The following Wikipedia contributor has declared a personal or professional connection to the subject of this article. Relevant policies and guidelines may include conflict of interest, autobiography, and neutral point of view. RachaelMHa ( talk · contribs) This user has declared a connection. (I work for The Channel, give OUT Day Australia is a project of The Channel.)

RachaelMHa ( talk) 05:53, 12 February 2019 (UTC) reply

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Give OUT day. Thanks! Otr500 ( talk) 12:02, 9 March 2019 (UTC) reply

Greetings and thanks for your contribution. I would like to make a few points. I generally refrain from approving articles with a conflict of interest and especially concerning paid contributions. I feel advertising dollars contribute bias and as a long time volunteer am 100% against it. Even if you do not directly receive compensation for getting an article created you would still be considered a defacto paid contributor. You get paid to work by the company sponsoring the "event". Some see this as paid contributing over just a simple COI.

It may be considered WP:TOO SOON and some could successfully argue that creation in advance of April 18 2019, would be promotional. It could also be successfully argued that you are so far considered a single purpose account and these things weigh in heavy at AFD's. I hope you would find that contributing to Wikipedia a worthwhile and noble endeavor but I don't have a crystal ball. I assume you are in Australia and this is a big area always needing new editors. Your involvement may be minimal and I am supportive of charities even if I do not champion a cause. I would be more receptive to creation after the above date if the article is further declined or rejected. Another editor may see things differently so I left that open. I would not want any bias I have to create a stumbling block on an article that otherwise can have merit. For transparency I will add a note to the draft. Thanks, Otr500 ( talk) 12:55, 9 March 2019 (UTC) reply

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Lopifalko was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject. Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

 The comment the reviewer left was:

Of the only sources that appear independent, the HuffPost article is by "Roger Doughty, Contributor President, Horizons Foundation" who run Give OUT day; and the Washington Blade and Autostraddle articles are not independent enough to demonstrate notability. All the other sources appear to be primary sources and thus add nothing to the subject's claim of notability. Can you find one properly independent and reliable source?

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Lopifalko ( talk) 07:13, 10 May 2019 (UTC) reply

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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot ( talk) 00:24, 20 October 2019 (UTC) reply