Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Franchise fraud

This is my first Wikipedia article, so I am not surprised I have made a mistake somewhere.

I am confused. At 05:53, 2 December 2010 Bearcat (talk | contribs) (4,880 bytes) (categorization/tagging using AWB) (undo) said to add categories to the article, but at 18:40, 4 December 2010 Wuhwuzdat (talk | contribs) (5,319 bytes) (Nominated for deletion; the article is nominated for deletion, without comments.

The reason stated for the possible deletion is "non encyclopedic essay". There is also a category of: "Nominator unsure of category"

I am confused as to why the article was nominated for deletion. I checked the WP article creation, and the article is not a definition, does not have original thought, is not journalism, and is verified with 5 references to sources. These sources are in the public domain.

The article does not violate any copyright. The text in the article is directly copied from public domain websites: the FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation website, and the FTC Federal Trade Commission website. The text in the Wikipedia article concerning the FTC Franchise Rule is directly copied from the pdf file located at the FTC website for the franchise rule. The references for these are listed in the references section.

I am trying to set up a redirect from Franchise scam, to the Franchise fraud article. Is the Franchise scam redirect what is being tagged for speedy deletion? If so, I need some guidance on how to properly set up redirects.

I notice that there is no Wikipedia article covering "The Franchise Rule", and there is plenty of information at the FTC website, and in pdf's at the FTC website to create this article. Should I create an article for "The Franchise Rule", and then have a redirect?

Please indicate where in the article it is a "non encyclopedic essay". Do I need to re-edit a part to make it an encyclopedic essay; if so, please state specifically where in the article. Most of the article is a direct copy from the FBI and FTC websites.DozenAttempts 19:23, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi, after you added your the article was nominated for a more formal process of deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Franchise fraud, that's now the place to make any arguments to keep it. The template links at the top of the article may be helpful. --CliffC (talk) 19:30, 4 December 2010 (UTC)