User talk:Mrb london ontario
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London Health Sciences Foundation Wikipedia Page...[edit]
Good afternoon.
I am hoping to get the London Health Sciences Foundation page back up and running.
I have created new text specifically for this purpose. It makes reference to London Health Sciences Centre but does not speak for them or make claims on their behalf.
I believe London Health Sciences Foundation deserves a seperate entry from London Health Sciences Centre. Despite our similarities, we are a legally seperate entity with our own Board of Directors, own vision and mission and own funding.
If you have any suggestions for the text, please don't hesitate to let me know. I will copy and paste the proposed text below so you can see it before I make any attempt to post it.
Thanks so much for your help.
```` mrb_london_ontario
Proposed text:
London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF) is a public, charitable organization based in London, Ontario, Canada. Accredited by the Better Business Bureau and guided by its own independent, volunteer, 21-member Board of Directors, LHSF is tasked with inspiring investment in excellence at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC).
London Health Sciences Foundation was established to revolutionize our community’s response to healthcare philanthropy and strengthen LHSC’s ability to provide the highest quality healthcare for patients in Southwestern Ontario and beyond.
The charitable donations LHSF receives are separate and distinct from LHSC’s operating dollars. Government funding supports quality healthcare built upon current and proven medical standards of care – and donors to LHSF help advance that standard of care. These donors assist in the development of critical initiatives which would not otherwise be funded and which lead to new and innovative treatments and breakthrough research discoveries.
Donations to LHSF help fund innovative equipment, research, education and enhanced patient care at LHSC and create life-changing moments for patients and families locally, throughout the region and around the world as LHSC shares its research and discoveries. At LHSF, we believe that donor dollars make our Hospital – and our community – great. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrb london ontario (talk • contribs) 15:51, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
- Hello, Welcome to Wikipedia! The text seems to be clear of copyright concerns (my mechanical detector did not find an issue), but I'm afraid that there are probably additional concerns that you should address before creating the article.
- First, this particular article would be governed by the notability guidelines on companies. The rule of thumb here is noting whether the company has received significant or widespread coverage in secondary sources that are reliable and independent of the company (excluding company PR releases and information solely available on the company website—these sources may be used for additional information after notability has been established by secondary sources). All material must be attributable. Prior to writing an article on any company, you should assemble necessary sources to assert notability. If these sources are referenced within the article from the beginning, then the company's notability is less likely to be challenged.
- Second, all articles must be written from a neutral point of view. We are not a webhost, but an encyclopedia, which means that content such as " At LHSF, we believe that donor dollars make our Hospital – and our community – great." is inappropriate for us. As editors of Wikipedia, we are not spokesmen for the LHSF. Our job is to assemble what reliable sources that are not connected to an article's subject say about it, to serve as a tertiary source.
- Since you seem to be connected to the agency (referring to it in your note as "we"), you should review our conflict of interest guideline. This strongly recommends that you do not create or edit the article yourself, but instead consider proposing its creation at requested articles or at a related article or relevant WikiProject. If you do choose to write the article in such a case, you'll want to be particularly careful to approach it neutrally and without undue promotion. You might consider creating the article in a subpage of your userspace, maybe at User:Mrb london ontario/LHSF, and when you feel it is well sourced and neutral bringing it to the attention of the volunteers as the conflict of interest noticeboard. I have seen this done on occasion in the past when contributors there agree that the article meets policies and guidelines and move it into article space on your behalf.
- Though I am an administrator, I do not have any special authority to determine if the article clears those concerns. Content is determined by the community, and it would be best to bring the article there, where those who have not interacted with the text previously can review it.
- In terms of formatting, Help:Starting a new page should give you all the guidance you need, but you might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article. Good luck, and happy editing. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 00:47, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of London Health Sciences Foundation[edit]
A tag has been placed on London Health Sciences Foundation, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. WuhWuzDat 16:57, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
July 2010[edit]
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from London Health Sciences Foundation, a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, you can place a {{hangon}} tag on the page, under the existing speedy deletion tag (please do not remove the speedy deletion tag), and make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:55, 29 July 2010 (UTC)