20-05-2004 04:13									#1
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I am very sorry, but I have always been a little perturbed by the flags that are next to people's screennames of posters on apolyton. I understand that the flag is meant to represent the country in which the poster resides. I also understand that, contrary to the belief of many American high-school students, Europe is not a country. Other people seem to have gone to the other extreme: Wales has not been a country for a little while now, either. However, people live in Europe, and people (in fact, some of the same people) live in Wales. People, to my knowledge, do not live in the United Nations. (Except me, of course.)

What up with that?

	20-05-2004 04:32									#2
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Its just a standard pack of flags that comes with the forum software.

Questions of this sort are best raised in the Apolyton/Community Forum, where the owners and moderators see them.

-Jam

	20-05-2004 04:54									#3
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Some people would prefer to use the European flag over their national flag, so they do. Certain people consider themselves a resident of Wales rather than the UK, so they use the welsh flag instead. Not like I know anything about that...

Then there are some people like Spamski, who just pick a random flag that looks cool. No way you live in St. Pierre/Miquelon

	20-05-2004 08:16									#4
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* Enigma_Nova tests to see what flag he has
Yep... no flag at all. Better that way.

	20-05-2004 08:56									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Method Then there are some people like Spamski, who just pick a random flag that looks cool. No way you live in St. Pierre/Miquelon

They are fun little islands though. Its great for folks in newfoundland to take a quick trip to France

	20-05-2004 09:44									#6
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Of course, any thread in the community forum asking the admin to modify the list of flags is doomed to failure. Dooomed!!!

I use Cocos Island so I can raise thier average postcount per person to an insanely high amount.

	20-05-2004 11:47									#7
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I'm ashamed of the country I live in.

I just like my flag with the tree in it. I like trees. You could say I'm a tree hugger.

	20-05-2004 20:07									#8
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I've never met a cute tree though.

	20-05-2004 20:59									#9
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Who needs flags when you can have a neat new avatar?
EDIT:
Who needs flags when you can have a 1337 new avatar?

	20-05-2004 22:40									#10
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Well the EU is rapidly becoming a "country like thing" ofcorse the flag of the particular member state would be more informative.

My biggest wish is that people actualy use the Flag of the Country they are IN or FROM. I have often started asking someone about their Home Country only to discover their not from or in that country. This is higly anoying. Furthur more using the correct Flag will help others know your time zone and make comunications easier.

	20-05-2004 23:47									#11
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Imp: Time translations are under the avatars.

The other points are good, though.

EDIT: Or to the right of the Avatars, it depends...

	21-05-2004 00:03									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident I'm ashamed of the country I live in. I just like my flag with the tree in it. I like trees. You could say I'm a tree hugger.

You are not a tree hugger. I don't see you enter the Gaian team. Tree huggers don't go join the evil spartans.

	21-05-2004 01:15									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Impaler[WrG] Well the EU is rapidly becoming a "country like thing" ofcorse the flag of the particular member state would be more informative.

Not so rapidly as you seem to think, Impaler. And hopefully it won't happen too fast.

	21-05-2004 12:03									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Impaler[WrG] Well the EU is rapidly becoming a "country like thing" ofcorse the flag of the particular member state would be more informative. My biggest wish is that people actualy use the Flag of the Country they are IN or FROM. I have often started asking someone about their Home Country only to discover their not from or in that country. This is higly anoying. Furthur more using the correct Flag will help others know your time zone and make comunications easier.

I admit, I'm not from Norfolk Island

It was only recently I found out where the hell Norfolk Island is.

	21-05-2004 12:04									#15
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quote: Originally posted by HongHu You are not a tree hugger. I don't see you enter the Gaian team. Tree huggers don't go join the evil spartans.

you got me

I still like trees though. But the gaians are just too wimpy.

I figure it is more important to conquer planet by force, then later we can concentrate on trees

	21-05-2004 13:14									#16
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The U.K. flag is the closest one there is to my U.S. states flag. Lots of history with my state and the U.K. That's why I have it.

Hawaii history.

	21-05-2004 16:22									#17
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I've used the flags of countries I like. United States of course, Argentina, Brazil, American Samoa, Israel, and Singapore have been in my flag field. But right now I don't have any flag, as you can see.

Edit: Actually, I think I was also Australia (where I live) for a while.

	22-05-2004 12:22									#18
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I used Bhutan for a while. I'm not sure what that is supposed to be on the flag, but I like it.

	22-05-2004 12:26									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident you got me I still like trees though. But the gaians are just too wimpy. I figure it is more important to conquer planet by force, then later we can concentrate on trees

Actually... If you only knew....

	22-05-2004 20:27									#20
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*Dunn Dunn Dunnnn Dunnn Dnnnnnnnn*

	22-05-2004 20:49									#21
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Nice typo density.

	25-05-2004 09:22									#22
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I use Wales so I am always aware of my Mm (she is about 1/3 Welsh). I don't get to visit her very often

	28-05-2004 08:22									#23
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I'm not Russian, but I have the Russian Flag. It's mostly so that it's easier to see. I haven't seen many people with it, and the colors kind of make it stick out if you know what to look for. I'm actually from the US, one country that most people have actually heard of. St. Piere. Is that a country? Never heard of it. I think they should just have 6 countries: America, Europe, Asia, Mid East, Africa, Australia. It'd be so much easier.

	28-05-2004 09:25									#24
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Continent flags? Not such a bad idea, really.

	28-05-2004 09:40									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Commy St. Piere. Is that a country?

I think it's a British territory.

Continent flags would be boring

	28-05-2004 18:06									#26
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Its a French territory just off Newfoundland, actually. The only French possession in N.America, but vital to keep so they have a base in every continent.

-Jam

	28-05-2004 19:33									#27
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So... They simply forgot about Kerguelen then?

	28-05-2004 19:55									#28
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What is it in your avatar Mr. President?

	28-05-2004 20:16									#29
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I think it is a graphic from one of Magic the Gathering cards.

	28-05-2004 20:56									#30
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It's specifically from Homelands, the Serra Aviary, which is a white enchantment that gives +1/+1 to all flying creatures.