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A fact from Alex (novel series) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 January 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the author of the Alex novels says they are not semi-autobiographical, even though she was herself a champion teenage swimmer like the protagonist?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alex (novel series).

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 20:05, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the Alex quartet was partly inspired by author Tessa Duder's own championship swimming career, but she says it is not semi-autobiographical? Source: "Which small vignette (pretty much true) brings me to reviewers who blithely assume that Alex is semi-autobiographical. ... authenticity doesn’t mean “semi-autobiographical”. ... I too was a schoolgirl “overachiever” and was – am still – famously opinionated, but the similarities are superficial. Only I know what is based on memories, what is researched, what has been playfully expanded from facts or what – the largest category – is actually pure invention." [1]
- Reviewed: David MacLeod (part of a confusingly big nomination for the NZ MPs, so I've provided the diff)
- Comment: Any suggested improvements or additional hooks welcomed. ~~I'll provide a QPQ shortly.~~ Thanks in advance!

Created by Chocmilk03 (talk). Self-nominated at 00:31, 15 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Alex (novel series); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

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 eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting:
Other problems:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: ~~Once the hook is fixed, I will be more than happy to pass this review.~~ Approved ALT hooks. Grnrchst (talk) 12:48, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Grnrchst: Thanks very much for the review! Yeah, was sort of basing it on her statement about authenticity, but see what you mean. How's something like:

ALT1: ... that the author of the Alex novels, about a champion teenage swimmer, says they are not semi-autobiographical, even though she was herself a champion teenage swimmer?

ALT2: ... that the author of the Alex novels says they are not semi-autobiographical, even though she was herself a champion teenage swimmer like Alex?

Cheers, Chocmilk03 (talk) 20:08, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What do you think of this hook @Chocmilk03 and Grnrchst:

ALT3: ... that former champion teen swimmer Tessa Duder said that her book series about a teen swimmer is not semi-autobiographical?

BuySomeApples (talk) 10:29, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think I missed the last ping, so sorry about that! I'm happy to approve this now based on the ALTs. I prefer ALT2 personally. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:36, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]