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 speedy close as disruption amplified by good faith. Random832 (talk · contribs) acted in good faith, but it is not necessary to always bring other people's speedy deletion attempts to AFD, especially when the speedy deletion reasons given are not one of our Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion. If none of the criteria for speedy deletion apply, simply remove the tag, explaining that no criterion applies. Uncle G (talk) 22:44, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands

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procedural, was tagged for speedy deletion with a reason of "Complete work of fiction - No such entity exists" by 212.183.134.209 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). —Random832 21:14, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Here's an article from National Geographic that states that it (or something very similar) exists. "Other current micro-nations include the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom on islands in Australia's Coral Sea—formed by a group of gay-rights activists in Queensland...". Phyesalis (talk) 21:32, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep. Pretty obivously does exist, according to Google Books. --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 21:33, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep -- the article has plenty of references for notability and verifiability, and makes it clear that the territorial claims of this micronation are not internationally recognized. PubliusFL (talk) 21:42, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep per PubliusFL. --Gene_poole (talk) 21:50, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep - While I'm sure the nom meant this AfD in good faith, one Speedy Deletion tagger with a claim that contradicts easily found sources is only a reason to remove the speedy tag, not put the article up for AfD. --Oakshade (talk) 21:55, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Agree, especially when the speedy deletion tagger is an IP account with an apparent history of vandalism. PubliusFL (talk) 22:14, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 22:42, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sexuality and gender-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 22:42, 8 January 2008 (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.