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Nomination of New Orleans Creole people for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article New Orleans Creole people is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/New Orleans Creole people until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Alex ^{discussion ★} 13:39, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Copyright problems with New Orleans Creole people

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