Template talk:WikiProject Conservatism

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Can I suggest that the image used for this template be Image:Blue flag waving.svg, in-line with the Socialism and Liberalism WikiProjects? This would also avoid bias towards the Anglosphere. Zangar (talk) 23:35, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

What is the significance of the blue flag? Lionel (talk) 03:43, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

The flag has generally been used behind the scenes within wikipedia to symbolise political movements/organisation (see the above wikilinked examples). Blue has generally been used internationally as the colour of parties with a Conservative ideology (I know the US is an exception), although I'm using the two biggest international groupings as the main examples for this - the IDU and the EPP. In terms of colour, I know this hasn't been verified with sources but as it's for a "behind the scenes" template I feel we can use this generalisation (and it keeps things nice and consistent). Hope that helps :) Cheers, Zangar (talk) 23:19, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

The blue flag... very interesting! The Soc & Lib projects crashed and burned, so let's chart a new course. I think Burke is infinitely more interesting than the blue flag, with all due deference to multiculturism. Lionel (talk) 23:51, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

No problem, it was only my desire for consistency guiding this opinion, I'm not even a member of this project. Burke certainly makes people find out what he has to do with the political theory. Cheers Zangar (talk) 22:56, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Pretty Burke

Eisfbnore, I kinda think the ugly pic works better. It fills the frame, and the B&W hand-drawn look is more logo-ish. 20:48, 22 March 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lionelt (talk • contribs) 20:48, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

More representative pic

Many editors beside myself seem to have an issue with the nuances of the unflattering Burke pic, the way it was "chosen" and at whose insistence. A face that represents more contemporary conservatism than "Burke" would be more fitting, at left was my suggestion, but it ought to pass consensus. Any objections? Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 13:49, 6 October 2012 (UTC)