User talk:LucyScottys

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Scotty's Little Soldiers, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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If there are errors or omissions in the existing article, please write about these on the article talk page, giving references, so that another editor can update the article. The edits which you made were too much like a promotional leaflet for the charity, and gave excessive amounts of information about its projects: it is better for Wikipedia to give a broad and accurate outline of the charity and allow readers needing more detailed information to follow the link to the charity's own website, which will always be up to date in every detail.

The most valuable additions to the article would be references to the charity in reliable independent published sources, not just information from its own website.

Pam D  13:53, 21 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi PamD - that's absolutely fine. I'm happy for someone else to make the edits but the page needs a big refresh. I do work for the charity, but I actually did this update outside of my working role because the page was so outdated and features information which is now incorrect. I'll pop notes below on key things that need updating:
 * "whose parents have died while serving in the armed forces" - Scotty's support bereaved military children and young people who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the armed forces. They could have been serving or been a veteran at the time of death. (source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lee-rigbys-son-breaks-silence-30007222) – This is quite important to get right or it can confuse people about what the charity offers and can prevent those eligible from accessing our services.
 * "It provides three programmes of support: "Smiles" offers outings and gifts; "Support" helps with counselling and family support; and "Strides" offers grants and assistance for education and personal development." – the charity has 4 programmes of support and more information is available here: https://www.scottyslittlesoldiers.co.uk/how-we-help
 * Most of the references on the page date back to 2013/14 which is a decade ago, there are a lot of more recent references to SLS in the media and relating to key moments of note. I have linked a few sources below:
 * Prince Harry dresses as Spider-Man for Norfolk military charity - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-63851120
 * Prince Harry tells bereaved military children they are 'not alone' in Remembrance Sunday letter - https://news.sky.com/story/prince-harry-tells-bereaved-military-children-they-are-not-alone-in-remembrance-sunday-letter-12746704
 * King's Lynn charity founder awarded British Empire Medal in New Year's Honours - https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/kings-lynn-charity-founder-awarded-british-empire-medal-in-new-years-honours-9146837/
 * Son of murdered soldier Lee Rigby raises over £40k for forces charity - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-65670162
 * Minister for Veterans’ Affairs MP Johnny Mercer supports King’s Lynn’s Scotty’s Little Soldiers’ campaign - https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/minister-for-veterans-affairs-backs-campaign-to-support-ber-9318471/
 * Would really appreciate if these updates can be made – I totally understand you wish to direct people towards our own website for information but any website with outdated/incorrect information about the charity that links back to our own website, particularly one as powerful as Wikipedia, can actually cause confusion for potential families that we could be supporting. Thanks LucyScottys (talk) 08:18, 22 September 2023 (UTC)