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I'm wondering why until the two resources I just added arrived, this article had no references...is that because this was a "lift" from the main Vancouver Island article? Skookum1 ( talk) 12:23, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
If you dive into Flag of Vancouver Island you'll see that it states in the first paragraph that "...the flag itself likely never existed in the colonial period (1849-1866), but rather was re-created in 1988 as an unofficial local flag for Vancouver Island..." This is also supported by the page's references. There seems to be a firm consensus that this flag was probably never flown by Vancouver Island when it was a colony. I do believe the flag should be removed, but as a brand new user, I'm afraid to make such a large change. Does anyone back me up on this? SGxElPsyKongroo ( talk) 19:33, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
You're absolutely right. The 1988 Vancouver Island flag is a modern recreation that almost certainly did not exist during the existence of the colony. It was added again recently and was again removed. The correct flag that should be shown is the flag of the United Kingdom since the colony lacked a distinct flag. Orbovia ( talk) 02:22, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
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I'm wondering why until the two resources I just added arrived, this article had no references...is that because this was a "lift" from the main Vancouver Island article? Skookum1 ( talk) 12:23, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
If you dive into Flag of Vancouver Island you'll see that it states in the first paragraph that "...the flag itself likely never existed in the colonial period (1849-1866), but rather was re-created in 1988 as an unofficial local flag for Vancouver Island..." This is also supported by the page's references. There seems to be a firm consensus that this flag was probably never flown by Vancouver Island when it was a colony. I do believe the flag should be removed, but as a brand new user, I'm afraid to make such a large change. Does anyone back me up on this? SGxElPsyKongroo ( talk) 19:33, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
You're absolutely right. The 1988 Vancouver Island flag is a modern recreation that almost certainly did not exist during the existence of the colony. It was added again recently and was again removed. The correct flag that should be shown is the flag of the United Kingdom since the colony lacked a distinct flag. Orbovia ( talk) 02:22, 4 March 2023 (UTC)