Talk:Hutt River Province

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This page is not NPOV. Nobody takes the HRP seriously, and I suspect some of the claims are flat-out wrong. I'll be revising this shortly, as soon as I've dug up the relevant AUSLIG map. --Robert Merkel 00:18 Jan 6, 2003 (UTC)

You should read the original version - I almost fell out of my chair laughing. --mav

Yes, the HRP is pretty funny, but I'd just like it so that *everybody* gets the joke. See deadpan humor and Australian English--Robert Merkel 01:05 Jan 6, 2003 (UTC)

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I seem to recall reading somewhere that the HRP has been recognised by the Vatican. Can anyone confirm/deny this? --Paul A 09:09 Feb 6, 2003 (UTC)

___ Previously it was seen as a joke, but a lot of Australians admire HRP for thumbing their noses at Authority. The HRP, while not recognised, has been for all intensive purposes an independant sovereign state doing its own thing for more then 30 years now. Papal recognition - the Prince has had an audience with the pope, but I don't think it has been recognised by anyone. The HRP traditionally supports the rights of smaller nations. Bernie Lyons 30/11/03

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Why is the whole list of other micronations required here under "see also"? Why not just link to micronation? Gzornenplatz 01:00, Aug 11, 2004 (UTC)

Because there is no longer a dedicated article that includes an aggregated list of all micronations that have Wikipedia articles, and it is very likely that anyone researching one will also be interested in the others. If such a list doesn't appear on each micronation article page, then it should certainly appear in the "see also" section of the Micronation article. --Gene_poole 01:39, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

The Micronation article lists (and links to, where applicable) the various micronations under various headings. A repeat list under "see also" is unnecessary. Gzornenplatz 02:09, Aug 11, 2004 (UTC)

Now that there is a micronation category listing, I agree. --Gene_poole

External Links

I have restored the external link Coins of the Hutt River Province (http://www.imperial-collection.net/hutt_river_coins) deleted maliciously by Gzornenplatz. The URL links to a website authored by myself which constitutes the only complete catalogue of Hutt River Province coins in existence. The site was cited and quoted extensively in this context by "Australasian Coin & Banknote Colectors Magazine" (August, 2003 edition), and is obviously of relevance to the article.--Gene_poole 23:18, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)

That link is a further attempt by Gene Poole at advertising his "Empire of Atlantium". The "Imperial Collection" website conflates very real and important former secessionist states like Biafra and Katanga with the "Empire of Atlantium" (which consists of Gene Poole's apartment), as if this were somehow comparable. This must be considered misinformation, and it is therefore not an acceptable link. Gzornenplatz 11:39, Sep 3, 2004 (UTC)

I have again restored the external link Coins of the Hutt River Province (http://www.imperial-collection.net/hutt_river_coins) vandalised by Gzornenplatz. The URL links to a website authored by myself which constitutes the only complete catalogue of Hutt River Province coins in existence. The site was cited and quoted extensively in this context by "Australasian Coin & Banknote Colectors Magazine" (August, 2003 edition), and is obviously of relevance to the article. --Gene_poole 12:18, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)

NPOV

The part under "Statistics" where it says that Hutt River never actually seceeded is not NPOV. It should say something along the lines of, never recognized as seceeded by the government of Australia, as it says elsewhere. The idea that secession must be recognized by external bodies or other sovereign states is not a neutral point of view. Can someone properly adjust this?

This article is in need of a major overhaul, and I am intending to get around to it eventually, but there's also [[]]nothing to stop you from making any changes you think are appropriate.--Gene_poole 22:58, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)