Talk:Flag of Washington, D.C.
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[edit] DC vs Wash
Is this the DC flag or the flag of the city?
- It is the flag for both. D.C. and Washington, D.C. are two names for the same thing. Legally, it is "the District of Columbia." Washington, D.C. is merely the mailing address and the colloquial name for the same place. Because most people call it Washington, D.C., that is what Wikipedia should use. Washington, D.C. discusses the various names for the city in detail. --Polynova 15:13, August 19, 2005 (UTC)
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- If it's legally the flag for the district, the name of the article, and the article contents are wrong. Even if it is colloquially known as the Washington flag, it's not. As for the equivalence of DC with Washington DC, that's wrong too. 132.205.45.110 09:04, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
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- An entity's legal name is not its only name. "Washington, D.C." may not be the legal name, but it is clearly a correct name and the most commonly used name as well. --Polynova 14:45, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] On proposed move by anonymous user 132.205.45.110
- I am opposed to the move. From the introduction to Wikipedia:Naming conventions:
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- Generally, article naming should give priority to what the majority of English speakers would most easily recognize, with a reasonable minimum of ambiguity, while at the same time making linking to those articles easy and second nature.
- Hence the article Jimmy Carter, not "James Earl Carter, Jr." Or for that matter, Washington, D.C. and not "District of Columbia". See Wikipedia:Naming conventions (common names). --Polynova 14:45, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
- Being that I am the only one to vote on this issue, I'm declaring the vote closed after one week and removing the proposal. Result: no change. --Polynova 21:39, August 29, 2005 (UTC)
- Just to add my thoughts, even tho the move isn't an issue at present...I think that Flag of the District of Columbia sounds more natural to me, altho I'm from near DC. But I think I'd agree that Washington, DC is more common elsewhere. I'm fine with either name for the article, anyway. --Mairi 03:40, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
