I agree, in the vast majority of websites, the UN flag is acceptable to people who don't specifically want their country known.
I do think we should add that UN flag. If 5% of users complain because of politics, they can select "Country None". John. On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 12:41 AM, Michael Roberts <[email protected]>wrote: > I think there are arguments for saying "No flag for none, UN flag for > international": > - The UN flag is already used for international teams on BOINCStats > (see http://de.boincstats.com/stats/team_stats.php?pr=sah&st=0 for > example) > and users (see this link unless of course he changes it in the meantime > > http://de.boincstats.com/search/all_projects.php?cpid=9cf010f23a9b31d3c643201411adce4c > ) > - Users will understand that if you say 'None' you get no flag > - Users who really don't like flags have a clear way of selecting that > - Some s...@home users have already said they would like the UN flag > for International > (see this thread > http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=54122#907031 ) > > 2009/6/12 David Anderson <[email protected]>: > > I'm going to stick with just the famfamfam flags. > > > > No flag shown for "None" or "International": > > These people don't necessarily like the United Nations, > > and may reject nationalism and flags entirely. > > > > -- David > > > > John 37309 wrote: > >> OK attached to this email is a zipped package with the following 6 > flags; > >> > >> un for United Nations, GIF and PNG > >> > >> aq for Antartica, GIF and PNG > >> > >> im for Isle of Man, GIF and PNG > >> > >> All flags are 16x11 pix > >> > >> Any more flags needed, let me know! > >> > >> John. > >> > >> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Richard Haselgrove > >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > >> > >> That's fine - congratulations on getting it this far. But I know, > >> from personal experience, how easy it is for minor errors to creep > >> in when cross-referencing lists by eye. > >> > >> My role in the commercial software I mentioned was effectively that > >> of 'sweeper' - performing an independent final check before the > >> datasets were sent for mastering, duplication and distribution. So I > >> know the techniques - everything you saw in my previous post was > >> done by bulk data manipulation and database matching. As I found > >> myself saying repeatedly yesterday, "if you're going to do something > >> at all, do it properply": hence the proof-read. > >> > >> I think it would be best if you, John, could go back to the original > >> developers of famfamfam (since you made the link in the first > >> place), and ask that images for IM, AQ and UN (conveniently > >> unallocated) be added to the archive. That way, future BOINC > >> projects can follow the installation instructions, and collect a > >> single comprehensive archive - if the instruction are "get the > >> archive, and add three odd single images", projects will mess up or > >> not bother. > >> > >> [ IM has a flag - click the link on the Wikipedia page. AQ doesn't, > >> so perhaps your UN image could be duplicated there ] > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> *From:* John 37309 <mailto:[email protected]> > >> *To:* Richard Haselgrove <mailto:[email protected]> > >> *Cc:* David Anderson <mailto:[email protected]> ; BOINC > Dev > >> Mailing List <mailto:[email protected]> > >> *Sent:* Friday, June 12, 2009 2:21 PM > >> *Subject:* Re: [boinc_dev] Add country to forum profile > >> > >> Richard, > >> It was I "hand-wrote-out" the two letter code for each country. > >> I tried to cross reference the country codes from the official > >> iso 3166-2 codes. The countries listed in the boinc code seem to > >> be unique, they don't match the iso list of codes, they were > >> taken from some CIA website. In the boinc list countries, there > >> are countries listed that are not officially listed by iso or > >> the international community. > >> > >> I did my best, but yes, you are correct in all the corrections > >> you suggested. I searched the iso 3166-2 codes for words like > >> "Gaza" and "Virgin" and when there was no country listed > >> containing the word, i guessed! Yes, i possibly made errors in > >> my dicisions about world political borders. > >> > >> If any flags are needed, i can make identical flags for any > >> country that match the famfamfam flags. I have the > >> image template made! > >> > >> The UN Flag; > >> http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n46/john502/un-1.png > >> > >> http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n46/john502/un.gif > >> > >> John. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > boinc_dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. > > > _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
