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My daughter, Anne Nassar, a reference librarian and cataloger, chose to submit my name to Wikipedia, and I gave her both my permission and my resume.I don't understand the objections concerning"references or sources" or"quality standards" Could someone review and clarify? Cordially, Eugene Paul Nassar,71.240.240.192 (talk) 12:27, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! You might take a look at our guidelines for notability and what exactly are considered reliable sources. The two kind of go hand in hand. Basically, a subject only merits inclusion if its importance can be asserted by coverage in independent, third-party publications/newspapers/journals/what have you. Go ahead and check out those links-- if you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask either here or on my talk page. Thanks! AlexHOUSE (talk) 16:52, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also-- the fact that the article was written by your own flesh and blood means there is a conflict of interest. As I'm sure your daughter is rather fond of you for feeding her and putting a roof over her head for who-knows-how-many years, she is likely to be a little biased ;) AlexHOUSE (talk) 16:57, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again! Forgive me if I'm misinterpreting the message you've left on my talk page, but it seems like you're under the impression that your article is being contested due to the "quality" of your work-- which is absolutely not true. The only "quality" being called into question was that of the article itself. The problem is that while you cite a few documents written BY you, there do not appear to be any documents written ABOUT you outside of a few websites for schools. Also, having your secretary do anything will not negate the fact that there is a clear conflict of interest, as your secretary still has a close connection with you. Instead of actively trying to "be on" Wikipedia, it really is best to wait until someone else writes an article about you (without being asked to do so, mind you).

There are three Wikipedia guidelines that I think will be particularly helpful to you. Please read them:

WP:PROUD: An essay that sums up why an article about yourself is nothing to be proud of, and is not something you should try to instigate.
WP:Autobiography: A guideline that explains our policy against creating/editing articles about yourself. While I understand that the article was written by your daughter (WP:COI), it still has information that will be valuable to you.
WP:ACADEMIC: Guideline explaining the notability (or lack thereof) of individual professors, academics, authors, etc.

Please take a look at these and read them carefully. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me on my talk page-- however, much of this is getting into certain gray areas that may require some attention from an administrator to make your article the best it can be. Thank you! (I've posted this on your IP talk page and on the talk page for the article). AlexHOUSE (talk) 02:07, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]