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Mick Burke (Rugby League player)
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Your contributed article, The Institute for Genome Research


Hello, I notice that you recently created a new page, The Institute for Genome Research. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page - J. Craig Venter Institute. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at J. Craig Venter Institute - you might like to discuss new information at the article's talk page.

If you think that the article you created should remain separate, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 23:51, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Re:your e-mail
Hi, Will1604. I received your e-mail concerning deletion of the article The Institute for Genome Research. The previous version of that article, The Institute for Genomic Research, was merged properly into J. Craig Venter Institute on 21 March 2012 with this edit. (The merger is noted on the talk pages.) The article you later created on 10 April was then correctly deleted per WP:A10 as a recent creation of a duplicate topic -- it was copied from the main article.

I would suggest that you first discuss with User:Stigmatella aurantiaca your concerns -- and any advantages or disadvantages of separate articles. I am uncertain whether Stigmatella aurantiaca opened a period of comment for the merger as suggested by Merging -- although that isn't absolutely necessary. However, I think that they would be open to discussing their reasons with you. Because you are both interested in the topic, it would be best if a mutual or consensus opinion can be reached. If need be, you can also ask for an opinion at one of the projects which might have an interest in the article, like WikiProject Genetics; or you can inquire for a Third Opinion. Let me know if you have further questions. Good luck. — Cactus Writer (talk) 18:39, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

The Institute for Genome Research
The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) no longer exists as a separate entity, but was merged into the J. Craig Venter Institute in 2006. If you wish to add information about TIGR, what objection do you have about adding it to the article about the J. Craig Venter Institute? Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 22:10, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

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