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Wicked!

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... ~~that the first Jilly Cooper bonkbuster to have a character wear a condom during sex is the 2006 novel Wicked!?~~ Source: Page, Benedicte. "Jilly and the shagsaga: Jilly Cooper talks to Benedicte Page about changing sexual mores and her latest romp, Wicked!" The Bookseller, no. 5218, 24 Feb. 2006, pp. 20 (https://www.thebookseller.com/author-interviews/jilly-and-shagsaga)
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bechbretha
- Comment: The QPQ is from a multi-article nomination, and the article in question for this QPQ is Recholl Breth

Converted from a redirect by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 132 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 07:24, 17 April 2025 (UTC).

Article is neutral, free from copyvio, suitably referenced, and meets the length and newness criteria—converted from a redirect on 16 April, the day before this nomination. The hook is interesting (possibly the first hook I've reviewed that uses the word "condom"), succinct, neutral, and verifiable—though I would consider mentioning (if not here then there) that it was the copyeditor who insisted on the inclusion of a condom, which makes the story even more interesting. QPQ is done. This is good to go! – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 13:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

@Rhain and Lajmmoore: per WP:DYKMOS, this hook doesn't work as written. No two non-boldlinks can be next to each other.~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 04:20, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Good catch, thanks. Here's an alternative:

ALT1: ... that Jilly Cooper's first bonkbuster to have a character wear a condom during sex is the 2006 novel Wicked!?

– Rhain ☔ (he/him) 04:39, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Thanks Darth Stabro - I forgot this guideline when I did the nom, would you be able to review Rhain's very kind ALT? It works as far as I am concerned Lajmmoore (talk) 19:38, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

That seems to meet the rules if Rhain wants to tick it again. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 01:14, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Happy to—it's practically identical, after all. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 01:16, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

@Rhain, Darth Stabro, and Lajmmoore: how do the hooks above meet WP:DYKFICTION? Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 20:24, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

My comment was about the sea of blue and I have no comment about the rest of the article or hook's eligibility or appropriateness. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 20:27, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

...ALT2 ... that Jilly Cooper first wrote a sex scene where a character wears a condom in the 2006 novel Wicked!?

I think this is better - it's more about her writing the scene, rather than the internal plot of the novel. I'm quite new to nominating books, so have tripped on this previously, thanks for catching it Rjjiii Lajmmoore (talk) 20:37, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

@Lajmmoore: I've struck the objection above, and that does seem better but still feels rooted in fiction. If someone else approves it, I won't object though. You might also try posting to WT:DYK to get some feedback and ideas from regulars. Good luck, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 00:58, 13 May 2025 (UTC)