A fact from MSPCA-Angell appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 August 2008, and was viewed approximately 431 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
An editor has requested a map or maps to be included in this article to improve its quality. Once the map is uploaded, please remove the |needs-map= parameter from this template.
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Animal rights, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of animal rights on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Animal rightsWikipedia:WikiProject Animal rightsTemplate:WikiProject Animal rightsAnimal rights articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Organizations, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Organizations on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.OrganizationsWikipedia:WikiProject OrganizationsTemplate:WikiProject Organizationsorganization articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Veterinary medicine, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Veterinary medicine on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Veterinary medicineWikipedia:WikiProject Veterinary medicineTemplate:WikiProject Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine articles
The article needs third party references and perhaps some modification of wording in places but it is not "spam". Can that term even be applied to a non-profit organization over 140 years old and founded by John Quincy Adams II, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Saltonstall, and William Gordon Weld ? We're not talking about some sleezy real estate company or obscure website...this is the 2nd oldest humane society in the USA and it is a highly respected and notable non-profit organization. Note: I am suspicious of the fact that the editor who proposed this for deletion has no prior edit history. --Boston (talk) 23:06, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
