Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Flag of India

Flag of India

Self nomination: This is the current Indian collaboration. I have modelled it on the Flag of South Africa and have cannibalised some sections from that article. I have also made the flags. Copyediting done by sundar and Kaal. Suggestions always welcome. :-) =Nichalp «Talk»= July 1, 2005 10:42 (UTC)

edit: The INCOTW has been updated =Nichalp «Talk»= July 3, 2005 06:44 (UTC)

• Looks good. A couple of points:
  1. The heraldic description is wrong. It is barry of three, in chief saffron, in fess argent charged with a wheel azure, in base vert.
  2. There are frequent claims that at least some of the inspiration for the flag came from that of Ireland, and given that India's flag was unveiled in 1921, at the height of Ireland's struggle for independence, this is quite likely. It might be worth mentioning this in the article.

Grutness...wha? 1 July 2005 11:07 (UTC) (also a regular "Flags of the World" contributor :)

Thanks for heraldic description. I wasn't sure if I was correct. I've corrected it. I'll check out if Ireland's flag could have been the inspiration for India's flag. =Nichalp «Talk»= July 1, 2005 11:12 (UTC)

I haven't seen any reports of the Indian flag being inspired by the Irish flag online, though it is plausible that that may be the case. Without a reference though, I don't think I should add it. =Nichalp «Talk»= July 1, 2005 11:55 (UTC)

Try here. Grutness...wha? 1 July 2005 12:32 (UTC)

Thanks, I have included it now. =Nichalp «Talk»= July 1, 2005 13:02 (UTC)

• Comment - Very good, but how much longer does WP:INCOTW have to run? Shouldn't we wait until then, at least? -- ALoan (Talk) 1 July 2005 11:51 (UTC)
  • Support. -- ALoan (Talk) 4 July 2005 16:57 (UTC)

Till Sunday July 3. I'm a bit impatient. I want to edit other articles. :) I doubt that the article will be unstable from this point on. =Nichalp «Talk»= July 1, 2005 11:55 (UTC)

You might want to vote now? =Nichalp «Talk»=

Best to wait till the COTW ends - the article looks good though. Although, the colours section looks like the sort of messages the French resistance sent the Yanks in WW2...indeciferable code. Could some English be added please? Harro5 July 1, 2005 23:45 (UTC)

I've added some info. Let me know if this is sufficient. =Nichalp «Talk»= July 2, 2005 08:18 (UTC)

That's good. Its obviously a complicated table of info, but that passage will suffice as an explanation. Thanks. Harro5 July 2, 2005 09:08 (UTC)

You might want to vote now? =Nichalp «Talk»=

• Support. After the elaborate work done by Nichalp and copyediting by Kaal, there seems to be little left to change. -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} July 2, 2005 07:14 (UTC)

• Support. I saw the articles on flags of all countries on Wikipedia. This one is simply the best. It has a pretty comprehensive history, flag etiquettes, recent laws related to flags in India, including some awesome pictures self made by the editors. Full points to the them. Their efforts must be recognized by giving it a well deserved FA status. deeptrivia July 3, 2005 23:28 (UTC)
• Support. A good mix of info on the flag's design, history, and the most entertaining part - "Proper display of the flag". It's actually law to do that stuff!?! Surely no other internet source could provide such concise info on so many aspects of a flag, and also provide such quality visual aids. This is now setting the standard that other nations ust try to emulate with articles for their national flags. Congrats INCOTW team! Harro5 July 4, 2005 22:40 (UTC)

Thanks for the support, and yeah, its law! =Nichalp «Talk»= July 5, 2005 06:40 (UTC)

• Support. utcursch | talk July 5, 2005 08:24 (UTC)
• Support. Muwaffaq 05:57, 6 July 2005 (UTC)