Talk:Wokai

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A letter to kimchi.sg

Hello,

I like to ask you to lift the Protection on Wokai's entry so that I can post a Wiki entry about this organization.

By looking at the logs and your talk history, I am not very clear of the reason why this entry was rejected for publication. The reason given to the rejection was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD#A1

If my best guest is correct, it is because "An article about a real person, an organization (e.g. band, club, company, etc., except schools), or web content that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant. This is distinct from verifiability and reliability of sources, and is a lower standard than notability. "

If so, here I am writing you to offer additional proof that Wokai is indeed qualified.

1. The organization is recognized by authorities (official or media) in both areas of operation (the U.S. and P.R. China) 2. The organization has everything an established nonprofit organization has: a leadership hierarchy, regular group members and volunteers at large. 3. The organization has a history of operation and the impact to prove it

First, China official news media has covered Wokai since its inception. All-China Women's Federation (already has a Wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-China_Women%27s_Federation) featured two stories about Wokai: - http://www.women.org.cn/allnews/1002/263.html - http://www.women.org.cn/allnews/25/2632.html Similarly Chinese central government's National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council (http://www.nwccw.gov.cn/html/news.html) also praised Wokai's work, see http://www.nwccw.gov.cn/html/49/n-142249.html

In the U.S. where Wokai raises most of its fund for micro finance loans, there have been increasing references in mainstream media. Most recently, this article on San Francisco Chronicle featured Wokai and its mission (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/13/BACB16VUFE.DTL). Earlier, Melinda Liu, Newsweek Beijing bureau chief, wrote exclusively about Wokai on the magazine's website (http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/chinacalling/archive/2009/04/01/facebook-for-china-s-farmers.aspx)

Wokai has a list of recent media mentions that you can verify for yourself: http://www.wokai.org/f/about/index.php?page=mediacenter

Secondly, Wokai governing hierarchy is available on its website (http://www.wokai.org/f/about/index.php?page=team). There are already about 80 people who are core members (including chapters in three cities), and the list of members at large and volunteers is growing.

Lastly, Wokai has raised close to a million dollars since its inception (Fall 2007) As noted in the SF Chronicle article, "Since they launched their site in November, 275 Wokai donors have donated $25,000 to 60 rural Chinese entrepreneurs, helping them open noodle stands, duck hatcheries and grain stores."

I could have listed more reasons why Wokai belongs to Wiki. However, since you hold the Protection over Wokai entry, I would very much to hear your thoughts and opinion. Let's start a discussion that will lead to a productive results where we will a more refined entry and the world will know more about Wokai.

Regards,

Bing (talk) 23:00, 22 April 2009 (UTC)