Talk:Best Buddies International

message: Translated from the German Wikipedia with changes.Student7 01:16, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Source

message: I propose this article has Volvo Best Buddies Challenge merged into it. Firstly volvo is no longer the sponser, Audi is. Secondly it is under the Best Buddies international organization so it would just make sense to merge and maybe have a redirect. SirGrant (talk) 02:17, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds fine to me depending how the other article editors react. I translated this from German originally. It doesn't seem to have Volvo/Audi included but that is their problem I suppose. At worst, we could have a pretend "fork" from this article, assuming the other article editor(s) object to the merge. Student7 (talk) 12:04, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, I'll merge it then later tonight. Somehow I don't think the other articles editors will mind. It doesn't look like the page had been edited in about a year. SirGrant (talk) 18:28, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: I can appreciate that an editor has spent a lot of time editing the Georgetown chapter subsection of the article. Unfortunately, the material is WP:UNDUE. The organization is not supposed to be comprised of only one club, nor do WikiPedia articles or subsections consist of the proceeding of small organizations except maybe the US Senate, College of Cardinals, Supreme Court; that sort of thing. Material must be so noteworthy that it is not only the Washington Post, but carried by the Associated Press and be of significance historically. The article Best Buddies itself barely crosses that threshold. I am sure it owes a lot to Georgetown which could be a sentence or two, but not most of the article. The emphasis must be on the International organization, not one chapter.
Right now, the article is poorly sourced, taken from material from the organization website. It would be nice if this were converted to outside references.
Subsections should not be blogs. This is an encyclopedia. It is not a social column. Other venues are available for that type of information. .com sites, for example. Student7 (talk) 14:12, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, Student7; you make some good points. I don't know if you're aware of it, but there is a US public policy Wikiproject ongoing which includes coursework being done by students at various universities. I'm one of the online ambassadors helping the students out -- explaining Wikipedia's rules and so on. This article is being worked on by one of those students; I'll take a look through the last few edits and see if can make some constructive comments here. Mike Christie (talk) 00:35, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Personally, I think that "The Georgetown University Chapter of Best Buddies is the biggest in the Washington, D.C. area and is also the birthplace of the organization." means that chapter merits a mention in the article, though what was added could probably be shortened unless adequate references are added and the whole article is also fleshed out. /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 03:41, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I noticed the public policy wikiproject after I made my changes. While the knowledge wouldn't have changed my edits, I would have been a little more considerate about talking to the hardworking editor when I made the changes/deletions. Sorry to rain on someone's parade. That wasn't my intent. And you have a deadline. I don't. I converted this article originally from German, of all things, (a long time ago) and so do have a vested interest in it. Having said that, it has not evolved as well as I would have hoped. A good place to start, on one hand, on the other, I can't suggest improvements, not being familiar with the organization. Student7 (talk) 21:40, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Georgetown chapter emphasis

message: What on earth does this mean?...
Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization which has established a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one contact, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Can anyone who understands it put it into English?
86.75.158.138 (talk) 17:45, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I tried to straighten it out. Student7 (talk) 20:36, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Jibberish

message: Is this an encyclopedia article or a sales brochure for the charity?
I don't think an encyclopedia would have donation categories. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.175.109.15 (talk) 17:26, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Please be specific. I agree that there is too much fluff in here. Can't figure out how to remove it without removing what the organization actually does. Student7 (talk) 20:54, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality 

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message: https://www.bestbuddies.org/mari/events/ 
This would help provide a citation for the section under high school programs. It says it needs a citation for "This program tries to break social barriers at a difficult time in a teenager’s life, with or without a disability. Members spend time together during lunch break, before or after school. There are special events created in which allows the students to be creative, share and contribute with one another."
Idesouza1 (talk) 19:25, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need help, does this link support a statement on the wiki page  

message: Read article using audio so accessible listen to a voice with audio. Should add read article audio or not? 149.7.35.210 (talk) 04:32, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Read aloud with audio