Talk:Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States.

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Discussion
The links section is excessive. I believe that two official links, to the US and International sites, would be sufficient - otherwise we could be linking to every single Big Brothers page, of which there are many; this is in violation of the policy on excessive links. Additional third-party links would help as well. --otherlleft 16:32, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
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 * I agree. The page reads like an advertisement for the association and the comments on the talk page were deleted by an anonymous user. A revamp is needed by someone knowledgeable about the organisation but not connected to it... Simulato (talk) 05:19, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree as well. Although this organization is definitely notable and the article should not be deleted, it reads far too much like an advertisement. For example, the bolded text of "the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States"... That is strange styling. In fact, it is quite poor styling. "Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors children, ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country - including yours."? That is not encyclopedic. This article needs a major revamp, and, like Simulato said, by someone preferably NOT from the organization but knowledgeable about it? --Heero Kirashami (talk) 04:25, 2 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I definitely think that as part of the cleanup that 'Donations' link should go. No matter how good the cause, it looks too much like WP is soliciting donations for the group. Kay Dekker (talk) 19:33, 14 April 2009 (UTC)


 * The content of this page could definitely be filled by gathering the numerous studies and their statistics. There has not been a dramatic update to the page and I believe that it could benefit many to have a clear non-biased understanding of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Chrisanchezz (talk) 03:28, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion?
This article needs to be completely redone from the ground up. It is blatant advertising.--Borealis9 (talk) 08:09, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

I believe most of the advertising has been removed, or changed into a more neutral view and just stating the facts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.31.74.140 (talk) 17:17, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Sex Abuse
A section needs to be added to deal with the numerous convictions of BBBS mentors for sex abuse or rape of their charges. eg David Foley,

eg a 1987 article: http://articles.latimes.com/1987-10-13/local/me-13913_1_big-brother

Across the country, at least 22 Big Brothers were convicted of sex crimes from 1982 to 1987 after taking sexual liberties with their charges, according to Big Brothers of America records. Records kept by Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles show that, since 1982, at least five of its volunteers have been convicted in the area. A sixth case is pending.

There are countless more. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.222.194.228 (talk) 23:11, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

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