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 keep. Per WP:SKCRIT#6, since the article in question is currently linked to on the Main Page (see Template:In the news), the procedure for AfD is to wait until the link is no longer on the Main Page before nominating the article here. Mz7 (talk) 01:33, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Catalan Republic (2017)[edit]

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A "Catalan Republic" does not exist. It's a fantasy by some fanatics. It is not recognized. It has no support beyond the fanatics. It doesn't control any territory. It has no administration. It has nothing. It's like a garage band or some performance art. Snowball delete. noclador (talk) 01:30, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - It doesn't matter if it exists; it matters if it has media coverage, which it does. Thus, it should be kept. Plus, it mentions how it is a unilaterally declared state, so I don't see any problem. RileyBugz ^会話 _投稿記録 01:32, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Snow keep Clearly notable, whatever its ultimate fate. PatGallacher (talk) 01:33, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep but rename Independence has been declared by the local government, which has autonomous power, following a (albeit repressed) referendum. This and the huge amount of press coverage and statements of numerous governments it has received makes this notable enough. There are articles of unrecognised nations (with no de facto and/or de jure control) on Wiki with far lesser press coverage and "notability" than this, yet are firm keepers. The name on the other hand I question. Catalan Republic is a historical term. Is there a any evidence this is what the provisional government is calling itself? How do we even know if it is or shall be a republic? Catalan State or simply Catalonia (self-declared state) would be better names. UaMaol (talk) 01:52, 29 October 2017 (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.