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The lead paragraph ("lede") is an ad

" The mission is to renew the ecological wisdom inherent in Judaism and to renew the Jewish Community through connection with God's Creation... dedicated to innovative, experiential Jewish education taught through the lens of the natural world"? That's promotional language, probably taken from or a paraphrase of a mission statement. It is not dispassionate, it is not impartial, it is not neutral, and it has no source other than the Center's own statements. People want to know what they do, not what their mission statement is; especially in the lede. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:58, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"innovative, experiential Jewish education taught through the lens of the natural world" is still in there. It is still promotional language, probably taken from or a paraphrase of a mission statement. It is still not dispassionate, it is still not impartial, it is still not neutral, and it still has no source other than the Center's own statements. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:05, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Ignition Grant

A tag has been placed on Ignition Grant requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. WuhWuzDat 17:59, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]