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Did you know... that the pinkish-red portion of the flag of Sioux Falls(pictured) represents the
Sioux Quartzite stone which was quarried nearby and used to build early Sioux Falls buildings?
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Source spotchecks Refs 2, 10, 12 all back up material quoted in the article.
It is broad in its coverage:
Not Yet
Some of the early details in the history section should be included in the lead (ie, the city didn't have a flag until the design contest, there is a seal but the city didn't adopt flag until a few years after design.)
Design: Is there a designated proportion of the flag? Should be included in the prose and cited. I see there's one listed in the infobox, this too should be cited to a source.
"Sioux Falls was not included in the rating because it did not have a flag, but the mayor, Dave Munson, did not know why it did not.[10]" -- Was this the only city not included in the rating of the 100?
Also, should ask if there's context for this statement. Has Sioux Falls just never adopted a flag or was there an established reason? Does it have other symbols? Is it typical for cities to adopt a flag or is it a trend that is only recently common?
My search through the local newspaper and media came up with nothing on a reason. I was hoping to find one too. The farthest back I could find was the reference to Dave Munson, as you cited above. I haven't come across any other official symbolism for the city.
Since there were 97 other cities included in the 2004 survey, I think many major cities have had flags for a while, though in researching this article I found a few others have been trying to improve theirs because they had bad ratings in that NAVA survey.
Theodor Langhorne Franklin (
talk)
21:31, 14 January 2019 (UTC)reply
It might be good to note around here that the city does in fact have a seal, and that was the main symbol used until the flag was adopted.
"locals began accepting "The People's Flag".[1] The flag was adopted as a symbol of the community" -- watch for
weasel words. Which locals began using it? Who adopted the flag? If it's something that news reports are saying you should indicate in the prose that local newspapers were reporting these details.
Thanks for the review. I got a start on it and have improved the article as a result of the review. I'm struggling to find info to support the questions for the other points, but I try to find some time soon to look into them.
Theodor Langhorne Franklin (
talk)
21:31, 14 January 2019 (UTC)reply
Sounds good. I think all of my major concerns have been addressed. Will also note the nominator has added 1.7K bytes of new details over the course of the comments. Going to Pass the GA Nomination. Well done! —
Ed!(talk)23:11, 18 January 2019 (UTC)reply
A fact from Flag of Sioux Falls, South Dakota appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 August 2018 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the pinkish-red portion of the flag of Sioux Falls(pictured) represents the
Sioux Quartzite stone which was quarried nearby and used to build early Sioux Falls buildings?
This article is within the scope of WikiProject South Dakota, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the
U.S. state of South Dakota on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.South DakotaWikipedia:WikiProject South DakotaTemplate:WikiProject South DakotaSouth Dakota articles
Flag of Sioux Falls, South Dakota is within the scope of the Heraldry and vexillology WikiProject, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of heraldry and vexillology. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a
list of open tasks.Heraldry and vexillologyWikipedia:WikiProject Heraldry and vexillologyTemplate:WikiProject Heraldry and vexillologyheraldry and vexillology articles
Source spotchecks Refs 2, 10, 12 all back up material quoted in the article.
It is broad in its coverage:
Not Yet
Some of the early details in the history section should be included in the lead (ie, the city didn't have a flag until the design contest, there is a seal but the city didn't adopt flag until a few years after design.)
Design: Is there a designated proportion of the flag? Should be included in the prose and cited. I see there's one listed in the infobox, this too should be cited to a source.
"Sioux Falls was not included in the rating because it did not have a flag, but the mayor, Dave Munson, did not know why it did not.[10]" -- Was this the only city not included in the rating of the 100?
Also, should ask if there's context for this statement. Has Sioux Falls just never adopted a flag or was there an established reason? Does it have other symbols? Is it typical for cities to adopt a flag or is it a trend that is only recently common?
My search through the local newspaper and media came up with nothing on a reason. I was hoping to find one too. The farthest back I could find was the reference to Dave Munson, as you cited above. I haven't come across any other official symbolism for the city.
Since there were 97 other cities included in the 2004 survey, I think many major cities have had flags for a while, though in researching this article I found a few others have been trying to improve theirs because they had bad ratings in that NAVA survey.
Theodor Langhorne Franklin (
talk)
21:31, 14 January 2019 (UTC)reply
It might be good to note around here that the city does in fact have a seal, and that was the main symbol used until the flag was adopted.
"locals began accepting "The People's Flag".[1] The flag was adopted as a symbol of the community" -- watch for
weasel words. Which locals began using it? Who adopted the flag? If it's something that news reports are saying you should indicate in the prose that local newspapers were reporting these details.
Thanks for the review. I got a start on it and have improved the article as a result of the review. I'm struggling to find info to support the questions for the other points, but I try to find some time soon to look into them.
Theodor Langhorne Franklin (
talk)
21:31, 14 January 2019 (UTC)reply
Sounds good. I think all of my major concerns have been addressed. Will also note the nominator has added 1.7K bytes of new details over the course of the comments. Going to Pass the GA Nomination. Well done! —
Ed!(talk)23:11, 18 January 2019 (UTC)reply