85% of The Book of Virtues is public-domain material? Source: Bates, James (1995-02-17). "Company Town: Will 'Virtues' Bring More Rewards?". Los Angeles Times. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-08-20 – via ProQuest.
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Trust Issues
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"This is as close to featured quality as I'll ever get...on my own terms."
— Yours truly, in soliloquy, 11:10 p.m., 19/8

This season on Extreme Makeover: Wikipedia Edition: A 1993 bestselling sensation that made millions for its compiler and led to several follow-ups, including a PBS animated series--and (par for the course with such ventures) a couple of competitors. (Ignoring his personal/career controversies and the age of the tales he collected.) Despite its status, its WP article never got the attention worthy of its legacy (in the 16^! years since I last chanced upon editing it), hardly moving past the few paragraphs it was allocated back then. Think of the parable of the Good Samaritan,^[1] and you'll realise my role in the proceedings this month. ~~(Can't quite recall how I suddenly reapproached it days ago, though.)~~ Optimised reconstruction of link chain on Android Chrome that brought me back there, thanks to a little perusal of TV Tropes on August 15 (and considering the browser's limitations, it was a chore getting to that date): Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child → "The Fisherman and His Wife" → "The Frog Prince" → Adventures from the Book of Virtues.

I've heard talk that stubs are considered the ugly ducklings^[1] of this project. Well, sir, I mustered up enough courage--and sacrificed enough time--to turn this specimen into a swan nineteen-fold^[2] by the time of this nomination (according to WP:Prosesize). (Cf. my efforts on Apparition (company) back during last year's Memorial season.)

As a side note, work on this DYK candidate coincided with the U.S. political conventions.

Even though this won't lead to a coveted Four Award, I'm in the running for the other three fragments. Could this lead to my first FA star in the next three or so months? Until then, wish me luck, and stay tuned for my next DYK nomination (before this month's over).

With special thanks to page creator Mckaysalisbury (talk · contribs · count) (in case he's noticing this now).

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^ ^a ^b Drop me a line if Bennett collected those.
^ In word count.

5x expanded by Slgrandson (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 21:43, 20 August 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Now that I have some spare time on my hands, a couple more ALTs:
- ALT2: ... that The Book of Virtues inspired PBS' first animated primetime series? Source: "Clean TV". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 1995-12-08. p. 2. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-27 – via ProQuest.
- ALT3: ... that The Book of Virtues topped the New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller List over Private Parts? Source: "Best Sellers: Nonfiction". The New York Times Book Review. 1994-01-16. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-08-27 – via ProQuest. / Dionne, Jr., E J (1994-01-18). "A Values Primer — Bill Bennett's Softer Side". The Washington Post. p. A.19. Retrieved 2024-08-27 – via ProQuest.

--Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 08:56, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this. Thriley (talk) 17:58, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Article has been massively expanded, well over 5x, starting on 17 August. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. QPQ is done. Hooks are interesting and sourced. I like ALT2 myself- always nice to see PBS on the front page. All ready to go. Congratulations on this expansive expansion! Thriley (talk) 17:05, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[dml-1] Drop me a line if Bennett collected those.

[2] In word count.

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