User talk:Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy. It also appears that your account is intended to be used for the purpose of telling the world about an organization or cause that you consider worthwhile. Unfortunately, many good causes are not sufficiently notable for their own Wikipedia article, and all users are discouraged from editing in any area where they have an inherent conflict of interest. You may wish to consider one of these alternative outlets. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. Thank you.  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  14:27, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust (LCYCT) was set up 17 years ago in memory of Laura Crane, a young girl that died from a complex mix of 4 types of cancer. The charity has been at the heart of Huddersfield since it's inception and is part of the history of the town. As the trust works nationally supporting the 38 hospitals that admit young cancer patients between the age of 13 and 24, I feel it is important people wanting to learn more about the trust can find us on Wikipedia. There are no advertisements or 'asks' on the page, it is just information that explains the work of the Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust and how we support through research and recreational items.

I completely understand the username is an issue and I will change that immediately but I would be very grateful if you could reconsider your decision to delete the Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust page. If you could give me any advice about the content and what you see as unambiguous promotion, I will change it straight away.

Thank you in advance Sarah-Jane Ainley Office Manager The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust (talk) 14:53, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Reply
I deleted your article because
 * it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines.
 * it's all about what the charity does, nothing about locations, staffing, funding or expenditure. Basic information needed to establish notability.
 * it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include:  only UK charity funding medical research specifically into cancer affecting teenagers and young adults... funds measures to improve the quality of life... Support is offered to all of the hospitals throughout the UK... Research from the funds we raise will bring increased understanding of cancer in this age group, improved treatments and ultimately more young lives will be saved... motivation, which is so desperately needed to fight their illness... recently caused a stir on twitter...  &mdash; You haven't helped yourself by writing in the first person (we, our). It's not your organisation's private page.
 * Some text is unencyclopaedic: The charity is deeply indebted to Jack... fount of all knowledge...
 * The article was created in a single edit without wikilinks or references, and looks as if was copied from an unknown and possibly copyrighted source. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient.
 * Text is copied from here, marked  © The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust 2011, obviously not public domain, so we can't use it. Text has to be free to be edited by anyone and can be used for any purpose, obviously doesn't apply to this copyrighted text  Jimfbleak  -  talk to me?  17:05, 4 September 2013 (UTC)


 * You have an obvious conflict of interest when it comes to editing articles about this subject. If, after reading the information about notability linked above, you still believe that your organisation is notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources), you could, if you wish, post a request at Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest

I'm not unsympathetic to your cause, but this is an encyclopaedia, not a platform for telling the world about the good work your charity does  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  17:00, 4 September 2013 (UTC)