User talk:Changez Charity

February 2011
You recently added this text to the Vince Cable article, claiming that he became Patron of Changez Charity in October 2010. This is to explain why I've reverted (undone) your edit: It's none of my business, but if you seriously wish to trumpet Cable's support for your charity in a way that Wikipedia can commemorate, you need to show you have done something notable, get Vince to tell a reputable journalist why he's convinced what you did is important, and provide a link to the resulting story. Bear in mind that the result must be much more specific than the Royal-Bride-is-considering claim. If possible, find notable third parties who are prepared to say why your charity needs more funding and why this is a good thing. Don't be surprised if other editors put you and your sources under a magnifying glass: it isn't personal – we're just trying to maintain the quality of the encyclopedia. Hope this helps - Pointillist (talk) 23:35, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * You didn't show why his patronage was notable enough to be mentioned in an encyclopedia, which you could have done by either (a) showing that the need for free services like this has been established as notable, or (b) that your service is already notable, or (c) that Vince Cable says it is notable.
 * You didn't cite independent reliable sources that talk about your charity or Vince Cable's connection with it. The only link I could find was a mention in the Richmond and Twickenham Times. I couldn't find you mentioned when googling for "changez charity" site:bbc.co.uk or "changez charity" site:guardian.co.uk and despite your claim that "Changez is a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)" I got no results from googling "Changez" site:bacp.co.uk, and none searching http://wam.bacp.co.uk/wam/SeekTherapist.exe?NEWSEARCH for either "HUDSON-HALL" or "PIPER", and for the time being the Charity Commission's record for 1137102 - CHANGEZ only contains your original registration.
 * Your text was ungrammatical and misspelled (e.g. "pscyotherapy,counselling,clinical hypnosis and other complementry alternative therapys") and added to the wrong section, so it doesn't appear to have been inserted with care and attention.