Talk:Conch Republic

I removed the "{{fac}}" as this article is not currently listed there. -- Infrogmation 16:44, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Image

Someone removed the image of the Conch shell – too bad, I really liked it. This article was definitely livened up by the image, and perhaps we can keep it until we get permission to use the Conch republic flag? --Ilya 21:11, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

How long did it exist?

If I'm reading the article right, the Conch Republic only existed for one (1) minute. Is this correct? If so, it should be made explicit in the introduction. Otherwise, the duration of the country's existence should be mentioned in the intro. -Lommer | ^talk 23:16, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware it has never stopped existing. They maintain a website, sell memorabilia, flags, coins, passports etc, and organise an annual celebration of the "secession" in the Florida Keys.--Gene_poole 23:03, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I don't think having memorabilia constitutes existing. RJFJR 17:53, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Although they surrendered to US Forces one minute after declaring independance the United States Government has never taken any action to disband the Conch Republic like they have in previous... erm... Conflicts. Removing the existance of a govermental body is usualy dictated in terms of Surrender and the Acceptance there of. Furthermore in the Invasion of 95 the United States Army Recognized the Sovrenity of the Conch Republic and surrendered to it in September of 95. IMHO that plus the fact their passports are recognized outside of the US plus the fact they have Embassy's in other nations is grounds to say that it defenatly exists. China dosen't recognize Taiwan yet most the world recognizes it as a nation.

Existance & Image

1. I pulled the reqimage tag: someone's put up a conch flag for us already.

2. The Conch Republic still exists: they had merely "surrendered" to the U.S. 1 minute after the declaration.

History

Cwolfsheep 02:56, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

"Imaginary"

I removed the adjective "imaginary" from the lead paragraph. As it is an actual place, and the notion of a "Conch Republic" is based in actual historical events, this seems the wrong adjective to me. -- Infrogmation 13:49, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed isn't any better, that means it would be in the future. How about defunct? Existed once but doesn't any more? RJFJR 17:52, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

"Proposed" is no good. I think "imaginary" is fine, since it never really existed in any serious way. Even the people involved really didn't think they were actually seceeding from the Union. --JW1805 19:12, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It is neither imaginary nor proposed. I've rewritten the intro paragraph to more succinctly clarify this. --Gene_poole 22:59, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]