User talk:Roborangutan

September 2019
Hello. Your recent edit appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. MrOllie (talk) 10:53, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Hi MrOllie. Thanks for getting back to me on this one. I've been looking into creating a Wikipedia entry for a while, and followed the guidance on this Wikipedia page for requesting an article that if you add your entry, even without a pre-existing page, then it will be reviewed and a page created for it. To respond to your point about adding a non-notable entity, my request was for a page to be created for Orangutan foundation. Orangutan Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that has been working in international conservation for nearly 30 years. The Foundation was founded by Ashley Leiman, who was awarded an OBE in the UK by the Queen for her conservation work. That alone seems quite notable, and would surely qualify Ashley for a page of her own. Ashley is still the director of the organisation, and a trustee. Other trustees of Orangutan Foundation include Ian Redmond OBE and Sir Richard Gozney, both of whom have Wikipedia articles. Orangutan Foundation works very closely with the government of Indonesia, and manages multiple sites in Indonesian Borneo that rescue orangutans, protect vast swathes of forest, and support local communities. Also notably, we worked very closely with the late Sir Terry Pratchett, who became a trustee of Orangutan Foundation in 1994 until his death, and who knew Ashley well. We've previously worked with Joanna Lumley, Chris Packham and have had support from Sir David Attenborough. We are the only UK-based orangutan conservation charity, and are known internationally for our work. We've recently partnered with The Born Free Foundation, who I believe have their own Wikipedia entry, and have also worked closely with orangutan conservation organisation Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP), who again have a Wikipedia entry. SOCP is directed by Dr Ian Singleton, another Orangutan Foundation trustee. I believe if you research similar organisations that have been accepted onto the list and that you consider notable, you will see that the work Orangutan Foundation carries out, the people and organisations we have worked with, and the history of our organisation make us very notable.Here are some links to who we are and our work: https://www.orangutan.org.uk/about-us https://www.orangutan.org.uk/our-work https://www.bornfree.org.uk/orangutan-foundation https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Orangutan_Foundation https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2017/may/09/the-bornean-orangutans-world-in-pictures https://www.theorangutanproject.org/projects/project-leaders/ashley-leiman/ https://friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/oil_for_ape_full.pdf https://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/06/13/orangutan-foundation-showcases-new-brand-identity-and-collateral-one https://www.4apes.com/members/groups/orangutan-wg https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9-2g_Nw6ywWZ3hYTTZhcjhha1E/edit https://www.un-grasp.org/our-partners/non-governmental-organizations/ (a member of executive committee) http://www.borneonaturefoundation.org/en/about/partners-supporters/

Also to note, we are a separate organisation to Orangutan Foundation International.

Any support you can give in terms of helping Orangutan Foundation establish a Wikipedia article would be much appreciated. As mentioned earlier, I was under the impression that adding Orangutan Foundation to these lists would act as a request for an article to be created.

Thank you. (Roborangutan (talk) 11:26, 16 September 2019 (UTC))