Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/US invasion of The Conch Republic

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The result was delete. Courcelles 00:01, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

US invasion of The Conch Republic[edit]

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This falls somewhere between a joke and an outright hoax. There was no "invasion" in the legitimate sense by the United States, mainly because there is no micronation in the legitimate sense called the Conch Republic. It is a tongue-in-cheek group that seeks to make independent all or part of the Florida Keys. Even the Associated Press, who give us the only reliable source reference in this story, refers to the group as the "mock Conch Republic." This article seeks to give legitimacy to an organization which does not deserve it, even after happy hour at a bar in Key West. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 23:39, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You have no evidence for this being a hoax, please back up your claims. Also, you sound more bent on bad-mouthing the Conch Republic (nation or not) than anything else. Kill me when i die (talk) 23:43, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If there were a legitimate invasion of any entity by the United States, there would be far more than just one mocking article by the Associated Press somewhere on the Internet. You have no evidence to the contrary, at least nothing considered reliable by Wikipedia standards. (Self-published websites do not qualify as reliable.) - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 23:53, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Not an actual invasion. More of a publicity stunt than anything else. Sources don't help point to a legitimate invasion per se, and this article isn't doing much to help out. Very unreliable and doesn't belong. Jmlk 1 7 00:18, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, i understand arguments that it's not worthy of an article, but it did happen. I'll admit to glorifying it a bit, but i didn't outright lie Kill me when i die (talk) 02:49, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Glorifying"? In no way was this anything close to any thing resembling an actual invasion, even though it was titled and presented as such. Go back to your buddies there in the Keys, have a brew or two, and take the jokes elsewhere. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 02:57, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Whatever happened to assuming good faith? I'll admit it may not be notable, however, it is not vandalism, a joke or a hoax Kill me when i die (talk) 23:39, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Delete Pure nonsense. Regent of the Seatopians (talk) 22:25, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete No evidence of notability. Edward321 (talk) 22:59, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. —Nick-D (talk) 08:38, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
We had deletion discussions last year (the year before?) on a putative "Sealand War of Independence", which seems about comparable to this - something did indeed happen, but it was a trivial event enthusiatically interpreted to present it as a dramatic affair with some kind of political significance. In the event we do want to refer to it, we should do so in context, briefly, in Conch Republic; anything more is verging on misrepresenting it's significance. Shimgray | talk | 08:49, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: patent nonsense. An administrative mistake blown into crazy proportions for a publicity stunt. While the citizens of Key West enjoy perpetuating this joke, this is an encylopedia, and we have no room for such. The brief mention already at Conch Republic#Great Invasion of 1995 more than suffices, and at least it is written in a more appropriate tone. bahamut0013^words _deeds 11:46, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete What Bahamut said. This publicity-stunt "republic" already has more space here than it deserves. And while we're at it, somebody should delete the word "Great" from Conch Republic#Great Invasion of 1995 as unsupported POV. --MelanieN (talk) 15:36, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

√ Done. --MelanieN (talk) 18:58, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as publicity/marketing stunt, not an invasion. First Light (talk) 20:41, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Bahamut Nick-D (talk) 23:00, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Delete - as per Bahamut. Anotherclown (talk) 03:48, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.