Talk:Flag of Somalia

message: Forgive my ignorance, but I noticed that the flag of Somalia pictured on the CIA World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/so-lgflag.gif) is of a different shade of blue than the one depicted here... does anyone know which shade is the right shade? --The Listener 21:41, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Blue color

message: I recently tried to add the flag of the Belgian Congo/Congo Free state to the see also category as it is quite similar (though obviously not identical to) the Somali flag. It's not really a big deal whether or not its on the page, but I just wanted to point out that I am aware its not the same flag.
Cheers,
Otto1943 (talk) 23:41, 4 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, it's similar in design but not identical, much like the flag of Vietnam. On the other hand, the Bonnie Blue Flag is identical in all respects except for its darker blue background. Ultimately, despite varying degrees of similarities, all of these foreign flags are of course unrelated to the flag of Somalia/Somali flag (an ethnic flag). Regards, Middayexpress (talk) 14:48, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bonnie Blue, Vietnam & Belgian Congo flags 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The last sentence of the first paragraph used to be a run-on sentence; I've fixed it. I've also added a citation to the Somali Embassy in Belgium and re-worded the list of regions to match how the Embassy describes them. Finally, I removed the bit at the end about partitioning lands to neighboring colonies, as I think that's irrelevant.
Novemellow (talk) 02:06, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed the list of regions from the first paragraph because it's already in the Characteristics section. Novemellow (talk) 16:24, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changed last sentence of first paragraph 

message: In the first paragraph and in the beginning of "Characteristics", we mention that it is an ethnic flag. This agrees with the source that I found (Somali Embassy in Belgium). But, later in "Characteristics", we say:
Where is the source for this claim? It seems to contradict what we have. Novemellow (talk) 16:32, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: @Novemellow 
TL;DR you're completely right, that sentence shouldn't be on the article. read the rest of my comment at your pleasure. 
I think the reason that someone added this is because of Somaliland. Now, I am a supporter of Somaliland but this partisan content should not be a part of Wikipedia.
The Somalia flag is definitely an ethnic flag, and Somalia does claim all Somalis even those that are born in Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya. I think it would be better if someone added a link to the Somaliland flag and explained that one of the five regions completely rejects the politcal union of Somalis. The black star on the Somaliland flag represents the death of the greater Somalia dream. 2.98.220.80 (talk) 00:22, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is it an ethnic flag or not? 

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