Micronation (was Re: [WikiEN-l] Question)

[aridd]

Cunctator, that is the most widely accepted definition of a micronation, yes. They're also referred to as "fifth world nations". I'll bow out now. Thank you all for giving this some thought.

Kind regards,
Adrian





Message du 08/12/03 14:22
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Objet : Micronation (was Re: [WikiEN-l] Question)
On 12/8/03 7:06 AM, "sannse" wrote: > Jake wrote: > >> I find people's use of "Micronation", especially as in the [[Micronation]] >> article, terribly inconsistent- the only way I've ever seen it used > outside >> of Wikipedia (Note the "I've seen", don't list Google results of other > uses, >> I'm sure they exist) is to refer to very small nations that actually exist >> and have some degree of legal recognition (even if it's just that they're >> islands outside any other nation's territory): [[Sealand]], North Dumpling >> (Dean Kamen's island, near Long Island- has a non-aggression pact with the >> US signed by then-President George H.W. Bush), and several dozen others. >> However, many people seem to use the term to describe entirely fictional >> entities with no territory. I would simply call these "Fantasy nations", >> "Imaginary nations", or something like that, as the prefix micro- makes no >> sense in that context. >> >> -- Jake > > The [[micronations]] article makes a distinction between "micronations" and > "microstates", but I've no idea if this is a common way of using the words. > I've never come across the concept before this, so am probably using it > wrong. The main promoter in print of the term "micronation" to refer to small nation-like groups without official recognition is this Wired Magazine article from March 2000: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.03/kingdoms.html Until a more precise term comes along, one might as well call Talossa a micronation. Micronations, also known as counternations and ephemeral states, consist of one or more people united by the desire to form and/or inhabit an independent country of their own making. All micronations have governments, laws, and customs; the main distinguishing factor is whether their citizens want to establish a physical home country and seek international recognition, or whether, as is the case with Talossa, they're happy just to pretend. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l at Wikipedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l