Talk:Flag of Italy

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The new flag of Italy, the file Image:Flag of Italy.svg, seems quite strange to me. I've never seen a green-gray-red Italian flag.--Panairjdde 07:22, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

It's not gray, it #FAFEFF which is a very light shade of blue (and sucks). Paulatz 18:26, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

I see that the file history is a mess. And I don't dare to make corrections :) Theoretically there are the three "official" Pantone colors and the problem of approximating them with RGB. But considering what happened in Italy about the Pantone colors themselves... I guess you know... :-s BTW, have you seen the comment by Alessandro Martinelli that I reported in the article? --Gennaro Prota 20:50, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Popular and state flag on sea? 2 Colours? 3 Meaning of the colours 4 "True" Flag of Italy 5 Social Republic flag 6 report

[edit] Popular and state flag on sea?

I don't see the versions of the flag for use on sea for state and citizen-owned ships. If they're the same as the main flag, the image should be ; if not, the additional flag should be presented. Duja 15:45, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Check section Italian Republic, and you will see that the merchant flag (I mean, "the flag for use on sea for state and citizen-owned ships") is the military one without the crown.--Panairjdde 16:39, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

The is one more difference beetwen the militar and civil (private) sea flag. In the militar one the lion (the simbol of Venice, one of the four ancient nautical republic) hold a sword in hid hand, in the civil (private) version the lion hold an open book. -- AnyFile 14:03, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Colours?

What are the colours? The current description about colours is no good to an HTML/CSS coder. Could someone please fix the colours, i.e. provide proper X11 colour names and/or rgb codes? Thanks, MureninC 00:24, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

No official X11/rgb colours have been issued. The flag is green/white/red, with the textile version coded as written in the article.--Panairjdde 00:50, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Meaning of the colours

The description of the meanings of the colours is quite in contrast to what is on the itlian wikipedia. Red and white come from the french flag and in general, the adaptation of the french flag is a manifestation of the napoleonic and jacobian ideologies at the time. The green is the colour of the padanian (milan and surroundnig area) guard's uniform. Today Green is still the color of the political secessionist party Lega Nord whose leader is the controversial Umberto Bossi. All Lega Nord deputies as a matter of fact wear green ties.

[edit] "True" Flag of Italy

I changed the flag image, because this one is more close to the real one, which has "white" as central stripe.--Semioli 12:51, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't support your edit. There is an ongoing discussion on Wikimedia Commons about the opportunity to choose which actually is the "real white" in the Italian flag, so please discuss there about the issue rather than here. By the way, I think there's actually no visible difference between the two versions, so I wouldn't even see the need to discuss the issue. --Angelo 22:22, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

I do. What is happening of Commons is a matter of Commons. Since Commons provides two versions of the flag, we should/could select the one we prefer. IMHO.--Kwame Nkrumah 00:21, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Doesn't really matter, since you're probably just another sock puppet. :p ¦ Reisio 07:25, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

I see you like to discuss edits. Reverted, maybe this will teach you something (I doubt)--Kwame Nkrumah 09:00, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

The image issue was resolved. I am going to sleep but I suggest that whoever switched the image from "Flag of Italy" to "True Flag of Italy" switch them back. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 09:30, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Social Republic flag

Why is the flag of the Italian Social Republic not mentioned or included in this article? It has an image hosted here. --NEMT 18:11, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Because you haven't added it, I guess. ¦ Reisio 19:08, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

I would, but I'm unsure which section to place it in, or whether it should have its own. --NEMT 20:38, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages :) Don't worry, we've got your back. ¦ Reisio 03:18, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] report

HI i am brianna i am doing italy for a report and I am unsure what section to place it in or whether it should have its own

Wikipedia isn't a place for homework help, but... sure put it in its own section. ¦ Reisio 07:45, 12 September 2006 (UTC)