Talk:Roman Catholic Diocese of Annecy
Latest comment: 1 month ago by Vicedomino in topic Removed flags of French Republic and Swiss Confederation
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Removed flags of French Republic and Swiss Confederation
editI removed the national flag icons from the Infobox, in accordance with several sections of WP:ICON; specifically (quoting),
- Generally, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there is a "country", "nationality" or equivalent field: they are unnecessarily distracting and give undue prominence to one field among many....
- Flags make simple, blunt statements about nationality, while words can express the facts with more complexity. [The French Republic unilaterally separated church and state in 1905. The diocese of Annecy is not an organ of the Republic]....
- Do not rewrite history. Flags should not be used to misrepresent the nationality of a historical figure [including some bishops], event, object, etc. Political boundaries change, often over the span of a biographical article subject's lifetime. Where ambiguity or confusion could result, it is better not to use a flag at all, and where one is genuinely needed, use the historically accurate flag.