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Speedy deletion nomination of Therapistfinder

A tag has been placed on Therapistfinder, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

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JohnCD (talk) 21:47, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Therapistfinder

A tag has been placed on Therapistfinder, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Abce2|AccessDenied 22:01, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

May 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, you can place a {{hangon}} tag on the page, under the existing speedy deletion tag (please do not remove the speedy deletion tag), and make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. Abce2|AccessDenied 22:01, 19 May 2009 (UTC) It's just that it sounds a lot like a brochure. --Abce2|AccessDenied 22:10, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

REASON TO KEEP: TF has been launched not so much as a directory but more as an education tool. During CAMFT's survey of mental health in California it was discovered that other than 35 yr+ white and black females, the typical consumer did not understand what therapy was, why it was used, that insurance paid for it, and the expansiveness aside from psychotropic drugs. Minority cultures and men were two groups who did not realize the benefit of therapy, that they could utilize insurance, or what all was encompased. TF is being used in exhibits, news segments, magazine articles, etc. to promote mental health awareness. It is not a tool being used by CAMFT to make money, in fact CAMFT loses a couple hundred thousand dollars a year on it. It is being used to educate the public on mental health, and mental health resources. The reason for doing a Wikipedia article on it is to future use the trademark to help educate the consumer not only on TF itself, but the motivation behind TF...educate the consumer on the different therapists who practice, how insurance is/can be used by patients, as well as the kinds of mental health issues that affect the average consumer. We were gonna ad clips about TF but thought that would be to advertis-y. We really just want to continue in our venture to help educate consumers on mental health awareness. We are open to ideas on how to not sound like an ad...but be helpful to the public lose the stigma of mental health therapy. Thanks, CAMFT

I didn't tag the article for deletion but I can see why it happened. You may want to read a few of WP's guidelines, especially about notability and neutrality. Furthermore I don't think it's a good idea to use Wikipedia as "part of our strategy to educate". That's not what it's for. (More about that can be read on WP:SOAP). Thanks, Yintaɳ  23:06, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

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--Orange Mike | Talk 00:08, 20 May 2009 (UTC)