Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daryl D. Green
I don't believe Green wrote the http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_10_55/ai_63735685/pg_2/?tag=content;col1 Ebony article (at least there is no attribution). He has a brief mention in the article on page 2. I disagree with the statement, "at this moment it has no self-published references". "My Cup Runneth Over" is published by "Performance Management & Logistics Associates" http://www.amazon.com/My-Cup-Runneth-Over-Setting/dp/1889745030/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267474409&sr=8-1 which isn't a bona fide publisher.http://www.pmassoc.com/ The article includes "Breaking Organizational Ties" but doesn't note that it is self-published. The article's grandest statement is, "The FamilyVision column, written together with his wife Estraletta Green, has reached over 200 newspapers and more than 15 million readers (syndicated through Newspaper Publishers Association)." The only references to verify that are 5 off-line references from 2000/2001 from publications of which none have Wikipedia articles. When searching for this column, I found several online entries written by his wife -- one in particular which advocates self-publishing and laments that "the major purpose for traditional publishers is to turn a profit."http://fabulously40.com/article/id/how-a-lady-gets-her-book-published-in-120-days-familyvision-column-495 Well, Wikipedia requires mainstream publishers. To make the extraordinary claim 200 newspapers and a 15 million readers, the article's author must provide extraordinarily high quality sources to verify that statement. The entire last paragraph is without citations. The statement "He was noted and quoted by USA Today, Ebony Magazine, Associated Press, NBC’s Alive at Five, Answerline, American Urban Radio, and BET’s Buy the Book" is uncited. I'm sorry, but this doesn't rise to the level of notability that Wikipedia requires. It strikes me as a self-promotion page relying on self-published books and unverifiable claims. This would be more fit on LinkedIn or on his personal web site where he does a fine job of promotion.http://www.darylgreen.org/ Finally, I'd like to hear from Yedogawa whether he is employed or under contract with Green. And, yes, it is |relevant
— User:Therefore, 20:39, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
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Cited policy: WP:COI (Wikipedia:Conflict of interest)