User talk:Skyshark175
Hi, Skyshark. I've been reading your article, New Battlefront Foundation, and I have a couple of concerns that I'd like to work with you to address.
First, could you please read WP:Notability and look at how a subject is considered worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia? Specifically, have a look at sections 1 and 2. As your article is written, I like the style, but it doesn't show why the foundation needs an encyclopedia entry as opposed to just a listing in a business directory.
If you think that the foundation does meet the criteria for inclusion, please provide some links to verifiable secondary sources. I tried searching Google and Google News, but found nothing that would fit the bill. Do you have an article from a magazine or a newspaper that talks at length about the foundation, and covers the information you have included? If so, you can provide that as a reference. (Please refer to WP:Cite for help in preparing references.)
Second, this is purely speculation, but I guess you might be one of the employees of the foundation. If so, you need to declare this fact on the talk page, and take extra care not to include information that could be seen as self-promotion. If you're not, no problem.
Please respond here if you have any comment. Thank you. Kittensandrainbows (talk) 05:30, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Yes, your guess is correct, I am one of the members of the organization and I will post that on the talk page, thank you for letting me know and I am sorry for not doing it so far.
The name of the foundation is new, but the work is not. I have tried to update some small news articles about the foundation and recognition of the project as well as a reference from the CT Law Tribune.
Perhaps I should wait until the new name gains popularity? I tried to not put any links to our website within the article and only used references to the newly being built web page for the foundation and the project. I am doing this so that information can be provided about the project so that people can understand the meaning of the name and understand what resources and programs are available to veterans. I would like to have the article grow into a source that explains veteran assistance needs and help in greater detail.
By adding the external news articles, I am afraid it is turning into what may be seen as self promotion since it now includes the founder's name (which I tried to leave out the first few edits, but added now so that the news articles make sense)
I really appreciate your help and please let me know what else I may do.