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Northern Ireland has had no legal flag of its own since 1972, the flag people are trying to use in this template was the flag of the Governor General a role that ceased in 1972, when the Northern Ireland House of Commons was shut down by Westminster, the flag is offensive to the Nationalist community in the north.--[[User:Padraig3uk|padraig3uk]] 07:50, 10 January 2007 (UTC) |
Northern Ireland has had no legal flag of its own since 1972, the flag people are trying to use in this template was the flag of the Governor General a role that ceased in 1972, when the Northern Ireland House of Commons was shut down by Westminster, the flag is offensive to the Nationalist community in the north.--[[User:Padraig3uk|padraig3uk]] 07:50, 10 January 2007 (UTC) |
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:: There is no basis for your claim- a flag does not need to be sanctioned by the government- the UK government has never sanctioned the flags of Wales, England or Scotland for example. [[User:Astrotrain|Astrotrain]] 09:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC) |
:: There is no basis for your claim- a flag does not need to be sanctioned by the government- the UK government has never sanctioned the flags of Wales, England or Scotland for example. [[User:Astrotrain|Astrotrain]] 09:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC) |
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::Actually, yes it does the [[Ulster banner]] has about as much legal standing as the Irish tricolour - it should be removed from all page and replaced with a more neutral alternative.--[[User:Vintagekits|Vintagekits]] 15:24, 10 January 2007 (UTC) |
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Northern Ireland has had no legal flag of its own since 1972, the flag people are trying to use in this template was the flag of the Governor General a role that ceased in 1972, when the Northern Ireland House of Commons was shut down by Westminster, the flag is offensive to the Nationalist community in the north.--padraig3uk 07:50, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
- There is no basis for your claim- a flag does not need to be sanctioned by the government- the UK government has never sanctioned the flags of Wales, England or Scotland for example. Astrotrain 09:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, yes it does the Ulster banner has about as much legal standing as the Irish tricolour - it should be removed from all page and replaced with a more neutral alternative.--Vintagekits 15:24, 10 January 2007 (UTC)