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Flying the flag?
Jun 27th 2008 | 4:22 am
#46
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Jun 27th 2008 | 4:22 am
#47
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From: Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island, BC
Re: Flying the flag?
On a different note i quite like some of the words to the American one 
Jun 27th 2008 | 4:22 am
#48
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Re: Flying the flag?
Jun 27th 2008 | 4:24 am
#49
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Jun 27th 2008 | 4:26 am
#52
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Re: Flying the flag?
And the whole union flag/union jack thing is only since that Dr Who episode, I bet half of the UK didn't know that until then.
Jun 27th 2008 | 4:27 am
#53
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Re: Flying the flag?
Often? No, I dont think so.
Sometimes its abused, and for a short time misleading info is present, but its largely self regulating.
If you dont agree with something and can back up your view, then go ahead and change it, but what you tend to get is a consensus view of the facts as agreed by the majority, often with a lot more detail and "evidence" than you would think possible. You can always go back through the history and see how the info has evolved.
Personally Im not going to argue with the Merchant Shipping act of 1995, and I'm not quite paranoid enough to think anyone hacked into the government website to change the text of it in order to triumph in a discussion on Wikipedia about what the British Flag should be called.
Sometimes its abused, and for a short time misleading info is present, but its largely self regulating.
If you dont agree with something and can back up your view, then go ahead and change it, but what you tend to get is a consensus view of the facts as agreed by the majority, often with a lot more detail and "evidence" than you would think possible. You can always go back through the history and see how the info has evolved.
Personally Im not going to argue with the Merchant Shipping act of 1995, and I'm not quite paranoid enough to think anyone hacked into the government website to change the text of it in order to triumph in a discussion on Wikipedia about what the British Flag should be called.
Last edited by iaink; Jun 27th 2008 at 4:34 am.
Jun 27th 2008 | 4:28 am
#54
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From: Ontario
Re: Flying the flag?
Just looked - no other facing except brick, stone or shingle, no wooden fences, no chain link fences, houses must have 2 garages minimum, no house smaller than 3,500sq ft (hah, we have a written exemption there!), two storey and ranch only - no raised ranch allowed. That's it, nothing about flags. It must be a personal taste thing around here. I don't like them either, so it suits me.
And the whole union flag/union jack thing is only since that Dr Who episode, I bet half of the UK didn't know that until then.
And the whole union flag/union jack thing is only since that Dr Who episode, I bet half of the UK didn't know that until then.
Jun 27th 2008 | 4:30 am
#55
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From: Windsor, ON; Chicago, IL
Re: Flying the flag?
Often? No, I dont think so.
Sometimes its abused, and for a short time misleading info is present, but its largely self regulating.
If you dont agree with something and can back up your view, then go ahead and change it, but what you tend to get is a consensus view of the facts as agreed by the majority, often with a lot more detail and "evidence" than you would think possible. You can always go back through the history and see how the info has evolved.
Sometimes its abused, and for a short time misleading info is present, but its largely self regulating.
If you dont agree with something and can back up your view, then go ahead and change it, but what you tend to get is a consensus view of the facts as agreed by the majority, often with a lot more detail and "evidence" than you would think possible. You can always go back through the history and see how the info has evolved.
Edit: link - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4530930.stm
Last edited by Biiiiink; Jun 27th 2008 at 4:31 am. Reason: added link
Jun 27th 2008 | 4:30 am
#56
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From: The Bridge
Re: Flying the flag?
Jun 27th 2008 | 4:31 am
#57
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From: Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island, BC
Re: Flying the flag?
Just looked - no other facing except brick, stone or shingle, no wooden fences, no chain link fences, houses must have 2 garages minimum, no house smaller than 3,500sq ft (hah, we have a written exemption there!), two storey and ranch only - no raised ranch allowed. That's it, nothing about flags. It must be a personal taste thing around here. I don't like them either, so it suits me.
And the whole union flag/union jack thing is only since that Dr Who episode, I bet half of the UK didn't know that until then.
And the whole union flag/union jack thing is only since that Dr Who episode, I bet half of the UK didn't know that until then.
Of interest my mums in England states she cannot land a helicopter in the garden
and i think it was somethin along the lines of a house of ill repute being a big no no We were restricted from opening/running a liquor store on ours
damn
Jun 27th 2008 | 4:34 am
#59
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From: Chicago, IL
Re: Flying the flag?
I'll leave the flag flying to those with waterfront property and private moorage. If I was going to fly one it'd be the BC flag:
Jun 27th 2008 | 4:36 am
#60
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Re: Flying the flag?
Please see my bold in the previous post. Wiki is something anyone can add their opinion to therefore it is'nt always factual. (Apart from Wiki BE
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My point being IMO Wiki is often technically incorrect. As far as I am concerned if HM calls it the Union Flag, which she does, then its the Union Flag.
HH
)My point being IMO Wiki is often technically incorrect. As far as I am concerned if HM calls it the Union Flag, which she does, then its the Union Flag.
HH
