User talk:Greentag2010

November 2010
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Greetings Rd232, thanks for the notes. I can see that you are well-seasoned Wikipedia editor. I can use your direction on this matter since I want it to work for everyone. After I posted the update to the Pan American Development Foundation, you made some edits. Later, you decided to delete most of it. All the information had third-party footnotes from very reliable sources (CNN, New AP, etc.). If you look at Wikipedia postings on the relief organization Care or the Pan American Health Organization, they don't meet the site's guidelines but continue to exist. How can I update the Pan American Development Foundation posting without running having posting problems?

I appreciate it.


 * OK, yes, it was only after doing a bit of work on it that I noticed how a lot of the text was copied from the PADF website (and perhaps other sources too, I'm not sure now). See WP:COPYPASTE. But besides that, the deleted text was all about a specific piece of work of the PADF (Haiti), which has existed since 1962 and worked in lots of countries, so it was out of all proportion to its significance. As to issues with other articles: find good articles to use as a model, and ignore the bad ones - the problems with them will be fixed eventually, and you're welcome to help with that! See WP:OTHERSTUFF. I'm off to bed now, but if you have any more questions, just ask. Rd232 talk 02:23, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Rd232. Very good suggestions. I will look at solid examples of articles, sharpen my Wikipedia skills and take another pass at it. After that, I'll turn my attention to Care and Pan American Health Organization's articles. They are great organizations and deserve better write ups. (If needed, I hope I can reach out to you for more advice.) Meanwhile, keep up the good Wikipedia work!
 * Sure, no problem. I'd start with the WP:Tutorial. Rd232 talk 17:29, 27 November 2010 (UTC)