Re: nazi flag ?

I second that, it is indeed a great idea. As long as the WikiPedia can 
somehow contain
the flags in SVG format, as to me the essence of the flag repository is 
to be able to
get a correct and resolution-independant version of any flag.

regards

Dawid



On 17 Feb 2004, at 23:47, Jeff Smith wrote:

>> Nestor Diaz Valencia wrote:
>> Without writting a History Book to explain the flags, it has no sense 
>> to have
>> them.
>> Just two lines will not explain all the crimes made in the name of 
>> flags,
>> including in the name of the spanish flag.
>> They will just led to this discussions or to move away.
>> History is being written all the time, what about if a make a great
>> composition with sodipodi, a banner defending nazism ideas? or 
>> communist?
>> again, a clipart is ok, but a flags clipart is the worst idea both 
>> for an
>> opensource community and for a sofware development project.
>> Send those flags to the wikipedia and made them available in an 
>> apropriate
>> context.
>
> Now *THAT* is a great idea.  We are getting too many flags to give 
> each its
> due explaination.  We have national flags, state flags, political 
> flags,
> historic flags, and so on.  I don't think a list for a drawing 
> application
> is the appropriate platform for the debates that accompany them.  
> However,
> I would hate all the hard work that has gone into these go to waste.  I
> think wikipedia would be a very appropriate place (though I do not know
> what their acceptance policies are like).  If there is not an article 
> which
> fits the flag, write one (even a skeleton one) and improve wikipedia!
>
>> yours:
>> Nestor
>
>  -- Jeff Smith
>
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