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Proposed merge

I suggest merging the content of Conch Republic national anthem into this page. it is relevant, and that page is really too small to be a separate article. DES ^(talk) 15:02, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Makes sense to me, unless there's a trove of information that can be reported on it as a separate entity. And then redirect. —Largo Plazo (talk) 15:59, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree - it's so small, and I don't think it could become much bigger. George8211 ^{conversations} 19:47, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done- Mr X 02:52, 5 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bad link

Hi, it seems that all links to the Conch Republic are not working. --Golan's mom 12:20, 16 February 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by אמא של גולן (talk • contribs)

Purported coat of arms

121.200.90.115 (talk · contribs) has repeatedly added an image of a purported coat of arms for the Conch Republic. I have not been able to find any reference to such a coat of arms existing, and the image on Commons that has been used has no incidication that is anything other than the invention of the user who uploaded the image. I have tried to remove the image because it is unsourced, and quite likely fictional, but 121.200.90.115 keeps adding it back. - Donald Albury 01:28, 8 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Removing Flag?

Since other micronation articles have a flag (Sealand, Hutt River, Wy, and Molossia all have one), and the flag seems to have some degree of use if the picture at the bottom of the page is any indicator, I feel like the flag should be readded to the article's infobox. I'm not sure if there was a bigger reason behind removing it that I wasn't able to find so I figured I'd ask here. dh (talk) 20:45, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Conch Republic has no real existance. It originally was declared as a protest against the US government setting up a passport control point in the upper keys, but is now more like a meme, kept alive as a promotional stunt for tourists. There is no official body to authorize a design for a flag. The image of a flag that was in this article was created by a user and uploaded to commons as his own work. (Also note, that image was labeled as the flag of Key West, which is definitely wrong.) This is an encyclopedia, not a fantasy game. We have an article about the Conch Republic because it is notable as a meme, but it is not real, nor does it have the trappings of a real political entity. - Donald Albury 22:42, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Regardless of the legitimacy of the Conch Republic (or any micronation for that matter), the apparent standard for articles on micronations is to include a flag in the infobox if one exists for it (again, other prominent micronations have flags and even seals included in their articles), and there is evidence of the flag actually being used in the real world in both an image shown in the article and in news footage of its "secession," so I don't see why it should be removed on the basis that the Conch Republic isn't "real" (I think most people would agree that all micronations aren't "real" to the extent of other countries) or that the flag is a user creation (which it seemingly isn't). Again, if there is some bigger reason I'm just missing feel free to correct me but as is it doesn't look there's much of a reason to exclude the flag. dh (talk) 16:23, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Part about Eastern Airlines unnecessary?

I think the part about Eastern Airlines starting flight service between Miami International Airport and Key West International Airport doesn't particularly belong in the Conch Republic article unless it was somehow relevant to the roadblock, e.g., the United States Justice Department cited it in court as evidence of why the roadblock did not constitute a significant burden to Key West's economy in court, which allowed it to stay in place for longer than it would have otherwise, so Key West would not have seceded otherwise, but the article doesn't mention it, and I didn't see a citation for the Eastern Airlines part that I could look through for signs of relevance (which is another bad sign). Care to differ or discuss with me? The N^th User 04:20, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Since the road block was intended to catch undocumented border crossers, I assume that the airport was not covered because boarding a commercial flight requires appropriate documents. Lacking a reliable source that establishes the significance to this article of Eastern Airlines's use of the Key West airport, I see no reason to retain that content in the article. Donald Albury 14:10, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]