Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Autistic Self Advocacy Network


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep as although further comments would've been welcomed and beneficial, the current article seems acceptable enough with convincing enough sources to keep for now (NAC). SwisterTwister  talk  07:47, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Autistic Self Advocacy Network

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Relies too much on primary sources. Most of ASAN is composed of Ari Ne'eman and it would be better to merge the information into his article. No articles and books significantly focusing on this organization. Ylevental (talk) 17:00, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  Vipinhari  &#124;&#124;  talk  18:00, 29 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep Bad faith nomination again by this user, attacking an organisation that supports autistics and promotes it positively. Members of ASAN have been and are members of the IACC. Significant, and notable. 203.17.215.22 (talk) 08:03, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep The article was originally mostly sourced from the ASAN website. I added news sources to support the claims and expanded the article somewhat. It passes GNG. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:30, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep The organization is mentioned quite a lot in the popular Neurotribes, Steve Silberman, and that, in turn, is referenced by the Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-next-civil-rights-movement-accepting-adults-with-autism/2015/07/20/e7c6743e-f338-11e4-bcc4-e8141e5eb0c9_story.html This is the third deletion notice I've come across in relation to autism.  And that is not good  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dat Cryspal (talk • contribs) 23:18, 2 March 2016 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.