Talk:Friends of the Earth

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[edit] grammar

I noticed this small error in the first paragraph. "from the bottom up as a as a confederation of groups" I am hoping this is an acceptable place to note this.Sativarg (talk) 00:02, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Suggested change: rather than "separate different organizations" "separate and dramatically different organizations"Sativarg (talk) 00:06, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Funding

Shouldn't there be anything about FOE's funding? The Telegraph had an article about how FOE europe was largely funded through the European Commission recently. I think that is relevant information, no?

[edit] Supporters

For organizations such as this, their notable supporters, here probably mislabeled "Famous People..." is an intrinsic part of their Brand.

Examples:

• Bono and African causes
• Past Presidents of the USA and numerous causes
• Lance Armstrong and cancer research
• and so on.

In many cases these brand-drivers are directly responsible for significant levels of public awareness, and significant levels of overall funding for the organization as a result.

I argue that one should not simply delete a list of famous people supporting causes on the grounds that "it doesn't feel encyclopedic". These associations are vital, and it's a two-way street. Both sides gain from the partnership. Deleting that breaks the deal, which is the co-branding of the collaboration which, I remind you, can be significant even vital for the organization under discourse.

Please don't unilaterally delete sections without showing respect and balance for the topic at hand, especially after being politely asked to bring it to the discussion page first.

StevenBlack 06:12, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

I dunno. Lance Armstrong is notable for supporting cancer research. Everybody's got those yellow wristbands. Bono has been babbling about Africa for decades now. You can hear the groan at U2 shows when he starts in. And Richard Gere with Tibet. He has the Gere Foundation for that. I think those are special cases. If on the other hand the organization is barely notable in itself, such that the famous person's connection with it is essentially unknown and unremarkable, I don't think it bears mentioning. IMHO. -- But|seriously|folks  07:07, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

So, Butseriouslyfolks, to summarize therefore, in your view Thom Yorke representing Friends Of The Earth in the court of Tony Blair and, moreover, acting as a driver of fundraising for Friends Of The Earth is not notable in the article on Friends Of The Earth? I'm just trying to understand what you are really saying. StevenBlack 09:10, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Steve, this article doesn't assert that: it just says he's a member and supporter. I had to go to the Yorke article to find out he was actually a spokesman for the organization. That's notable, IMHO.--SarekOfVulcan 11:40, 23 October 2007 (UTC)