Comments:Republic of Molossia announces new customs station

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Light bulbs

Incandescent light bulbs eh? I'm taking it Molossia is a green nation. ;) Anyways, do we really need all this Molossia coverage, I like micronations and I find them interesting, but, this is a bit overkill, IMO. --TUFKAAP (talk) 22:29, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.19.42.193 (talk) 22:35, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Its a bit overkill. You know what would be hilarious though? Smuggling light bulbs into the country with some overly elaborate operation. On a serious not, not news worthy, take it down. 71.237.193.200 23:16, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Please, stop with these stupid articles, nobody cares about your dumb "Micronation". Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.157.37.8 (talk • contribs) 01:32, 13 May 2008

I agree, the first couple were cute/interesting but we still don't know if there are any other people in Molossia than Kevin Baugh. These articles ought to dig deeper, if they should continue at all. --SVTCobra 01:38, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Are we not supposed to be unique? Someone somewhere thought this interesting enough to read, including you two. The idea for us to do this, small but yet interesting stories is what makes us different from everyone else. We don't have to like everything we read, but we certainly don't have to insult it. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:42, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

As to overkill: I am getting a little bored with hearing "we have too much of something, so lets stop writing about it." That's not what a news site does. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:48, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I hear you, I spent quite a time defending my own local article today. My point with the Molossia articles is that somehow we never learn any more about Molossia. Not once have I ever read how many people live there or anything that is of normal interest to people. It is always these pseudo-political stories about "international" visits and "customs". It never gets deep or "real" if you will. --SVTCobra 02:02, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Forget the Molassia thin for a second. This is an article about a COUNTRY BUILDING CUSTOMS STATION. Who gives a fuck if a country builds a customs station. I'm sure custom stations are built all the time. Its not newsworthy. Its the status quo. The fact that Molassia is only inhabited by Kevin Baugh makes it so much more irrelevant. I accept that at some level, this article reports on information, but it is useless information. It goes in the encyclopedia, not the newspaper. Rekov (talk) 05:12, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Actually Molassia has a perminant population of 12 people. Most being Kevin Baughs immediate family. It was mentioned in the film Kickassia by tgwtg.com which took place in Molassia.

Never heard of this nation

I don't know about you but I've never heard of this place, so IMO not exactly notable but meh.-Ryan524 (talk) 03:52, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Who?

Who the hell is writing these articles anyway??? Is it there so called president or what? <Hoj Ferwerk (talk) 10:40, 13 May 2008 (UTC)>

policy

Does this material run the risk of bringing the news-service into disrepute? Could it be being manipulated by supporters of the project? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.140.57.113 (talk) 12:11, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

What is Molossia?

I'm not sure but it sounds like this might be a "fake" or "made up" country. I looked on maps and could not find it any where. I think wikinews is getting tricked here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.57.96.1 (talk) 13:23, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Molassia is a real micronation. It is a country inhabited by Kevin Baugh and his family. The country is not currently recognized by the UN, or any of its members. Information on Molassia can be found here: http://www.molossia.org/countryeng.html Rekov (talk) 15:07, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

freedom : no more, no less.

• Every one is free to write on any subjects as long it as sources and the writing is not to bad(and the author had fun to write it). Every one is free to leave alone the subject not reading it. (for example, i did not know who is/was Dottie Rambo)
• Of course, if 80% of the article is about Molossia, we have a problem, sir. A bit like Scientology articles ... no more, no less. Jacques Divol (talk) 14:47, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I don't think that we should discriminate against micronations such as the Republic of Molassia, but the building of a customs station just isnt news. Its like writing an article about my toaster successfully toasting bread. Countries build customs stations. Toasters toast bread. Its not news. Rekov (talk) 15:10, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't mean it's not news; yes toasters toast bread, but one in a hundred is bound to malfunction and have ashes pop up from the slot. Not every micronation has a customs station, so Molossia can be the malfunctioning toaster. --64.9.42.139 21:12, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

wait, is this legal.

if you were to be invaded and potentially killed, would that be legal becuase it is not on american soil??