Talk:Robert Skimin

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In a one on one interview with Robert Skimin I learned that his first book is not listed in the Library of Congress. In fact, it is a book on bullfighting that he self published. The art work and of course the writing are both his own work. Mr. Skimin generously gave me a copy of his very first work. All published works I can find about Mr. Skimin's books do not have this first book listed.

Admittedly, his first book could have been outclassed by most of the college term papers written on the subject, it is never the less an important work, at least in Mr. Skimin's eyes.

I've interviewed Mr. Skimin as I am a freelance writer and I've been published in several of the local papers. I am submitting to the local papers articles about lesser recognized local colorful characters, of which Mr. Skimin is one of many. Still that explains why I had to interview him. My reasons are not only him as a war hero, cancer surviver, author, and historian, but also due to his yet unrecognized contributions to the greater good of the El Paso community.

I would like to upload (1) a picture of the first book - both front and back cover. What sort of release do I need from Mr. Skimin to show the cover? I already have his verbal approval, but it would be no problem in getting something in writing. (2) I would like to list the information that indeed his first book was not his work on alcoholism, but on bullfighting. The only documentation I would have would be copyright page of this first book. I guess I could quote that as my source - is that true?

What is the proper way of doing both (1 and 2 above) those things in Wikipedia?

- May I say ahead of time, thanks for your help.

Green Beret ?
I've deleted the following from the article: " He was the first army pilot to wear the green beret. " Here are the problems: 1. the link is dead; 2. it is self-published autobiographical stuff; 3. it is misleading. Specifically, another ref says he was "attached" to the Green Berets (e.g., Special Forces). This does not mean he was Special Forces qualified or entitled to wear the Green Beret. Many people may be attached to a unit in order to provide support. They are under the command and control of the unit, but their qualifications are not impacted by the assignment.--S. Rich (talk) 21:58, 17 September 2010 (UTC)