User talk:DrVictorSAlpher

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Your dad's article
You recently made some edits to Ralph Asher Alpher. I have a few concerns about the edits. The simplest is that a fairly major change was tagged as a minor edit. As noted in more detail at that help page, "minor edits" are for things such as correcting typographical errors. The material you added about the Nobel prize seems somewhat controversial. I tend to give material the benefit of the doubt if my gut feeling is that it is accurate, but you may find that another editor will remove it if it is unsourced. I'd recommend that you add references as appropriate. These can even be to articles you've written if they are peer reviewed or published in a reliable journal. There has also been some discussion regarding a similiar controversy on Roy Glauber's page, where it was determined that the material did not belong. This may or may not be identical, but it would be good to read the discussion.

Finally, it is a somewhat delicate matter to edit articles about one's family members (see WP:COI), and the recent addition, even if factual, has the appearance of bias. I would encourage you to seek out other experienced editors to help improve the encyclopedic and neutral tone; perhaps the contributors to the Glauber article would be a good place to start.

Good luck with your future contributions. Matchups 02:55, 1 October 2015 (UTC)