Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Republic of Mirage Islands

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 01:45, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Republic of Mirage Islands

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I can't find any verifiable evidence from reliable sources that this republic exists, other than the information given on the website linked in the article. Werrington Downs, the location given for their "consulate", is landlocked, and the website does not give any location for the islands themselves, so I think WP:WEB applies, unless there is some external evidence that this is more than just a website. The Anome 19:18, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete. No reliable sources to show notability, and appears to be an advertisement for a money-making enterprise. Only $5,000 for an ambassadorship, eh? PubliusFL 19:26, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete unless verifiable sources can show that the article is not a hoax. i kan reed 19:39, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete as hoax/spam for a commercial enterprise. Searches of the CIA Factbook, the US State Department website, and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Offices websites reveal no references to "Mirage Islands". --Charlene 21:06, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment - in fairness, the "Republic" claims to be a micronation. You wouldn't expect to see Sealand on any of those sites, either. Of course, Sealand has plenty of other verifiable third-party references, and this group doesn't appear to have any. PubliusFL 21:29, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. I recently purchased a small uniface coin from this entity, so that claim at least is real. The coin was despatched from a mail-drop address in Finland. The embassy address is in a residential area of Sydney's western suburbs. I suspect this is some overimaginative teenager living with his parents. The stuff about owning a private island is certainly a total fantasy. The verifiable content, such as it is, should be added as a 1-liner in the micronation article. --Gene_poole 01:01, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, micro-micronation. --Stormie 04:06, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete — Pseudo-micronation. — Askari Mark (Talk) 01:01, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
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.