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- Simply removing the tags does not alter the fact that, as a member of the fraternity, you should not be the one writing about it. I will replace the tag, and if it is removed again, I will recommend deletion of the article.WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 05:35, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
Notability of Gamma Phi Sigma
A tag has been placed on Gamma Phi Sigma 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. Phlegm Rooster (talk) 07:41, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
What I dont understand is why this page was deleted on the grounds of blatant advertisement?? I structured the page like the page of author greek organizations that we work closely with and have been around about the same time. If you look at the Chi Upsilon Sigma Page and the Psi Sigma Phi page they both say that they need resources but they were not deleted... so whats the difference? (18:39, 5 September 2008 (UTC))
- Many of the frat pages are written in a facebook style, it is true. But they have sources out there, just not in the article. So people leave them alone. It would be better if you asked at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Fraternities and Sororities. Phlegm Rooster (talk) 20:08, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
Gamma Phi Sigma
editThe admin who deleted it did so on the grounds of "blatant advertising". But in general, topics of Wikipedia articles must be what Wikipedians call notable. To be notable, a thing needs to do more than exist; it must have independent, third party reliable sources that say it is notable. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL is a shortcut to search for reliable sources online. I checked the News, Books and Scholar returns, but could not find anything that said Gamma Phi Sigma was special in any way. If you choose to recreate the article, you should make sure it has such sources. You should also write the article in a less promotional style. I strongly suspect that Gamma Phi Sigma is too young and non-notable to survive on Wikipedia, but in the past I have been pleasantly surprised when an article has been properly recreated. Phlegm Rooster (talk) 17:51, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
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