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June 2010 edit

  Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with Non-profit journalism. Please use the {{hangon}} template on the page instead if you disagree with the deletion, and make your case on the page's talk page. Thank you. JamesBWatson (talk) 10:03, 3 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

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