On 12/11/06, Dan Collins en.wp.st47@gmail.com wrote:
pfft. we need a7, that's how we get rid of the myspace teens and the wanna-be-a-big-businesses. Do you have an example of an article that was "unfairly" deleted? If it's used improperly, remove the tag. Either way, the admin won't delete it if it isn't really nn.
-- ST47 Editor, en.wikipedia
And using it to delete an article about a student society at a University? OK, certainly a debatable article for inclusion in Wikipedia, but the mere fact of its attachment to a clearly notable University should be reason enough not to have a speedy deletion under A7.
Much more an AFD candidate if there is suggestion that it is too trivial to include on Wikipedia. For example (as opposite arguements to deletion in a debate), there are clearly student societies that should have a page; e.g. those that are historic, notable in themselves (not just because of the Uni), very relevant to notable people who were members (with it being relevant to their career/fame).
Now I have only given the example of a student society. With A7 as it is, there is clearly leeway for a host of articles to be deleted, whose deletion should instead be debated (even if it clearly establishes that said article can be deleted, or more probably, merged).
Zoney