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The result was delete‎. While this isn't a G5, there is no one arguing in favor of its retention. Star Mississippi 14:50, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Honorary Consulate of Romania in Žilina[edit]

Honorary Consulate of Romania in Žilina (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Honorary consulates typically aren’t notable, and this one seems to be no exception. It’s brand-new, and the coverage is either official or from Servare et Manere, the outfit of the consul himself, Marek Sobola. (Incidentally, both of those articles deserve scrutiny for rampant self-promotion.) Biruitorul ^Talk 07:14, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Although honorary consulates are honorary diplomatic missions, in many countries they fully replace regular and official diplomatic missions of sending states.

If it bothers you to mention the person of the honorary consul in the body of the article, feel free to delete this information if you consider it unnecessary or even self-promo (this is certainly not the intention of this article!). However, the article itself about the honorary consulate, as about the diplomatic mission, is completely fine in my opinion. Similar to other articles on wikipedia dedicated to the honorary consulate of any of the UN countries.

Romania has no consulates in Slovakia (except for this one in Žilina), and there are also none in the neighboring Czech Republic. Therefore, in my opinion, the meaning of the consulate for the wiki article is fine. But yes, it may not match your opinion. That's okay too... HeritageOcean (talk) 08:38, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• • Just to be clear, “other articles on wikipedia dedicated to the honorary consulate of any of the UN countries” aren’t really a thing. Yes, all of two articles about individual honorary consulates exist — but given that Germany alone has 35 honorary consulates in the United States alone, it’s clear that the practice is not to have articles on them, and that exceptions should be based on satisfying WP:GNG. — Biruitorul ^Talk 12:59, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    But the United States is not comparable to Europe. On the one hand, because of their size, and on the other hand, almost all countries have proper diplomatic representation (embassies or high commissions) in Washington DC, or in the New York Mission at the UN. Maybe even general consulates, as is typical for e.g. for Chicago or San Francisco. It is not possible for countries to have an embassy in every state. These tasks are often undertaken by honorary consulates. They also have an important position in Europe. But if you think it's not, that's of course a fully respected opinion. I don't want to diminish it in any way. But I also have good arguments for an article to be written for the honorary consulate of Romania in Žilina. It's a point of view. And of course, it can be different... HeritageOcean (talk) 13:09, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Romania has nine honorary consulates in Spain, eight in Britain, five in Italy and three in Sweden. It’s a pretty routine thing. It’s not going to have many in Czechia or Slovakia because there isn’t a large diaspora there. Notability is demonstrated via multiple independent sources, which has yet to happen. — Biruitorul ^Talk 18:51, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you consider it necessary to delete this article, do so. You have higher competence than me and I can't influence it in any way. I wish you all the best. HeritageOcean (talk) 18:58, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

•  Info - Note to closer for soft deletion: This nomination has had limited participation and falls within the standards set for lack of quorum. There are no previous AfD discussions, undeletions, or current redirects and no previous PRODs have been located. This nomination may be eligible for soft deletion at the end of its 7-day listing.

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--Cewbot (talk) 00:02, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• • Second note: closer, please see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/HeritageOcean. — Biruitorul ^Talk 07:00, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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