Dirk Chivers
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Speedy deletion of "Rhode Island Urban Debate League"
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A page you created, Rhode Island Urban Debate League, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is about a company or corporation, but it does not indicate how it is important or significant, and thus why it should be included in an encyclopedia. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and the guidelines for companies in particular.
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Thank you. ukexpat (talk) 18:02, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Rhode Island Urban Debate League
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A tag has been placed on Rhode Island Urban Debate League requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for organizations and companies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.
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Nomination of Rhode Island Urban Debate League for deletion
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