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"one of only two non-rectangular flags in the world", the article read. Ohio. Nepal. The Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Norwegian governments. The Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian navies. The Ryukyu Islands. The flag of the Romanian uprising of 1980. Numerous historical war flags from north Africa and Asia.... I have removed thhe comment from the text. Grutness... wha? 09:09, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
I've added an image of the flag itself; it seems to be an appropriate illustration of the content. Ziggurat 02:21, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Any explanation of why it's the only state flag of a pennant type?-- Carl
Is there any proof of this fact? This is a bold claim as there are probably hundreds of thousands of flags in use by the world's governments (Think of all the county flags in the US alone). A proof would require a researcher investigating the flags of every country, territory, region, state, county, etc...
This sounds like the work of an over-zealous editor and I vote for this to be stricken from this article and Flag of Nepal. Asteron ノレツァ 05:23, Jan 30, 2005 (UTC)
Was there any semblance of a state flag from 1803 - 1902? It's strange to see a state exist for 100 years without any flag.
The colors are definitely wrong. The shades of blue and red seem to correspond with those of the flag of the United States of America, a drastically darker shade. Consider the picture on the page as evidence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.102.210.163 ( talk) 00:22, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
On his October 15th show, conservative talk show host Bob Grant mistook the Ohio flag for an "Obama" flag, saying,
But really folks, did you notice Obama is not content with just having several American flags, plain old American flags with the 50 states represented by 50 stars? He has the "O" flag. And that's what that "O" is. That's what that "O" is. Just like he did with the plane he was using. He had the flag painted over, and the "O" for Obama. Now, these are symptom -- these things are symptomatic of a person who would like to be a potentate -- a dictator. And I really see this in this man.
DarkAudit ( talk) 01:41, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
[The flag of Ohio is] one of only two non-rectangular official jurisdictional flags, at the state level or above, in the world (the other is the flag of Nepal).
If "at the state level or above" means "countries and first-level subdivisions only", this text is false, as two of the Polish voivodeships have trapezoid-shaped flags. SiBr4 ( talk) 19:35, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
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This article describes one earlier state flag, but this Enquirer article quotes the Ohio Historical Society's spokesman pointing out the existence of "different, earlier versions of a flag" – plural. – Minh Nguyễn ( talk, contribs) 03:26, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
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Seems like a great article! Will begin the review ASAP! Brandon (MrWooHoo) • Talk to Brandon! 19:35, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
I do my review in a style with a "main review" in a table, and 2 side reviews. (a prose and a source) Here is a good example.
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1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct. | All corrections changed! | |
1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. | All changes done. | |
2. Verifiable with no original research: | ||
2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline. | All changes done. | |
2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose). | There are in-line citations for all information in the article. | |
2c. it contains no original research. | Again, all info is sourced. | |
3. Broad in its coverage: | ||
3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic. | Main aspects are covered for the Flag of Ohio. | |
3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). | No unnecessary off-topic that I've seen. | |
4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. | Great job with following the NPOV policy. | |
5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. | No major edit wars/arguments. Not recent (obviously) | |
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: | ||
6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content. | No more issues with pictures. | |
6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions. | All images relevant to the Flag of Ohio. | |
7. Overall assessment. | All changes done! Great job with the article! Brandon (MrWooHoo) • Talk to Brandon! 16:15, 31 December 2014 (UTC) |
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"...however, Ohio's takes on special importance due to the flag's irregular shape."
Done After you raised the question about the flag's copyright status in 6a above, I did a bit more research and ended up both rewriting the section and redrawing the image! It turns out the design was adopted in 1905 and is therefore out of copyright. I redrew the flag based on the statute and swapped in a different reproduction of the state coat of arms. The previous coat of arms came from the "Artist's Version" of the seal that state agencies only use decoratively; the new one is consistent with the seal that the Governor's office uses everywhere (including on their website).
Unfortunately, the Governor's flag is obscure enough that I haven't found any real-life photos to compare it with, so it's based on just the statute and Smith (1975). The original image was almost certainly based on the crude reproduction at [1], which was probably influenced by the Artist's Version shown prominently in the infobox in Ohio. (Wikipedia editors really like the colorful Artist's Version and have reverted any attempt to use the black-and-white official seal in that infobox.)
I realize GA nominees aren't supposed to be changing that much, but I hope you'll excuse the changes as worthwhile improvements. I don't expect there to be further overhauls in the near future. :^)
– Minh Nguyễn 💬 10:41, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
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If the triangle is constructed according to the instructions, the distance OK is about 2.4721
But the dashed circle ("With OK as radius inscribe the circle I.J.K.L.M.N.") has a radius 2.5.
Anyone tried?
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"one of only two non-rectangular flags in the world", the article read. Ohio. Nepal. The Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Norwegian governments. The Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian navies. The Ryukyu Islands. The flag of the Romanian uprising of 1980. Numerous historical war flags from north Africa and Asia.... I have removed thhe comment from the text. Grutness... wha? 09:09, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
I've added an image of the flag itself; it seems to be an appropriate illustration of the content. Ziggurat 02:21, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Any explanation of why it's the only state flag of a pennant type?-- Carl
Is there any proof of this fact? This is a bold claim as there are probably hundreds of thousands of flags in use by the world's governments (Think of all the county flags in the US alone). A proof would require a researcher investigating the flags of every country, territory, region, state, county, etc...
This sounds like the work of an over-zealous editor and I vote for this to be stricken from this article and Flag of Nepal. Asteron ノレツァ 05:23, Jan 30, 2005 (UTC)
Was there any semblance of a state flag from 1803 - 1902? It's strange to see a state exist for 100 years without any flag.
The colors are definitely wrong. The shades of blue and red seem to correspond with those of the flag of the United States of America, a drastically darker shade. Consider the picture on the page as evidence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.102.210.163 ( talk) 00:22, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
On his October 15th show, conservative talk show host Bob Grant mistook the Ohio flag for an "Obama" flag, saying,
But really folks, did you notice Obama is not content with just having several American flags, plain old American flags with the 50 states represented by 50 stars? He has the "O" flag. And that's what that "O" is. That's what that "O" is. Just like he did with the plane he was using. He had the flag painted over, and the "O" for Obama. Now, these are symptom -- these things are symptomatic of a person who would like to be a potentate -- a dictator. And I really see this in this man.
DarkAudit ( talk) 01:41, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
[The flag of Ohio is] one of only two non-rectangular official jurisdictional flags, at the state level or above, in the world (the other is the flag of Nepal).
If "at the state level or above" means "countries and first-level subdivisions only", this text is false, as two of the Polish voivodeships have trapezoid-shaped flags. SiBr4 ( talk) 19:35, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
:^)
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Minh Nguyễn (
talk,
contribs) 08:58, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
This article describes one earlier state flag, but this Enquirer article quotes the Ohio Historical Society's spokesman pointing out the existence of "different, earlier versions of a flag" – plural. – Minh Nguyễn ( talk, contribs) 03:26, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
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Seems like a great article! Will begin the review ASAP! Brandon (MrWooHoo) • Talk to Brandon! 19:35, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
I do my review in a style with a "main review" in a table, and 2 side reviews. (a prose and a source) Here is a good example.
Rate | Attribute | Review Comment |
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1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct. | All corrections changed! | |
1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. | All changes done. | |
2. Verifiable with no original research: | ||
2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline. | All changes done. | |
2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose). | There are in-line citations for all information in the article. | |
2c. it contains no original research. | Again, all info is sourced. | |
3. Broad in its coverage: | ||
3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic. | Main aspects are covered for the Flag of Ohio. | |
3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). | No unnecessary off-topic that I've seen. | |
4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. | Great job with following the NPOV policy. | |
5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. | No major edit wars/arguments. Not recent (obviously) | |
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: | ||
6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content. | No more issues with pictures. | |
6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions. | All images relevant to the Flag of Ohio. | |
7. Overall assessment. | All changes done! Great job with the article! Brandon (MrWooHoo) • Talk to Brandon! 16:15, 31 December 2014 (UTC) |
Note: If you have changed the sentence that needed to be corrected, press Enter and start off the line with ::
, then use or Done
If the change was only partially done use , and or Not done if the change could not occur. (If you would explain why, I would be greatly appreciated :P)
To see code, go to edit source and copy the code.
"...however, Ohio's takes on special importance due to the flag's irregular shape."
Done After you raised the question about the flag's copyright status in 6a above, I did a bit more research and ended up both rewriting the section and redrawing the image! It turns out the design was adopted in 1905 and is therefore out of copyright. I redrew the flag based on the statute and swapped in a different reproduction of the state coat of arms. The previous coat of arms came from the "Artist's Version" of the seal that state agencies only use decoratively; the new one is consistent with the seal that the Governor's office uses everywhere (including on their website).
Unfortunately, the Governor's flag is obscure enough that I haven't found any real-life photos to compare it with, so it's based on just the statute and Smith (1975). The original image was almost certainly based on the crude reproduction at [1], which was probably influenced by the Artist's Version shown prominently in the infobox in Ohio. (Wikipedia editors really like the colorful Artist's Version and have reverted any attempt to use the black-and-white official seal in that infobox.)
I realize GA nominees aren't supposed to be changing that much, but I hope you'll excuse the changes as worthwhile improvements. I don't expect there to be further overhauls in the near future. :^)
– Minh Nguyễn 💬 10:41, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
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If the triangle is constructed according to the instructions, the distance OK is about 2.4721
But the dashed circle ("With OK as radius inscribe the circle I.J.K.L.M.N.") has a radius 2.5.
Anyone tried?