Use of flags (was Re: Wiki page for country)

[Tom "spot" Callaway]

On 07/13/2010 10:28 AM, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> On 07/13/2010 07:56 PM, Máirín Duffy wrote:
>> Since not all the websites have finished sites or distinctive designs,
>> Jef put together a mockup using flags for each country (with the caveat
>> it would need to be adjusted so the flags were a bit smaller):
>>
>> http://schendje.fedorapeople.org/fedoracommunity/fedoracommunity.org.flags.png
>>
>> I know there's a lot of sensitivity to the usage of national symbols in
>> general; is it advisable to avoid the usage of flags or do you think it
>> would be okay in this instance?
>>   
> 
> Hard to say.  It is really dependent on the specific regions in
> question.  It is better to confirm with them that the usage of flags is
> uncontroversial or desirable

Lets avoid the flags, shall we?

~spot