User talk:LOM

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[edit] Re: Duchy of Milan

Yes, it was around (although it was an on-and-off thing during the period); Francesco Sforza was installed as Duke when he arrived in Milan. Thanks for catching the fact that it was missing, by the way!

As far as the Black Bands go, convention is to list only political participants; mercenary units are generally omitted, so I've removed them from the box. Kirill Lokshin 23:09, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Naval ensigns

There's been a debate [[1]] about what flags to use in naval articles. The consensus appears to be: use ensigns, unless there's an need to use another flag, eg the jack. This means, use the British White Ensign and the Italian naval ensign - not the national flags or jacks. A problem arises with Commonwealth navies as they did not acquire their own ensigns until the 1960s. So again use the White Ensign - although for Canada there's a Red Ensign that's also used - see [[2]] for a list.

It's also assumed appropriate to use correct flags for the period. So the Australian White Ensign wasn't in use during WWII. Hope all this helps. I'll do a few of the reversions later, unless you beat me to it. Folks at 137 22:28, 25 October 2006 (UTC)