Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flag of Lord Howe Island

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The result was delete‎. There is a consensus to Delete this article. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:23, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of Lord Howe Island

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Unreliably sourced and non-notable, some guy made an unofficial flag, the majority of mentions online appear to be citogenesis. Alexphangia Talk 17:13, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Alexphangia Talk 17:13, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:13, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete it's arguably a hoax, and it's non-notable either way. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:55, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I can't find a single reliable source for this. fails GNG. Cabrils (talk) 00:02, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Seems to be just a flag someone made up one day. Any mentions I found just drew from the Wikipedia page. Schützenpanzer (Talk) 01:01, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as non-notable, an unofficial and fictitious object. Prof.PMarini (talk) 03:59, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep Not totally sure about this. At first I also thought this might be a hoax, and any the sources I am finding were maybe based on the wikipedia article, but the page history[1] shows that the article is based on an earlier article by the "Flag Society of Australia." And here are some photos of the flag flying in Australia[2], though maybe that's just flown by somebody who fell for a hoax? Elspea756 (talk) 16:07, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Merge with Lord Howe Island, unless we can establish that it truly is a hoax. Can anyone who has been to Lord Howe Island tell whether people there use this flag? I wouldn't use Flag Color Codes or the fact that there are such flags for sale on Amazon as RS in the article, but they do suggest that the flag is in use somewhere. My second choice after merge would be to delete. Darkfrog24 (talk) 18:57, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:19, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. This subject is important enough based on the efforts and events that led to the flag creation. It's use wasn't born out of war but was born out of a friendly sporting competition between two neighbouring islands. What an interesting and notable story in the overall history of this region. I imagine that similar histories of flags creation have been lost for much larger places than this pacific island. I don't think an unofficial flag can be considered a hoax without evidence.

Flag history order of events:-

-someone has created a new flag design

-the design was made into a flag

-someone has travelled with the flag to a neighbouring island for a sports competition

-flag was raised up the flagpole for the duration of the sports competition Rockycape (talk) 00:59, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. While this doesn't appear to be a hoax, the coverage is so scarce that it fails WP:GNG. The article is sourced to a single website and a quick search did not find any other usable sources. Astaire (talk) 13:45, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Merge This article should not be deleted but rather merged into the article about the Island itself. 1.127.111.182 (talk) 06:36, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Sources do not support this as a standalone encyclopedic topic. Whether it should be mentioned in Lord Howe Island is an editorial decision for those with knowledge about that area; the Lord Howe Island article is pretty well-developed and the editors has not yet found the flag worthy of mention. Geschichte (talk) 08:37, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The article's only source (what appears to be an Australian vexillology fansite) describes it as an unofficial flag. There is no other evidence this is actually in use in on the island or authorized by any governing entity. Dclemens1971 (talk) 01:59, 6 August 2024 (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.