Talk:International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Hello

Hi - I work at The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and I have noticed some errors on The Union's Wikipedia page. I know there is a conflict of interest if I edit the page myself, so I was wondering if I could get some help to make sure the information on this page is accurate.

For example, in the paragraph referencing the annual Union World Conference, the last conference mentioned was in 2012. In fact, there is a conference organized every year. In 2013 it was in Paris, in 2014 in Barcelona and the next one will be in Cape Town from 2-6 December 2015.

There is also a mention of $140,000 raised in 2012 at the conference. This was not actually from the conference but from the Centennial Campaign, which is a fundraising dinner held on the first night of the conference but is a separate event. There have now been three President's Centennial Dinners.

TheUnion 1920 (talk) 22:13, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

TheUnion 1920 Hello, I could help. A few things -

1. Your userpage says "This is the official wikipedia account for The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease". Wikipedia only allows individual accounts, not organizational accounts, so please create a new account for you personally to further discuss.
2. Everything put into Wikipedia has to be followed with a citation to the source from which it came.
3. That source should not be published by the subject of the article, but instead by a third-party.

Right now, I cannot share any of the information you are providing here because it is published by the organization itself. The Wikipedia article as it stands is on the edge of being from self-published sources and could be shortened...

I am happy to help but I need sources not published by the organization. If you want other opinions, lots of other people would share too, including at WP:TEAHOUSE. Thoughts? Blue Rasberry (talk) 13:27, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Blue Rasberry Thanks for your help, Blue Rasberry. I have found some articles about the 2013 World Lung Conference in Paris and 2014 World Lung Conference in Barcelona . There were many articles in the media about the scientific studies and research that came out of the conferences, as well as the Global TB Caucus, led by the UK's All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Tuberculosis, met to sign the Barcelona Declaration , which aims to prioritise tuberculosis on political agendas .

As for the Centennial Campaign, this is a separate event which coincides with the World Lung Conferences every year. The Centennial Campaign, which launched in Kuala Lumpur with its first President's Centennial Dinner, raised $140,000 in 2012 during the 43rd Union World Lung Conference . These fundraising dinners will take place every year during the World Lung Conference until 2020 when The Union will celebrate its 100th year of existence. There have been three President's Centennial Dinner events so far, the second one in Paris in 2013 and the third in Barcelona in 2014 . The fourth President's Centennial Dinner will be in Cape Town in December 2015 during the 46th Union World Lung Conference from 2-6 December 2015

Mjz zjm (talk) 13:48, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Mjz zjm Thanks, I think you have the idea. The sources are by third parties, but maybe you also noticed that these sources are not too interesting or informative. They could be added to the article, but mostly they say "The organization presented at a conference", without even saying anything about the organization's positions, philosophy, or impact. This is very common with nonprofit organizations - they try to control their media presence, and the end result is that there is almost no information available on the Internet about them. If you like, you can add information from the sources you found to the article. Is the Lancet source even about this organization? It talks about the Union Conference, but does not mention this organization. How many brand names does this organization have? Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:56, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Bluerasberry I thought wikipedia had a policy that internal people could not edit their own pages. That's why I was initially asking for help from the community. What do you think is the best way to get help updating this page and correcting the information on it? If it's ok for me to do it myself, that would obviously be the easiest way. Thanks again for all your help - it's very much appreciated!Mjz zjm (talk) 13:48, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Mjz zjm Wikipedia has a policy that everyone has to be WP:NICE, and when people at organizations and companies edit their own pages they very often become not nice, which in turn makes the Wikipedia community not nice, and then everyone becomes sad. If you can tolerate criticism, feedback, and an exchange of ideas over time, then you can edit the article. If something reaches a point of tension, then you can make your editing proposals here on the talk page and a Wikipedian will migrate them to the article after review. If the process starts to not be fun then it is best for staff of the organization to not edit Wikipedia at all. Personally, I invite you to edit the page, and then further invite you to edit Wikipedia articles about your field of expertise in lung disease. Take it slow, take it easy, and message me if you want comments, review, or have trouble with something. I am watching this page anyway. Thanks for your interest, and thanks for taking time to read about best practices in Wikipedia. You seem more thoughtful than most organizational representatives who post. Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:02, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

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