Forums: COUNTRY FIELD! - Page 6

Solver · July 17, 2002, 09:24

It's not square... they just look so because of different orientation of lines.

Remove Palestine!

DeepO · July 17, 2002, 09:30

aaglo, I don't know where that square design is coming from, but I haven't seen a square Belgian flag in whole my live (I would have remembered, as I would have laughed my *ss off). The flag on the Royal palace is not square, the flag on the parliamant is not square, so why would I need to admit I have a square flag?

I think it's cool that the correct shapes are being kept, but in my case it is silly, and even a bit offending (a very slight bit

). Now, if the flags all had the same width, and my flag would be double in size in comparison to all the others, I wouldn't mind at all. But now it is both not accurate, and slightly offending.

DeepO

MarkG · July 17, 2002, 09:39

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why would I need to admit I have a square flag?

you're in denial

DeepO · July 17, 2002, 09:41

Solver, your flag is 30x15 pixels, while mine is 20x17. The flags are not sized in the html, so their original sizes are kept. Even if the Belgian flag would be near square (which it isn't) it would be fair to have approximately the same area, no? I mean, your flag is 450 pixels big, mine is 340... over 30% smaller. The Hungary flag is even 30x20, or 600 pixels, nearly double the Belgian one.

I don't want to pick on a nice feature, but this is not evenly done, and is still open for some improvement.

DeepO

DeepO · July 17, 2002, 09:43

Markos, where did you get the designs for these things, so I can complain there?

DeepO

Solver · July 17, 2002, 09:43

Right... while one can understand it's Belgian, though

. I wonder if Nepal looks right...

Markos, pleeeease

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MarkG · July 17, 2002, 09:49

deepo, i went to the classic flags.com to get the "correct" version of the flag only to see this
http://www.flags.com/belgium.htm

MarkG · July 17, 2002, 09:51

and more than half of the google results are square!
http://images.google.com/images?q=be...oe=UTF-8&hl=en

anyway...

Solver · July 17, 2002, 09:52

Markos, will you reply to the hassle with Palestine

?

Winston · July 17, 2002, 09:53

DeepO,

As others have already mentioned, those are the official designs, including relative length/height of the different flags. The flags I've seen on here until now have been consistent in this.

As is the case with my own country's flag. It's not as wide as most other countries' flags either.

<-- Observe.

MarkG · July 17, 2002, 09:55

i've already responded on the palestine issue

belgium flag changed

Skanky Burns · July 17, 2002, 09:55

See all the flags on one page!

Markos, did you see my previous posts about the 5 flags that aren't working?

aaglo · July 17, 2002, 09:56

In your face, DeepO

Solver · July 17, 2002, 09:57

Markos - where? In the thread you quoted rah? You know, if I bring all the Jews here to boycott the kittens...

MarkG · July 17, 2002, 10:01

israel flag changed

Solver · July 17, 2002, 10:02

To show Arafat in the middle?

Winston · July 17, 2002, 10:03

Markos said live and let live on the Palestinian flag issue, Solver.

Solver · July 17, 2002, 10:05

That's not an answer. I think that we have an argument that just can't be proven wrong - Palestine is not a country. You can't argue. So, he either has to remove it, or admit that the list doesn't show just existing countires, BUT, this would mean Markos also can't ignore the petition to include USSR flag. USSR and Palestine are countries about equal now.

Winston · July 17, 2002, 10:09

It's his site. He gets to decide things around here.

Not you Solver.

Solver · July 17, 2002, 10:11

Without people, no site is worth a thing

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This, however, is the first time I'm offended by something on Apolyton - but this time very seriously. Markos didn't like those Greek/Macedonian references, too?

DeepO · July 17, 2002, 10:18

Thanks Markos. I really appreciate it.
It took a while to answer this, but I've been looking at Belgian flags on the Internet. I'm amazed those are indeed, in many cases, square. But, I haven't seen a Belgian site with a square flag yet... which might be an indication why this is so surprising to me

Belgian government on line

DeepO

Skanky Burns · July 17, 2002, 10:19

Since when is giving people options such a big deal?
You don't see Americans complaining about an Afghanistan flag being in the list, or others complaining about the large number of flags not actually from a country...

Solver · July 17, 2002, 10:21

Then give me a new Latvian, flag, too

. This one, though, looks pretty good (rate).

MarkG · July 17, 2002, 10:22

what Greek/Macedonian references are you talking about Solver? the ones i endlessly debated or ignored instead of banning/threatening to ban? please remind me the last time someone was banned for offending me

if you're offended by the Palestinian flag, first get it of the UN and then come back here

Solver · July 17, 2002, 10:22

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Since when is giving people options such a big deal?
You don't see Americans complaining about an Afghanistan flag being in the list, or others complaining about the large number of flags not actually from a country...

We do... and btw, Afghanistan is a country

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Solver · July 17, 2002, 10:24

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Originally posted by MarkG
what Greek/Macedonian references are you talking about Solver? the ones i endlessly debated or ignored instead of banning/threatening to ban? please remind me the last time someone was banned for offending me

if you're offended by the Palestinian flag, first get it of the UN and then come back here

Right, you're a pretty strong person for not banning people like that, but I'm not that strong, so I'm offended. It's not the flag that offends me. What offends me is that it's listed as a country - while such a country doesn't exist.

If I bring you an official list of all the existing countries, will you listen?

Skanky Burns · July 17, 2002, 10:25

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Afghanistan is a country

Gee, really?

Mark, did you see my post on page 5 that listed all the broken flag links?

Solver · July 17, 2002, 10:28

Oh, really

. Afghanistan had a fundamental regime until recently, but it was and is an independant country, mentioned so in offical lists and international treaties - which Palestine is not.

Markos, just say these are FLAGS not COUNTRIES

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aaglo · July 17, 2002, 10:31

Yep - the profile edit form should say "choose your flag" instead of "choose your country" , or whatever the exact words were...

Robert Plomp · July 17, 2002, 10:32

c'mon Solver, you're really acting paranoid right now.
I'm mostly on Israel's side, but this Solver-Action really makes me laugh.

Be happy that the palestines have a flag,
go outside and burn it