Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Federated States of Gapla


 * 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. ✗ plicit  12:21, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Federated States of Gapla

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Micronation that does seem to have received any secondary coverage, all coverage in the article and found in a search is from primary sources. Devonian Wombat (talk) 09:23, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fiction-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 10:32, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 10:32, 22 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete. Searching Newspapers.com and GBooks for Gapla and Wyatt Baek return nothing.  As this locale has no secondary coverage or WP:RS coverage whatsoever, it is not notable.  In addition, it is not legally recognized.  So, WP:GEOLAND are not met nor is WP:GNG.  In addition the page was created by User:Seungri400, and their  stated "The Official Wikipedia Account of Wyatt Seungri Baek."  Thus, they have a WP:COI.  I'll update their talk page shortly.  Cxbrx (talk) 12:22, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. I agree that I have a conflict of interest, however, I believe I wrote the article neutrally. Gapla has sources from the Flag and Anthem Guy and the Grand Unified Micronational, which the latter is a well-known micronational organization that has several notable members including Austenasia, with Westarctica attending its summits. We are also notable within the micronational community, being accepted into a prestigious organization and having a video by a popular creator. In addition, I have found several micronations on Wikipedia of similar notability and reliability of sources. Seungri400 (talk) 18:49, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for acknowledging your WP:COI, please see your talk page for suggested further actions. None of the sources the article currently cites are WP:RS sources.  The majority of the references are to the webpage for the subject and do not by any means indicate notability.  A YouTube video is not a reliable source, nor does it indicate notability see WP:NOYT.  A self-published book is not a reliable source, nor does it indicate notability.  please indicate here or on Talk:Federated States of Gapla if there are any WP:RS sources.  Also, please let me know about other micronation articles that have similar notability and reliability.  I completely agree that articles like Sealand are notable as they have lots of coverage in various WP:RS sources.  To warrant an article a micronation needs to be notable, see WP:GNG.  Cxbrx (talk) 21:29, 22 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete – I agree that none of the sources here are sufficiently reliable to contribute toward meeting the WP:GNG: they seem to be self-published and/or too closely linked to the subject. Since my searches find no other coverage, it seems the subject is non-notable. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 00:27, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete. With rare exceptions, most micronations are non-notable. There is nothing in this article that suggests that the real world has taken notice of Gapla or, specifically, that Gapla meets the general notability guideline. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 03:16, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete - I can find no evidence that any WP:RS have found this micronation to be noteworthy enough to even substantially mention. Hog Farm Talk 04:40, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete does not meet WP:RS Idunnox3 (talk) 23:02, 26 August 2021 (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.