Talk:International maritime signal flags

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Any Questions? I think german version would be the best solution, because it has clear lines.

--Saperaud 18:50, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

Look at these SVGs: commons:Category:Nautical Signal Flags. The German article already uses them.

Sorry, but I've already trumped that series with my own expanded set of signal flag SVG's, at commons:Category:International Code of Signals. -- Denelson 83 02:38, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

I find it very odd that you have removed the old flags and replaced them with your own, simply to "trump" them (and increase your own wiki coverage?). If you had examined the link that was in the article, you would have found SVG graphics that are released under the Creative Commons license. This would have saved you time in creating your own flags (except the ones I have not made, half of which would simply have required a bucket fill on my existing templates!) and would probably have given you time to add value to another article.

I am not too fussed about the link to my site (thanks to whoever added it before, it was appreciated) or even that you've made your own, but duplicated effort seems pointless when somebody else has already taken their own time and given permission for them to be used freely.

If you'd like to contact me via email, you can find the address on my website, which was linked in previous versions.

edeca

1 Request for definitions
2 Prompt Flag
3 Flag borders
4 NATO Usage
5 External links to spam pages

[edit] Request for definitions

Can someone explain what all the flags at the bottom mean?

Mike Schiraldi 17:11, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Prompt Flag

Does anyone have a reference for the "Prompt" flag? I've never seen it, and I've checked two references and not found it. Jablomih 13:30, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

– According to the International Code of Signals, the code and answering pennant should be in the place of the 'prompt' flag, which I too have never seen. Additionally, I've never seen the fourth substitute flag, although I can conceive of situations in which it could be used. Gigacannon 12:03, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Should prompt be deleted then? The fourth substitute is a U.S. Navy and/or NATO flag; it's not in the ICS. Jablomih 01:18, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

I am a Navy signalman and I have never heard of a "prompt" flag. Code/ANS can be used to acknowledge a hoist (rather than repeating it). Is that what "prompt" is for? Uriel 00:32, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Prompt flag deleted. --Jablomih (talk) 23:32, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Just for the record, here's the source I used for the prompt flag. And no, it doesn't explain how it's supposed to be used, so it can stay gone. -- Denelson 83 11:42, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Flag borders

I uploaded all of these flag images with borders, and now some of them have had the borders removed. Either all of the flags have borders, or none have them. -- Denelson 83 19:50, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NATO Usage

I added a (tiny) expanded section on NATO usage of INTERCO flags. It is fairly small, but by rights it shouldn't have been marked as a "minor" edit (why Wikipedia does this by default I have no idea). Oops. Uriel 00:33, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia doesn't make it by default. Help:Minor_edit. Peachey88 ^{(Talk Page | Contribs)} 22:34, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] External links to spam pages

I have removed the external link to the Plymouth Gin ceramics plate page for a second time (first time by User:Peachey88). The page (link) does not add to the knowledge of maritime signal flags but does attempt to sell plates with maritime flags on them with non-standard meanings for each flag (mainly aimed at Gin or drinking Gin). I'm all for a drink (or more) but the link doesn't belong here. Please discuss reasons to have it added to the article here with others before adding it back in. HeadSnap (talk) 15:16, 11 December 2007 (UTC)