Talk:Roman Catholic Diocese of Aire and Dax
Latest comment: 6 years ago by Vicedomino in topic Removal of flag of French Republic
Removal of flag of French Republic
editI removed the French Republic flag icon from the Infobox, in accordance with several sections of WP:ICON; specifically (quoting),
- "Generally, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there is a "country", "nationality" or equivalent field: they are unnecessarily distracting and give undue prominence to one field among many."
- "Flags make simple, blunt statements about nationality, while words can express the facts with more complexity." [Aire was not part of France for many centuries, being part of Aquitaine (English), the Kingdom of Navarre, and then it belonged to the Kings of France (whose flag was a large golden fleur-de-lys on a white background), and for a time to the Empire of Napoleon I, and the Empire of Napoleon III, not to the French Republic.].
- "Do not rewrite history. Flags should not be used to misrepresent the nationality of a historical figure, event, object, etc. Political boundaries change, often over the span of a biographical article subject's lifetime [which includes details about individual bishops]. Where ambiguity or confusion could result, it is better not to use a flag at all, and where one is genuinely needed, use the historically accurate flag."