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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:That sounds like an idea which is going to backfire horribly but gently caress it. Posting in GBS now. I'd never gone to GBS before and I see now that was a wise decision.
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Ikasuhito posted:It kind of makes me think of one of those overdone political campaign signs you would put in your yard. That's a good way to put it. The sort of jagged border between the red and blue colours, the date, the star->bird evolution which makes it looks so dynamic. I agree its not bad, but some of the earlier, simpler designs I think are better.
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Kennel posted:Time to post the best of Finnish heraldry again? I like how the club is the focus of this, while the bear-arm that's holding it is merely incidental.
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Also it's not like those "rules" are anything more than guidelines dreamed up by people because they thought they made sense. Flags are an art, and art breaks rules all the time.
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This is sweet.
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:some cool historical flags of the Roman Empire: 
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Xelkelvos posted:There also a few Scotlands mixed in with them (though presumably more as trying to not so subtly attempt to keep the bars in the stars and bars) This is the best.
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With all this stars and stripes chat I may as well share something I made a while ago.  This is hacked together, nothing is properly centered or aligned
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Aug 28, 2020 22:22
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SlothfulCobra posted:You should've put it in the northeast. I thought the top right may suggest superiority, so I didn't want to put it there. I considered adding in the territories but I couldn't decide on a symbol to represent them. I justify this by noting the US has territories that don't get stars on its flag.
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I came across this today: Not the usual thread fare in that its a flag of an office instead of a place, but still interesting. There's the eagle, a standard american symbol. But perched on a globe, which seems odd for an internal US government position. And then there's a slew of stars scattered about everywhere. 13 total: for the 13 colonies? Its odd to see no attempt at symmetry or organization. The one above the eagle's head looks deliberately offset so as to not be centered. I'm wondering if anyone has ideas on the symbolism here.
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Dec 17, 2020 04:06
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Tsaedje posted:It's probably just the orientation of the globe on the mace, right? That would make sense though I can't find an image which clearly shows it. Descriptions of it have the "western hemisphere" or "north america" facing forward, both of which don't completely fit the flag.
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Dec 17, 2020 12:46
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:What? No they’re not, they use the standard eurocentric layout with Europe in the centre and the Pacific on both edges. I’ve almost never seen a US (or canadian!) map of the world centred on the Americas.  As an outfit made for foreign military adventures the globe makes more sense. Especially with only the Americas visible.
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QuickbreathFinisher posted:Has anyone determined whether the guy with the Georgian flag (the nation, not the state) was just a moron who bought the first thing he found online for 'Georgia flag,' or if there is some weird Georgian iconography fetishism in the far right? There were a number of other national flags there so it seems less likely, unfortunately.
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Lustful Man Hugs posted:Is there any chance they'll use a circular design this time around, or is that too much of a stretch? Now that's a flag
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BonHair posted:That's Catholic, not Christian. I've been assuming that Christian is a generic term that encompasses Catholicism, Orthodox churches as well all the assorted Protestant denominations. Is this not the case?
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Sep 4, 2021 22:33
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Discounting people desperate enough to become refugees, people who successfully emigrate tend to be richer and more right-wing, no? Worldwide. The light blue contrasts badly with the red but otherwise that's a nice one.
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Feb 9, 2022 12:38
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This is the only good one. The rest are really bad.
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SlothfulCobra posted:https://twitter.com/obk/status/505721028384129024 What does rebels mean here? Where was this photo taken?
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:may I introduce you to everyone I know as a counterpoint. Is the change a popular measure? It must be such a hassle to change alphabets that I have a hard time imagining regular people being onboard, whatever the justification.
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SlothfulCobra posted:
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May 11, 2022 19:56
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I was grossed out looking at that and only at the end did I notice the huge Q in the middle and got grossed out even more
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That's neat, though I won't vote for a place I don't live. Here's all of them: 
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Do you guys play one of the "Flagle" games out there? I've always been into geography but never knew my flags. Now that I play the game every day my knowledge has improved dramatically. This is the one I play: https://flagle-game.com/
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I used to start with South Africa but then switches to Central African Republic. And yes hard mode is key, just like for the Worldle.
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Deltasquid posted:Wrong Whoever brought about those changes should be sent to the Hague.
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A Buttery Pastry posted:Obviously someone needs to go there and tell them that their economies are being held back by poor branding, and they need to rethink it if they want to remain competitive in this modern world. That means for example creating a unified brand identity for all the Gran Colombian successor states, but ensuring each is still distinct enough that you're not going to confuse them with each other.  All parts of the world should be divided into regions in which each country shares a unified brand identity but with different flags. Scandinavia, West Africa and Arab nations are already on board but could use some more distinctiveness.
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Snowy posted:The more flags a flag has, the better 
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A Buttery Pastry posted:I have a perfect suggestion for US flags: They get updated every ten years with the census, made to match the top three dominant (non-US American) ancestries of the people living there. Minnesota would be English, German, and Norwegian, New York Dominican, Irish and Italian. What if the flag of the ancestral homeland no longer exists? eg people from the USSR. What about a diaspora that doesn't identify with it's nation state of origin? Say Syrian refugees. What if a flag is updated between censuses? Say Iraq changes it's flag for the nth time, would you wait until the next census to update it? Would you update it at all?
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A Buttery Pastry posted:I don't think many people identify as New Soviet people, but if they did, you just pick the flag of the USSR. I'd like to see what some of these flags look like, especially those with large numbers of non-european immigrants.
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Nov 22, 2023 20:50
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Now THAT'S a flag
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Imo the Kyrgyzstan flag is one of the best in the world. It absolutely doesn't need changing.
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Changing the state flag and seal was the last straw. I have no choice but to become a fascist now. Is Tajikistan Turkic? I thought they had more Persian in them. That flag is cool but the star should have a number of points that equals the number of constituent states.
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:It’s pretty 50/50 random if people use latin or cyrillic. And of course english existing there’s a lot of qazaq russian english signage How... how do you even text with different alphabets? I guess you're switching between different keyboards on your phone to do that? Sounds like a pain.
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Honestly I'm pretty tired of the NA vexillological association being treated as the supreme authority on the matter. I've seen a number of outlets over the years basically just reprint their rules and call it a day. I think their rules are largely good, but there are many exceptions possible. Especially the rule that a child should be able to draw a flag. Kids suck at drawing and this would limit organizations to. All but the simplest flags. Want bad flags? These are from the annual meetings of NAVA, each of which gets its own custom flag as made by self described experts.   
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Now *that's* a flag
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Waddle Bourgeoidee posted:In my estimation, this sentiment is most observable in the former flag of New Mexico, which violates so many standards of flag design that (for my sake and yours) I'd rather not divulge since we'd be here all day if I did. Besides, a picture is certainly worth 1,000 words when it comes to flags, so it would be redundant to continue eviscerating this poor thing anyway. Now, without any further ado, feast your eyes. I wish this could somehow be made the thread title
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Was that during WW1?
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