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MatthewVanitas (talk) 05:02, 5 January 2015 (UTC)Comments on Charles “Bud” Dant[edit]
Hello, a few comments on your article:
- It's really weak on sourcing, but a glance at GoogleBooks shows a lot has been written about Dant that could be used, so I saw no reason to hold up what would eventually be a valid article anyway. I would however suggest you peruse GoogleBooks, and any other mentions you can find of Dant in books or news, and cite those articles to prove particular facts (particularly "claims to fame" that people might doubt if they are unsourced) to strengthen the article.
- You messed up once and called him "Dad", so I fixed that for you. :) Speaking of which, sorry but we generally don't discuss spouses or children of Notable biography subjects except inasmuch as they themselves meet WP:Notability. Unless you or your sister become famous enough to have your own articles, including info about you, such as "survived by" is seen as namedropping, or as roping a private citizen into a public article. See WP:Notability is not inherited.
- One way your relationship with Dant could be quite useful, however, is providing photos to illustrate the article. If you have any photos of him to which you own (or have inherited) the copyright, and wish to release them to the world under WP:Creative Commons, you may do so. If you'd rather not, or want instead to use an official photo, you may add one photo of Dant, regardless of copyright (such as one you just find anywhere online) under the WP:Fair Use rule since he is deceased. Just please follow the instructions at WP:Fair Use, which is a different process than uploading normal non-copyright personal photos.
Feel free to post on my Talk page if you have any questions. MatthewVanitas (talk) 05:08, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
- Again, please refrain from inserting mention of yourself into the article. Unless you and your sister have your own articles, we don't need to include mention of you two in your father's article. MatthewVanitas (talk) 01:57, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
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