Talk:List of awareness ribbons

message: This list contains many entries which are plainly not in the least bit significant, large numbers sourced only to the organisation promoting the ribbon, a fair number sourced to blogs or other unreliable sources, and quite a few that have no source at all.
I think that as a matter of curating this content we need to adopt a firm and straightforward rule for inclusion: I propose that the following criterion is used:
; Each entry must be supported by one or more reliable independent sources establishing the significance and context of the ribbon campaign. Unsourced entries will be removed.
In fact this should be true of all content in Wikipedia but the issue here is the constant addition of poorly sourced content by well-meaning newcomers so I think we need to establish a precedent of removing unsourced or poorly sourced content. Guy (Help!) 09:26, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's not a page rule, it's core policy. I am proposing that we make ti explicit both here and in the edit notice, that's all. Guy (Help!) 14:28, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  RFC 

message: * Support as proposer. Guy (Help!) 09:26, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's not a page rule, it's core policy. I am proposing that we make ti explicit both here and in the edit notice, that's all. Guy (Help!) 14:28, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

message: Purple ribbon	
Month of the Military Child, Celebrating Military Kids[18]
Spirit Day and victims of homophobia[19]
Alzheimer's disease awareness[20]
(current list above, please also include)
Awareness of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Prevention. See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Purple_ribbon.svg
Thanks 137.222.155.241 (talk) 10:53, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Aurato (talk) 20:57, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 6 January 2017 

message: * Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
Please add a Pancreatic Cancer Awareness bullet point in the purple ribbon box, because purple is the official color of the pancreatic cancer awareness movement.
Please add bullet point in the box directly below "Awareness of interpersonal violence and abuse prevention" Alexandra Waterworth (talk) 16:31, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Sir Joseph (talk) 16:55, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  Um, that's not an independent source. Guy (Help!) 18:52, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 18 January 2017 

message: Please add the Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB) Awareness Ribbon which includes Trichotillomania, Skin Picking Disorder & Related BFRBs.  A copy of the green ribbon with blue trim can be found online at http://store.trich.org/category_s/104.htm.
More information on BFRBs can be found online through the TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors on their official page at https://www.bfrb.org/. Kimiam74 (talk) 18:01, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: Please see the box at the top of this page: please provide a reliable source demonstrating significance of the ribbon, independent of the promotion organization, to add a ribbon to this article. — Train2104 (talk • contribs) 19:59, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 30 January 2017 

message: Purple ribbon should include Lupus awareness.
http://www.lupus.ab.ca/ribbonpin/
 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hizoran (talk • contribs) 15:53, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: Please see the box at the top of this page: please provide a reliable source demonstrating significance of the ribbon, independent of the promotion organization, to add a ribbon to this article. — Train2104 (talk • contribs) 19:59, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2017 

message: Fathers united have come up with a New ribbon structure that is a thick black Ribbon with a thinner yellow ribbon running in the middle of the black one.That represents (black)being in remembrance of All Fathers that have taken there own lives to do with the Family courts decisions and the (yellow)which represents all children affected by Alienation through the courts.Thank you I hope this goes up asap as we are trying to gain support to for Fathers rights all over the world. 1.124.48.12 (talk) 03:32, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: Please see the box at the top of this page: please provide a reliable source demonstrating significance of the ribbon, independent of the promotion organization, to add a ribbon to this article. — Train2104 (talk • contribs) 19:59, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 3 February 2017 

message: Teal Ribbon should also list Ovarian Cancer as a meaning/awareness campaign as per: https://ovariancancer.net.au/teal-ribbon-day/ Kjohnson11 (talk) 10:09, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Train2104 (t • c) 16:01, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 8 February 2017 

message: The Blue Ribbon is also the symbol of child abuse prevention, adopted in 1979, and continues to be the symbolic ribbon of child abuse prevention and Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month every April. 173.164.154.25 (talk) 19:46, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —  IVORK Discuss 22:32, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 March 2017 

message: May is brain tumour awareness month. We use grey ribbons to create awareness. Please add to the list. Here is a link to our website (Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada): http://www.braintumour.ca/3087/awareness-month  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Braintumour (talk • contribs) 13:53, 1 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grey ribbon: Brain Tumour Awareness Month 

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message: Add the State of Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services Stroke Awareness ribbon to the awareness ribbon list. 
http://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71550_5104_5279_57683---,00.html as a reference 
This ribbon represents the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services effort to reduce the burden of stroke, and improve support services to stroke survivors and their families, through one consistent recognizable symbol throughout the State of Michigan. Graykimrn (talk) 18:33, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: we need a reliable. independent source, showing the widespread use of the ribbon, not a source from, or connected in any way with, the ribbon. - Arjayay (talk) 19:17, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 14 August 2017 

message: Purple ribbons are also associated with Pancreatic Cancer.
https://www.pancan.org/pancan-awareness-month/pancreatic-cancer-awareness-month/ Taziakindy (talk) 19:51, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. We cannot accept a source connected with the ribbon. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 23:03, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 22 August 2017 

message: Yellow ribbons are also used in Catalonia's crisis to show support for the release of Catalan political prisoners: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lla%C3%A7_groc
http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/140682/crida/anc/dur/llac/groc/suport/sanchez/cuixart
http://www.elnacional.cat/ca/esports/guardiola-llac-groc-llibertat-cuixart-sanchez_207147_102.html
https://twitter.com/assemblea/status/920307729276817408
Barenaked (talk) 13:00, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done for now: From the sources given, it is clear that this is a short-term gesture of support for the release of Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol from prison. If it becomes a lasting symbol of support for a Catalan-identified cause, then it can be added later.  Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 16:25, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
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message: Hello Wikipedia editors - 
I would like to submit for inclusion this resource as an external link, or as a credited source.  It contains information about approximately 40 different ribbon colors for cancer and other illnesses, along with relevant charities related to the supported cause. 
Cancer Awareness Ribbon Colors: https://www.factgoods.com/pages/awareness-colors-for-cancer-and-causes
Thanks.
Wanderlust416 (talk) 19:15, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: That's a retail site where things are sold. It may be for charity, but its still selling items. Spintendo ᔦᔭ 21:19, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 19 January 2018 

message: Please add epilepsy awareness to the purple ribbon list. Previously approved Reference [5], which supports the endometriosis/yellow ribbon association, can also be used as a reference for this association.  https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/ribbons.php
Three sources that detail the significance of the color purple to epilepsy and epilepsy awareness:
http://www.purpleday.org/ (Used as Reference [1] on Wikipedia’s “Purple Day” page: “Purple and lavender are often associated with epilepsy, as for example in the wearing of a lavender ribbon.[1]”)
http://purpledayeveryday.org/why-purple/
https://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/epilepsy/#ribbon
If none of the above suffice, here are two other sources:
http://theunchargeables.com/awareness-ribbons-and-their-meaning/#PURPLE
https://butyoudontlooksick.com/book-and-product-reviews/product-reviews/medical-info-links/awareness-ribbon-and-bracelet-colors-and-meanings/ Mini Inanna (talk) 17:30, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 22:43, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 4 February 2018 

message: As this is May 1 already....could this request please be given Priority Consideration.  Thank you
Please add Lyme Disease Awareness under the Lime Green Ribbon listing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awareness_ribbons 
Lyme Disease Awareness Information
The awareness ribbon color for Lyme Disease is Lime Green. The month of May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month: to encourage learning about this common tick-borne disease and take steps to protect themselves if they live in or visit areas with Lyme disease activity. World Lyme Disease Day is held on May 11th.
Sandra Lee McIntyre (talk) 16:44, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lime Green Ribbon 

message: A Blue Ribbon is also symbolic of child abuse awareness and prevention. 96.69.22.241 (talk) 19:59, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  RudolfRed (talk) 21:18, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 6 October 2018 

message: Please add Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month to the Purple Ribbon(content below).
* National pancreatic cancer awareness month  Sctvlk (talk) 00:21, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done for now: There needs to be independent sources for this claim. While I did locate many cancer coalitions supporting this cause, I cant say for sure if they were independent. When in doubt, it's safer to suppose that they aren't until proven otherwise. Sorry about that.   Spintendo  03:45, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 7 October 2018 

message: ...should be added. Sources, in no particular order:
* http://traumadissociation.com/awareness#didribbon
* banner of most prominent activist https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8JDIEFbQejP-meo1OwI0DA
* Real world products (link mutilated to work around Wikipedia's spam filter): https://www.cafepress DOT com/jigsawanalogy2
* Real world products: https://awareness4sale.jimdo.com/did-mpd-items/
* Creation of, voting for and history: http://www.copingincrazyville.com/index/table-of-contents/didmpd-awareness-ribbon-links-and-info/
The overt DID community is microscopic compared to, say, cancer, hence asking for a New York Times cover photo of a street protest with people wearing quilt patterns is asking too much. Please consider this entry. It is what most people who are safe enough, who can afford it in terms of dealing with the horrendous stigma attached to DID, and chose an activistic path are using as a common symbol. There is no "official" ribbon, because there is no body more "official" to decide it than the actual dissociative survivors.
--92.195.190.64 (talk) 14:32, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Quilt Ribbon for awareness of Dissociative Identity Disorder... 

message: Please add Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month under the Purple Ribbon. 
*Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Sctvlk (talk) 20:57, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Sir Joseph (talk) 16:39, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 October 2018 

message: Under the purple ribbon, can you add Cystic Fibrosis Awareness? I'll provide the following link for you to reference: https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/ribbons.php
Thanks! 108.179.38.241 (talk) 14:14, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: Requires reliable, independent sources for this claim.  Spintendo  21:10, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 November 2018 

message: I’ve never heard of a purple ribbon for domestic violence?
The citation is from People’s World, which describes itself as “People’s World is a voice for progressive change and socialism in the United States. It provides news and analysis of, by, and for the labor and democratic movements to our readers across the country and around the world. With a small but dedicated staff and a nation-wide network of volunteer writers, People’s World presents insights into local, national, and international struggles from the perspectives of those who are experiencing them. It’s an angle you won’t find in the corporate press.”
This doesn’t seem like a valid source, and the article in People’s World doesn’t say anything about a purple ribbon, it just has an article about domestic violence, and a picture of a purple ribbon and hands that read “stop domestic violence”.
I think domestic violence should not be equated with a purple ribbon because there is no source for it.
Paige Matheson (talk) 23:17, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Purple ribbon for domestic violence? 

message: Please add purple/periwinkle ribbon for eating disorder awareness.
http://www.worldeatingdisordersday.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RBIKLxupeE&feature=youtu.be
https://www.facebook.com/purpleribboncampaign.eatingdisordersawareness
https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/ribbons.php#purple   (under periwinkle)
https://healthyliving.azcentral.com/what-is-the-meaning-of-purple-ribbon-12263540.html   (under periwinkle)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.248.142.133 (talk) 21:53, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 2nd June 2019 

message: Please, add new ribbon
A green-lime ribbon is also used for the awareness of Mental Health, as you can see in the World Mental Health Day logo
https://wfmh.global/wmhd2019-tools-and-tips/
The green-lime ribbon is considered the international symbol for the Mental Health awareness
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/green-ribbon-campaign 
See also
[] Samaduq (talk) 09:32, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Done NiciVampireHeart 09:14, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 September 2019 

message: I am a volunteer and I am making this request on behalf of International Retrovirology Association (IRVA)
Please add the HTLV awareness ribbon in this list. It's a red ribbon with white polka dots on it designed by Laura Lee Vida. 
International Retrovirology Association launched the World HTLV Day (10th of November) for sensitizing about Human T-Lymphotropic virus.
2019 was the 2nd year we celebrate this awareness day and some local and international press talked about it.
Here some links:
IRVA: 
https://htlv.net
Belgium: 
https://m.hln.be/in-de-buurt/leuven/onderzoekers-ku-leuven-vragen-aandacht-voor-dodelijke-ziekte-htlv~a94c17f4/
https://www.robtv.be/nieuws/onderzoekers-vragen-aandacht-voor-infectieziekte-htlv-op-ladeuzeplein-in-leuven-87952
Italy:
https://www.microbiologiaitalia.it/virologia/world-htlv-day-giornata-mondiale-dellhtlv/
International:
https://gvn.org/programs/htlv-1-task-force/
http://wwwf.imperial.ac.uk/blog/imperial-medicine/2019/11/12/htlv-1-time-to-care-time-to-take-action/
https://www.bordet.be/nl/nieuws/vr-11092018-1427/world-htlv-day-10112018
https://imtavh.cayetano.edu.pe/en/component/k2/item/313-november-10th-world-htlv-day.html?
https://www.htlvaware.com
Here is the ribbon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HTLV_AWARENESS_RIBBON.svg
PiperitaKiwi (talk) 21:36, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not seeing reliable, independent sources which are verifying this claim. The provided sources are all clones of the original IRVA press release. Please provide a source from say, the New York Times, which verifies this claim. Regards,  Spintendo  18:15, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Almost all these are about the awareness day but don't mention the ribbon. I checked disabled world and it just listed the rare diseases ribbon. I also found references to the Smile ribbon. There's nothing on the HTLV page about the ribbon either. Amousey (they/them pronouns) (talk) 20:39, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 3 December 2019 

message: The blue ribbon is used also to cause awareness for Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
The purple ribbon for fibromyalgia (FM).
How can I add this - it says rhe article is locked against vandalism - or would someone please add it, thanks a lot. WEkey (talk) 14:51, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: ME/CFS is already there, I found a source and added fibromyalgia User:WEkey. Maybe not being able to edit was based on having a new account or not many edits  Amousey (they/them pronouns) (talk) 23:46, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  further meanings of blue and purple ribbon 

message: Lyme disease Awareness - Lime Green ribbon
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-lyme-disease-awareness-month-may/
https://www.fundraisingforacause.com/wholesale-merchandise-shop/lime-green-ribbon/by-disease-cause/lyme-disease.html 
https://www.lymedisease.org/get-involved/take-action/lyme-awareness-month/ 2601:206:4281:6490:740F:95D4:6F59:F799 (talk) 17:36, 26 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. See the note at the top of this page for sourcing and inclusion requirements. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 18:32, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2020 

message: silver is now for Dyslexia Awareness as well 79.123.85.4 (talk) 20:14, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Seagull123  Φ  20:54, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2020 

message: Zombie Awareness should probably also be listed for the gray ribbon (the citation can even be taken straight from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_Awareness_Month). I myself don't really want to bother with requests and formatting and so on, but I figured I could reach out in case any Wikipedians care enough to list this on the page.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.98.112.157 (talk) 16:50, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Zombie Awareness 

message: Add Red and Blue Ribbon for Congenital Heart Defects
Sources: 
https://www.allheart.com/blog/sa/b-awareness-ribbons-guide/
https://bowsandbands.net/list-of-awareness-ribbons-colors/ EnchantedHeart (talk) 02:53, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. This needs more authoritative and independent sources; not just self-published blogs. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs)  04:37, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add Ribbon: Congenital Heart Defects 

message: "Add Gastroparesis to the green ribbon, amd add Interstitial cystitis to the teal" please 71.195.212.185 (talk) 08:36, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ––FormalDude talk 08:47, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 18 January 2022 

message: Under “Purple ribbon” please add “GIST Cancer Awareness (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor), a rare sarcoma cancer of the GI system.”  
See https://gistinfo.org/gist-donate/ for evidence of use. 2603:8001:1400:E2BA:7CD4:6921:CC84:E867 (talk) 16:13, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 3 March 2022 

message: The turquoise one is for TS awareness. Thanks Jaspertheasper (talk) 14:57, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tourette syndrome awareness 

message: Yellow Ribbon Singapore's use of the yellow ribbon for raising awareness of anti--ex-con stigma in hiring may be eligible for inclusion in this list but I don't know if it has received much notable use beyond the YRS (nee SCORE) organisation's own advertisements. --- AzureArmagedd0n (talk) 18:51, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Yellow Ribbon Singapore 

message: Since October 7th 2023, the yellow ribbon also symbolizes awareness to the hostage situation in Gaza (130+ Israelis and internationals currently kept in Captivity by the Hamas terrorist organization). Since it is not listed, I think it is important to add it (there is no mention of it in any English article). Rgreinger (talk) 17:31, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 19:52, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 February 2024