User talk:Mmegevand

Welcome and please stop
I appreciate your attempts to add info on the child soldier initiative to Wikipedia's article on the military use of children. Before trying to do this again please read WP:COI WP:EL and WP:Notability. Another joint project by some NGOs does not automatically qualify for an article (and you shouldn't put in a link to an article until it is established whether the project does). Being on a relevant topic does not automatically qualify for a link; and if you have any relationship to this project which seems likely as it is the only thing you keep adding then you shouldn't be putting up material anyway. To avoid getting your account blocked, why not explain what you think the case for inclusion is here and I'll try to help. --BozMo talk 16:45, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

I apologize for seemingly being a burden, and do not wish to have my account blocked. As for your two assumptions, I would like to clear them up. First, before posting anything I have vigilantly read both the WP: COI WP:EL and the WP: Notability documents, and had only posted these articles with good intentions. Secondly, I have no affiliation with the Child Soldier Initiative. I grew up in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa, specifically eastern DRC. I am now a master’s student, in International Peace and Conflict Resolution, with a focus on child soldiers in the aforementioned region. Now, if this qualifies as an affiliation to this initiative, then you are right.

I live by Wikipedia, and have noticed that very few articles are devoted to the issue of child soldiers. While carrying out some research I fell upon this initiative, and thought of it as an additional wealth of information which could be shared, by others like me who are interested in this subject. This was the only basis for my posting. I’m sorry my intentions were misinterpreted; I didn’t mean to cross anyone.

mmegevand


 * No problem, I understand. Can you find any news articles in first tier news sources about the initiative? That would be a good start. --BozMo talk 21:38, 24 March 2007 (UTC)