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Mothers Against Swearing Association

Non-notable... Two google hits. (Can it be speedied? Haven't been around these parts for a while.) Mrtea (talk) 06:18, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete "sponsorships by Volvo and Coca-Cola" is a tenuous claim of notability, but this fails WP:WEB and WP:V. -- Scientizzle 06:20, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
• Note: I moved this page to its current title from a non-standard one earlier today, so if it gets deleted, don't forget to also remove MASA (The Mother's Against Swearing Association) and its talk page. -Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 06:22, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as hoax. I'm pretty sure this made the blog rounds last year and got laughed at. --Dhartung | Talk 07:54, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, fails WP:HOAX (or at least WP:V). --Coredesat talk. o.o;; 08:31, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy Delete, if hoaxes can be speedied. I'm pretty damn sure it's a hoax: the URL for the website is "masavolvo", which makes me think it's South African: "ma se ..." (pronounced "mah sa", meaning "your mother's...") is a common preface to an insult here, and I can only assume "volvo" refers to vulva. Which means someone is no doubt being funny (and I love the humour), but it is not really debatable whether it should be in an encyclopaedia as a real organisation or not. Get rid of it. If it becomes a renowned and appreciated hoax, maybe it can come back in an article about hoaxes. Byrgenwulf 10:40, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
• DO NOT DELETE I do not feel that your evidence to support a deletion of this page is valid, therefore, a deletion would conflict with the rules and guidelines of the Misplaced Pages:Guide to deletion. I suggest that you further review your accusations before making such rash decisions. This "masavolvo" to which you refer can simply be explained by the fact that it is MASA and Volvo. Two separate entities. MASA refers to the name of the organization while Volvo refers to the claimed sponsor. Byrgenwulf, you seem to be using your own opinion as opposed to true evidence to have this page considered for deletion. I can also assure you, Dhartung, that this page has never been entered into any blogs as a discussion prior to this. Also, the information on this article has much to do with the claims and stories from the website. It is sourced, and therefore none of you have any real grounds to propose deletion to this page. Brendand 8:58, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Nice try. It's "sourced" from a Geocities webpage. Which mentions nothing about Volvo (I clicked on all the links, listened to the sing-a-long, and had a good laugh). Maybe masavolvo is over-interpretation on my part (if not, I do find it funny), but what does this lot need money for? What projects have they undertaken? Why, if Volvo is giving them money, can't they even afford a couple of bucks a month for proper webhosting. I love the joke, I really do, but a free webhosting page which reads like a joke is not a verifiable source. Anyway, guidelines to deletion for vanity require third party sources; this page mentions none. Byrgenwulf 13:05, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

• Also, how can you be so sure no-one has ever mentioned it on a blog? How many blogs are there out there? Do you read all of them? Byrgenwulf 13:07, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Discussion continued on talk.

• Delete --WP:BJAODN. If you don't believe this is a bad joke check out here. --ScienceApologist 13:59, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

  I have heard this song. I do not see how it proves anything. It is a song which appeals to a younger generation. Makes sense? Does to me. Besides, that's beyond the point as we should be speaking of the Misplaced Pages article. Not a promotional song. Brendand 10:01, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per WP:V, the website seems to have disappeared. Shame really, I was curious about the song. -MrFizyx 14:20, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

  DO NOT DELETE The website has not been deleted, the bandwith has been exceeded for the hour. Brendand 10:22, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

• OK, I did get to hear some of the MASA "recordings". Very funny, but your joke doesn't belong in this encyclopedia, sorry. -MrFizyx 14:38, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as per Scientizzle's comments. Multiple links to one geocities site do not qualify under reliable source guidelines. If sources can be cited demonstrating multiple, non-trivial, independent media coverage of this group, that'd be different. Subject is non-notable. Scorpiondollprincess 14:26, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
• Two Google hits, both of which point back to the Misplaced Pages article? Delete as hoax, vanity, etc. Anville 15:13, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
• DO NOT DELETE Scorpiondollprincess, it cannot be assumed that the site is not a reliable source based solely on assumption. That has to do with the author. What is this about media coverage? What you say is completely opinionated and should not be treated as a factor to the deletion of the page. There are plenty of pages on Misplaced Pages with a link to a single page. And as for these "google hits". There is only one hit, and it does not even go anywhere. So why should that even be considered? I will answer that. It shouldn't. Brendand 11:43, 19 July 2006 (UTC)