User talk:Diri0010

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Somali Student Association, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ssa/about.html. As a copyright violation, Somali Student Association appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Somali Student Association has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

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A tag has been placed on Somali Student Association requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

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For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. General announcement (talk) 22:38, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am disputing the speedy deletion. The article has merit because:

Somali Student Association is most notable because it is the largest Somali Student Organization in the United States encompassing over 500 members from local colleges and Universities of the Twin Cities.

The organization does outreach and volunteering and helps members partake.

It is well known through out the Somali Communities of Minnesota and the United States.

Merit/raises awareness of: Somali Culture | Somalis in The United States.

Thank You.

Diri0010 (talk) 00:50, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article Somali Student Association has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable non-profit organization, fails WP:ORG

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. ApprenticeFan ^{talk contribs} 17:16, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have nominated Somali Student Association, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Somali Student Association. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Shadowjams (talk) 09:20, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]