Template talk:Infobox flag

message: Is it possible to have an alternate version with the commonwealth spelling of colour? It seems weird that the flag of Canada has an incorrect (Canadian English) spelling on it. -- Earl Andrew - talk 05:24, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll try it out soon. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 06:21, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Maybe we could do "Elements" and I can do a brief sum-up, I will have the color information there but not in it's current format. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 01:19, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a rather good idea.  Perhaps it will cover patterns as well as colors.  PoccilScript 01:23, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes it will. Here is the example I will use for the Canadian flag article "A red, white, red tricolor with a red maple leaf in the center." For Belarus, it would be "red and green bicolor with the national ornament charged at the hoist." That is how simple most will be. All symbolism of the different parts will be dealt with in the article itself. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 01:26, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

text: Given this evolution towards using this field for a brief description of the design, would not a better tag than Elements be Design?  The intent is no longer just a list of colors or elements used, but these together with how they interrelate; i.e., the design. --ScottMainwaring 05:50, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Since there were no objections, I went ahead and made the change. --ScottMainwaring 07:31, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Field names 

message: To me, the "Design" section of the infobox is not good in this case, as it is not an option, you must use it, which shouldn't be like that. Also, the design can clearly be seen on the image of the flag, and the design is mentioned in the article. A•N•N•A hi! 01:35, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: To a vexillologist (like I am), we can tell about said designs. But, the main point of these articles and the infoboxes is to explain what the elements of the flag are. So, with the infobox, it makes it quick. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 02:13, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, Scott made the changes. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 03:48, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: OK. That's fine. I'm a vexillologist, too. A•N•N•A hi! 22:04, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Design 

message: I need a place to move this template to. The title "Infobox national flag" gives the impression that the template is only for national flags. I would move it to "FlagBox", which is currently being used by a template for deletion, but I would like some more simple suggestions. ANNAfoxlover 21:02, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move 

message: My edit here was mistaken as at first glance I thought this edit by ANNAfoxlover had changed the thumbnail size rather than the table size. 240px is fairly standard for infoboxes, though I wouldn't object a higher size such as 300px considering the design parameter value generally takes up several lines. –Pomte 06:22, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I just reduced the line height, so the text fields don't take up so much space. The template width, as it is at the moment, is good. - 52 Pickup 10:02, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarification 

message: This template currently places articles in the category " flags". In general, these are national flags and are places in . However, when the flag is not a national flag, there is often no appropriate category "XXX flags", and the page only belongs in something like "Flags of Australia". I think it would be better to remove the category from the template, and leave categorisation to the normal part of the article. JPD (talk) 12:50, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. --ScottMainwaring (talk) 20:42, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category 

message: I just wondered whether we really need the word "Infobox" in the template name. Would it not be clearer to have this template at :Template:National flag? Green Giant (talk) 11:27, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal to rename this template 

message: Please help This template is apparently causing an unnecessary line break (or two?) at the beginning of articles where it is transcluded (e.g. Flag of Andalusia.) Can someone please fix this? Post on my talk if you need me. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:33, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have tried to fix it. --fryed-peach (talk) 14:30, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Formatting problem 

message: When there are two flags in the infobox, the 2nd flag does not show, instead a part of the wiki code are shown. See Flag of Norway or Flag of Sweden. Could someone with template knowledge look into it? Thanks. —Helland (talk) 21:53, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Should be fixed now. Can you verify? Thanks. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 11:41, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I have not found any errors on the pages I've checked. Thanks! —Helland (talk) 16:13, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Error with 2nd flag 

message: Would be possible to add to the box attributes the html's codes for the colors, as #00FF00,  thank you  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.232.152.78 (talk) 17:38, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  HTML codes 

message: Why is  incorporated into this template's usage at articles like Flag of Iowa?  The usage symbols are exceedingly cryptic and add nothing to the information in the infobox.  I suggest that they be removed from the infobox. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 18:49, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: ... anyone? – Philosopher Let us reason together. 00:51, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Seeing no objections, I've removed it. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 01:42, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template:FIAV 

message: When multiple flags are used within the same template, it automatically applies the caption "Variant flag of {Article|} {Name|}". This should not be done, as multiple flags may be used that are not necessarily variant flags For example Flag of Seychelles has two additional flags in the infobox that are clearly not variants, but former flags. I think this text should be removed and not automatically and possibly incorrectly caption image2 and so on, but obviously there may be some pages where it's desired. What do others think? Reywas92Talk 21:33, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Variant flag 

message: At least in the Flag of Peru article (and this looks to be due to the template somehow), the "use" note for the war flag is linked as "War flag" (War flag). the link to the flag article is really rather pointless and the linking of just the word "war" incorrectly implies that there is not an article about war flags but that you will be taken to an article about the concept of war. This linking would much better as simply "War flag" (War flag). Thryduulf (talk) 11:27, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: These links are at Template:Infobox flag/entry; there are similar double links for every possible value of . I agree links to flag and ensign can be removed, though what should we do with uses like "State and war flag"? "State and war flag", "State and war flag" or even "State flag and war flag"? SiBr4 (talk) 12:30, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: My personal preference would be "State and war flag" as the context of the second link avoids the problems with just linking "war" I noted above. "State flag and war flag" is fine too, but that's a second choice, and while "State and war flag" is very slightly better than at present, I don't think it avoids enough of the issues. Thryduulf (talk) 00:13, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Based on no objections or alternative proposals, I've made the changes I suggested and improved the grammar while I was at it. I'm more than happy to discuss any of the changes I've made. I've spot checked a few random articles and can't see that I've introduced any errors, but I haven't looked at everything. Thryduulf (talk) 23:39, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  War flag linking 

message: Can we please get  back into the template? The other-language wikipedias use it in their flag templates, and I believe it adds to the ability to understand the flag's type of use better than is currently available. I would have opposed it's removal in 2012 had I seen Philosopher's request and subsequent action. Fry1989 eh? 01:34, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Fry, agreed. Although I would add that a text description should be added maybe, otherwise if it's just the symbol alone I can see why it was seen as overly cryptic. I'm not sure if that was the case before or not. trackratte (talk) 04:01, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Both the FIAV symbol and text description is good with me. Fry1989 eh? 18:16, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template:FIAV (2) 

message: Currently, it is not clear at first glance that this template is referring to a flag. For example, looking at the UN example on the template page, it looks like an infobox on the UN, since "United Nations" is depicted at the top with no mention of the flag, with the flag just below as it's symbol. However, if you look at the United Nations template, it says "United Nations" at the top with the flag immediately below as well, exactly the same as the flag template. This makes it look like the flag template is covering the "entity" in question, and not the flag.
I propose that the entity parameter be modified to be the flag instead, ie "flag". A parameter could be added such as "represents" or something similar underneath where the organization or country could go instead. That way the template would have Flag of X at the top, with "United Nations", or "Country" below it to make it clear what exactly this template is supposed to be about. 
Now I'm not a template guru, so I'm not sure what the options are to make the transition seamless, or if it's really viable at all, for example leaving the "entity" parameter but just moving it down would perhaps leave it not having to be modified afterwards, I'm not sure. trackratte (talk) 18:41, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Propose clarification of "entity" 

message: Should the flag of A generals of a colonial army be that of the main country , the whole Empire or the colonial army he's commanding Consistency hobgoblin (talk) 05:25, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably not; should be just for the army. Doing otherwise might be misleading people to think it was the national flag. – Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 00:29, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Colonial generals 

message: Please add the "Relinquished" parameter to all the data boxes. At the moment it's only on there for the first one. – Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 00:29, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: , do you have an example of where this parameter is used? – bradv🍁 00:34, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Try 'ere. As you can see, it's showing for the first flag but not the second. – Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 00:36, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

text: Done – bradv🍁 00:38, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

text: Dankie, maat. – Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 00:40, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Template-protected edit request on 24 May 2019

message: Greetings Friends!
Some flags have official Flag Days! Can we add this to the infobox? Many Thanks! 
Jonathan Ng  吳家明 16:25, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I support this as an optional parameter.  Not A  Witty Fish   15:59, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flag Days? 

message: I have looked at a couple of articles recently with infoboxes that show several flags. I've just realised why I found them confusing, so request a light horizontal line between each block. For example, I was skimming articles looking for a particular image. I found it as the third flag in the infobox of Flag of Great Britain. When focused on that image, it is not immediately obvious whether to associate it with the "Use" above or below. A thin line between each block would remove the ambiguity. Has this been discussed before? Thanks. --Scott Davis Talk 10:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  request for horizontal separators 

message: Why there is "United Nations" instead of "Flag of the United Nations" in an example of name parameter? Eurohunter (talk) 14:07, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name parameter 

message: Description of suggested change:
Now that there is a flag families page, I'd like to request an optional "Flag family" parameter to list which family flags belong to (if any).
Diff:
  Not A  Witty Fish   01:18, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the  template. Let's see if that brand-new article survives for a while.  – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:11, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request 25 October 2022 

message: Description of suggested change: Add a parameter Emoji to Template:infobox flag/entry, for documenting the Unicode character combination for the flag emoji.
Diff: TBD — 08:45, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please make your requested changes to the template's sandbox first; see WP:TESTCASES. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 10:14, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request 28 May 2023 

message: What does it mean for a flag to be "Relinquished"? I might assume it is a polity switching to a new flag, but the word connotes something a bit harsher. Is a flag relinquished if the polity disappears instead? And does the terminology come from somewhere else or is it a novel invention here? Thanks, CMD (talk) 02:56, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relinquished