Talk:Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamezia Terme
Latest comment: 5 years ago by Vicedomino in topic Removed flag of Italian Republic from Infobox, per WP:ICON
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editI changed John to James in the article, after seeing what it says in Pope Honorius IV about the King of Sicily. There is anyway no John of the correct date. Charles Matthews (talk) 21:33, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
I removed the Italian Republic flag (of 1946) icon 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. [Catanzaro was for many centuries part of the Norman Empire of Sicily, the Angevin Kingdom of Naples, the Aragonese Kingdom of Naples, the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy and the Savoyard Kingdom of Italy. The Italian flag removed was that of the Republic of Italy, not created until 1946]....
- 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.