Re: Conlang Flag Design

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 03:19:01 EDT, David Peterson <ThatBlueCat@...> wrote:

>Another general comment: I know that we're not in a hurry to
>choose the flag, but I said what I said because I've gotten the
>impression from those not involved in the flag discussion that
>the flag discussion is becoming a bother to other conlang members.
>I just wanted to make sure everyone knew that some at least
>some people felt that way.
Thank you. I've seriously considered skipping the flag threads myself,
seeing that the online index can be sorted by subject.
If I may add some general comments also:

(1) I haven't seen most of the proposals. The ones I have looked at take a
while to load. If someone is putting up multiple proposals at one time I
recommend giving us a single HTML page with images, rather than multiple
links.
(2) A conlang flag with any language on it seems silly. Which means that
even my beloved mynah bird isn't sufficient :-(
(3) Symbolism is personal.

I

>Roger wrote:
>
><< Some people have reported that the URL's I gave for my designs don't
>lead to
>the pictures.  I don't understand why, as they work for me, and apparently
>worked for David P.>>
>
>They work for the links that you posted in your original message, but now
>that
>those links have been put up on the site, I can't see them any longer.
>You'll have
>to send the originals to Adrian, but is there any way you can covert them
to
>.png
>format first?   I think he'd be happier with them that way.
>
>Adrian wrote:
>
><<Query: According to the legend, the Tower of Babel was far from
>complete when the languages were divided, and yet in the illustrations
>it's shown as a finished product, with a dome and all. Why?>>
>
>Interesting point.   What's even more interesting is that the *original*
>tower (i.e.,
>Jan's flag with the star and the tower) looks clearly unfinished to me.
>   It was only
>in later adaptations that the tower was, shall we say, completed.
>
>Adrian also wrote:
>
><<
>Another question is this: is it a worthwhile thing for me to write a
>.php page that will display the flags (and a short title for each) in
>random order, so that the order they appear in is randomised every
>time you refresh your browser?>>
>
>Maybe when it comes time for voting.   Speaking of which, how   will
>voting work?   Will we e-mail one person, or will we set up a website?
>Just curious.
>
>-David
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