This deletion discussion is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive. You can read the deletion policy or ask a question at the Village pump. If the circumstances surrounding this file have changed in a notable manner, you may re-nominate this file or ask for it to be undeleted.
Comment There are many fictional flags in Commons, marked with {{Fictitious flag}} and categorized in Category:Special or fictional flags. A policy decision is required if these flags are to be deleted and there is no reason to single out one of them. I propose to close this DR and open a general discussion about the subject. For now I added this paranoid Communist Antrarctica flag to that category and tagged it with the appropriate label. Sv1xv (talk) 03:54, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fictional flags are certainly not deleted just because they're fictional, but on the other hand, if this image was uploaded for intentionally malicious and deceptive purposes, then it certainly can be deleted for that reason... AnonMoos (talk) 06:11, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I never said I knew anything about that -- I just listed one thing which is not a good reason for deleting a file, and one thing which is a good reason for deleting a file. Since no one seems to have proposed deleting all fictional flags, there's no real reason to start a discussion on the subject... AnonMoos (talk) 07:32, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Traditionally, fairly wide lattitude has been allowed for "Special and fictional flags" on Wikimedia Commons, as long as they are not deliberately deceptive and not primarily used for hatemongering. Applying a strict educational-only criterion would be a policy change, and should be debated as such (not to mention that such a policy would probably need a user page images exemption).
Deleted. Private art of no realistic educational use, per COM:SCOPE. Nothing in our Scope Policy makes special allowance for private art of no educational use just because it is based on a flag. Note also that the fact that there may be other similar Out of Scope images on Commons is no argument for ignoring policy here. If there are other Out of Scope images they should be nominated for deletion as well. MichaelMaggs (talk) 15:46, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment There are many fictional flags in Commons, marked with {{Fictitious flag}} and categorized in Category:Special or fictional flags. A policy decision is required if these flags are to be deleted and there is no reason to single out one of them. I propose to close this DR and open a general discussion about the subject. For now I added this paranoid Communist Antrarctica flag to that category and tagged it with the appropriate label. Sv1xv (talk) 03:54, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
Keep nothing particular against this file. Fictional is not a criteria for deletion when it's written. Otourly (talk) 18:22, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
Delete Plainly beyond the scope of the project. It isn't in use nor is there a realistic chance of it being used for educational purposes. I'd have to review whether any other fictional flags should be deleted on a case by case basis because I consider there may be instances where such a flag might potentially have some educational value. It is probably reasonably safe for the closing admin to apply whatever decision they make in respect of this deletion request to the other images uploaded by this user; File:Coat of Arms of the People's Republic of Antarctica.svg, File:Coat of Arms of the People's Republic of Antarctica.PNG, and File:Flag of the People's Republic of Antarctica.PNG. All of which are also unused and don't seem to have any educational value. Adambro (talk) 12:38, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
