User talk:LindsayScherrBurgess

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I want to make a Wikipedia page for my Uncle Barry B. Scherr. He is the author of a new book, Enlightened Real Estate.

How do I do it?

Lindsay LindsayScherrBurgess (talk) 21:54, 26 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately the answer may be, "you don't". First of all, you may want to take a look at WP:COI, our guideline on conflicts of interest. Writing about a relative is not a good idea because it's difficult to maintain a neutral point of view when one is closely associated with the subject. Secondly, you would need to determine whether by Wikipedia's standards your uncle is notable - not every author is. I could not find any Google News reviews on Barry B. Scherr nor any reviews of his book published in reliable publications such as Publishers Weekly. If you can find reliable published sources that discuss Scherr in some detail, you can use the Article Wizard to write a draft by summarizing in your own words (to avoid copyright issues) what those sources report and submit the draft for a review by an experienced editor. Huon (talk) 22:34, 26 October 2016 (UTC)