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I reorganized this to put the articles on top and have it be an all-encompassing template for Gay rights vs solely SSM. Ardenn 20:31, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
On April 11, 2006, NTK replaced the Canadian flag in this template with a rainbow version of the Canadian flag.
I find that the rainbow clashes with the red in the rest of the template. If the rainbow flag is kept, I think the colour scheme of the template needs to change.
Secondly, I suspect some patriotic or anti-gay people might find the rainbow Canadian flag offensive. It is sort of subverting the national flag, suggesting a taking over of the country, more or less like a Christian cross onthe flag would, or US flag colours. I don't think any LGBT group in Canada uses the rainbow Canadian flag as a symbol, and I suspect that there is a reason.
Wuzzy
03:35, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
I recall, but can't find, a controversy involving an activist who used the rainbow Canada flag. As I recall, the flag was criticised because it was unpatriotic and he ended up sort of apologizing. His credibility was damaged. Wuzzy 00:50, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
I prefer the new flag, with the rainbow sides and red maple leaf in the centre. It fits better, and makes the page seem more relevent and on-topic (I guess what I'm trying to say is it really goes well with the subject). -- Matt0401 19:04, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Ardenn: If you were going to revert the flag without further discussion or consensus, I wish you would have at least read my note below and replaced the .SVG image rather than the outdated/redundant .PNG image that should no longer used. Also, kudos to Circeus on the textcolor change, I think it is a big aesthetic and readability improvement. NTK 18:58, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
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and many many more. in other words the rainbow flag seems to be, in canada as elsewhere, the most widely accepted gay rights symbol, and the "rainbows/maple leaf" flag as a national gay rights image is not my innovation. NTK 02:49, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
On April 11, 2006, NTK removed the provincial/territorial flags from the top left corner of each article entitled "Same-sex marriage in ..." I tend to favour keeping the flags, but don't have a strong opinion. However, I think that it would be best to have a consensus first. Wuzzy 03:35, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm going to be taking a wikibreak for a little while, so I probably will not be participating in this discussion further. That's okay because I think I've pretty much addressed all the reasons why I made the various changes—since they did not seem to have been previously discussed I went ahead and made them per WP:BOLD. So I'll be content to go along with whatever the outcome is. Just make sure before you revert any edits that you please check to see if the images you are adding have been superceded, which is the case with the .PNG Canada and Northwest Territory flags. By the way I did not mean to revert Ardenn's change, I was working centrally from the old NWT flag link and didn't realize it was the second time I had deleted it; if I had I would have gone to the talk page instead. NTK 15:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm not sure if this should be categorized in the subcategory Category:Canadian politics and government navigational boxes. -- Usgnus 22:38, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
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I reorganized this to put the articles on top and have it be an all-encompassing template for Gay rights vs solely SSM. Ardenn 20:31, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
On April 11, 2006, NTK replaced the Canadian flag in this template with a rainbow version of the Canadian flag.
I find that the rainbow clashes with the red in the rest of the template. If the rainbow flag is kept, I think the colour scheme of the template needs to change.
Secondly, I suspect some patriotic or anti-gay people might find the rainbow Canadian flag offensive. It is sort of subverting the national flag, suggesting a taking over of the country, more or less like a Christian cross onthe flag would, or US flag colours. I don't think any LGBT group in Canada uses the rainbow Canadian flag as a symbol, and I suspect that there is a reason.
Wuzzy
03:35, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
I recall, but can't find, a controversy involving an activist who used the rainbow Canada flag. As I recall, the flag was criticised because it was unpatriotic and he ended up sort of apologizing. His credibility was damaged. Wuzzy 00:50, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
I prefer the new flag, with the rainbow sides and red maple leaf in the centre. It fits better, and makes the page seem more relevent and on-topic (I guess what I'm trying to say is it really goes well with the subject). -- Matt0401 19:04, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Ardenn: If you were going to revert the flag without further discussion or consensus, I wish you would have at least read my note below and replaced the .SVG image rather than the outdated/redundant .PNG image that should no longer used. Also, kudos to Circeus on the textcolor change, I think it is a big aesthetic and readability improvement. NTK 18:58, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
More finds on a simple search:
and many many more. in other words the rainbow flag seems to be, in canada as elsewhere, the most widely accepted gay rights symbol, and the "rainbows/maple leaf" flag as a national gay rights image is not my innovation. NTK 02:49, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
On April 11, 2006, NTK removed the provincial/territorial flags from the top left corner of each article entitled "Same-sex marriage in ..." I tend to favour keeping the flags, but don't have a strong opinion. However, I think that it would be best to have a consensus first. Wuzzy 03:35, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm going to be taking a wikibreak for a little while, so I probably will not be participating in this discussion further. That's okay because I think I've pretty much addressed all the reasons why I made the various changes—since they did not seem to have been previously discussed I went ahead and made them per WP:BOLD. So I'll be content to go along with whatever the outcome is. Just make sure before you revert any edits that you please check to see if the images you are adding have been superceded, which is the case with the .PNG Canada and Northwest Territory flags. By the way I did not mean to revert Ardenn's change, I was working centrally from the old NWT flag link and didn't realize it was the second time I had deleted it; if I had I would have gone to the talk page instead. NTK 15:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm not sure if this should be categorized in the subcategory Category:Canadian politics and government navigational boxes. -- Usgnus 22:38, 12 July 2006 (UTC)