On May 11, 2011, at 9:58 AM, Deanna Zandt wrote: Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Hey Deanna,
It's a tough problem. Your friend is right -- Wikipedia biographies of people who are only marginally famous/notable (as opposed to, like, Barack Obama) are among our lowest-quality articles, and the most vulnerable to biased editing.
Here's a page that may have some useful information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Article_subjects
It might not add anything to what you're getting here -- you are getting good, specific info here from people with lots of experience in this area. But it'll lay out the basics at a high level, and so it might be useful.
Thanks, Sue