Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of the Romani people
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:32, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
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Flag of the Romani people[edit]
Romani flag
- ... that the flag of the Romani people (pictured) was a triband, before the red stripe was removed over suspicions of communism? Kenrick, p. 89: "In the years after 1945, a Romany flag with green, red and blue horizontal stripes appeared. ... Because of the alleged Communist connection of the red stripe, some groups changed it to a fire-shaped emblem."
ALT1:... that the flag of the Romani people (pictured) is alluded to in the coat of arms of Yehudi Menuhin, a Jewish violinist and British lord?Swed: "(Menuhin) was made a British lord in 1993, but was also a defiant one, designing a coat of arms that includes a violin string, a round-wheeled Gypsy flag and a seven-branched Jewish candelabrum, which now sits in the House of Lords."
- Reviewed: John Zamet
5x expanded by Dahn (talk). Self-nominated at 14:41, 4 August 2018 (UTC).
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Hook eligibility:
- Cited:
- Interesting:
- Other problems:
- "reduced" should be "removed"
Image eligibility:
- Freely licensed: - Unsure about the copyright status of the flag, as it was adopted in 1971 (and thus could be ineligible for public domain status).
- Used in article:
- Clear at 100px:
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Overall: 
ALT1 isn't all that interesting to a broad audience (though mentioning that Menuhin is a British lord would help), and ALT0 is quite good on its own. SounderBruce 02:38, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
- Hi and thanks. I've used "reduced" because technically the red wasn't removed, just changed to a smaller symbol, which eventually became the wheel. Added more info to the Menuhin hook. About the copyright: I'm not entirely sure myself, but I think simple designs which can be drawn the same from specifications are considered copyright-less, since anyone can reproduce them and the artistic input in them is minimal (there was a discussion on that). In any case, this should thoroughly discussed, as the decision would affect hundreds of articles. Dahn (talk) 03:53, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
- @Dahn: I'm still opposed to using "reduced", as it implies that the flag still retains a red stripe. Perhaps using "replaced [with its current emblem]" or rewording it to not use the word "stripe" in its current fashion would be best. I'll let the copyright question slide for now. SounderBruce 06:39, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
- @SounderBruce: Thank you! I've tried "removed and replaced". Please feel free to tweak the hook directly if you can find an even better wording. I trust your judgement. Dahn (talk) 14:30, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
- @Dahn: I'm still opposed to using "reduced", as it implies that the flag still retains a red stripe. Perhaps using "replaced [with its current emblem]" or rewording it to not use the word "stripe" in its current fashion would be best. I'll let the copyright question slide for now. SounderBruce 06:39, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
