User talk:Statealum

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Hi, there were several issues with the article as it looked when it was deleted.
 * It did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts or show that it meets the notability guidelines for organisations.
 * It was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Taking one section we have; We strive to connect alumni to SDSU and each other, through the promotion the University and by providing valuable benefits, services and resources to members. The SDSU Alumni Association embraces each one of its more than 74,000 alumni and friends who are proud to be Jackrabbits. We are a highly diverse and global family that is an influential force in both keeping STATES traditions alive and advancing South Dakota State University. I've bolded the parts where a partisan opinion  is presented as fact without independent verifiable sources. There's much more in the same vein, plus the mission statement and guiding principles bits.
 * This is an encyclopaedia, not your bulletin board. We suggests that you are writing to promote your institution. I'm not clear why STATES is capitalised. I assume it's an acronym, if not it's either bad grammar or spam.
 * The article was created in just two edits, without any wikilinks or references. It looks like a cut-and-paste from an unknown source, which may be copyright. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by your organisation, unless they state clearly that the text is public domain. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright isn't sufficient. I didn't check for copyright because it was deletable on lack of assertion of notability and spam anyway.
 * You have an obvious conflict of interest when it comes to editing articles about this subject. Thank you for declaring your interest. If, after reading the information about notability linked above, you still believe that your organisation is notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage of the centre in reliable, independent secondary sources), you could, if you wish, post a request at Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.

Hope this helps  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  19:01, 23 January 2012 (UTC)