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Some proposed additions

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Specific text to be added or removed: BEE Japan began in Summer 1997. Past rides include 1997: Inaugural ride from Wakkanai, Hokkaido to Yakushima. 1998: Rishiri Island, Hokkaido to Yakushima, including a visit to Rokkasho.
Reason for the change: The only current past rides mentioned are 2006 and 2007.
References supporting change: 1997 final report https://archive.org/details/bee-japan-97-final-report 1998 final report https://archive.org/details/bee-japan-98-final-report

BEEsummer97 (talk) 16:21, 13 December 2024 (UTC)BEESummer97[reply]

Question: Do you have secondary sources that can support this article and the change? What you linked seems like (I assume) your own documentation, even if old. Snarkyalyx (talk) 08:18, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here are three secondary sources.

See pages 12 and 13 (latter is inside back cover):

https://archive.org/details/i-land-iwate-prefecture-public-relations-dec-1997b

See pages 6 and 7:

https://archive.org/details/yawata-town-public-relations-december-1997-no.-438/Yawata%20Town%20Public%20Relations%20December%201997%20No.%20438%20A4/

See page 8:

https://archive.org/details/fukushima-prefecture-english-newsletter-winter-1998-b/Fukushima%20prefecture%20English%20newsletter%20Winter%201998%20A4/page/n7/mode/2up BEEsummer97 (talk) 19:22, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here is another secondary source which I requested from Tokyo's National Diet Library since it is only available in microfiche due to its age. On page 4, you can see the fulfillment ticket from the library as well. https://archive.org/details/kita-nihon-shiinbun-8.30.97 BEEsummer97 (talk) 16:44, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

...And another secondary source, article "Foreigners serve as cleaners: Takamatsu/Yashima interest in environmental protection," also requested from the National Diet Library since it is only available in microfiche. On page 4, you can see the fulfillment ticket from the library. https://archive.org/details/sankei-shinbun-9.14.1997 BEEsummer97 (talk) 16:53, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see how this organization is notable. The sources are both dead, and were from the group's original web site. I could only find this. Leaving this open in case another editor wants to take it to afd. A connected editor referenced a 32 page document from the 1997 ride as having some coverage in this discussion User_talk:BEEsummer97#November_2024, but that's it. So I don't see any point in doing the update. STEMinfo (talk) 22:01, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Article still needs some cleanup most likely, but I added some of these and found sources from the charities they supported.

@BEEsummer97: if you happen to have any sources from winter 1999 (so reporting after the 1998 ride), or maybe any newspaper scans from the 2000s (maybe around the STOP ROKKASHO or dugong donations if those were covered locally) they would be a great help in making sure the article meets our notability criteria! REAL_MOUSE_IRL talk 02:30, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Additional rides have been added (not by me) so I'm closing this request. I still don't think this subject is notable, but I'm not going to punish an editor with AfD for asking for help. STEMinfo (talk) 22:51, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]