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The result was delete. J04n( talk page) 18:34, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
Republic of Florida (Militia)
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A WP:ADVOCACY page for a non-notable organisation. Please see Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Republic of Florida (group) for an article on the same group previously deleted. Borderline WP:HOAX which does not meet WP:NORG. K.e.coffman ( talk) 00:04, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. Every morning (there's a halo...) 00:33, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete non-notable group, made false claims in order to try and draw attention to itself during Douglas HS shooting. Their claims were briefly repeated, then retracted as fake. Their hoax didn't last long enough to have any lasting impact. WikiVirus C (talk) 01:05, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge, or failing that, Keep The topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Their notability did come from the hoax, but it remains that they did receive non-trivial coverage. I would be open to merging it if a suitable location is found. Acebulf ( talk) 04:12, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment it's been discussed in Time, Newsweek, et cetera, but almost all around the exact same time as a result of the shooting. I have no problems with deleting on WP:ADVOCACY grounds or keeping with some WP:TNT as it probably satisfies WP:GNG in some manner, be it event or organization, but not as it currently stands. SportingFlyer talk 08:06, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge, or failing that, Keep An encyclopedia article should inform. An encyclopedia article does not imply advocacy. For that reason, I believe this should be a merge or a keep, as ugly as this article might become. Miguel Escopeta ( talk) 21:44, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete No evidence that this is a substantial group that merits coverage. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 07:04, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment -- the content has been rejected from the Parkland shooting article here:
- Merging this content would be undue in the proposed target and would likely be rejected there again. I thus oppose merge. K.e.coffman ( talk) 18:30, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
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