Talk:Flag of the United Nations

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NO CIRCULAR RE-DIRECTS PLEASE. 66.245.2.114 17:41, 15 May 2004 (UTC)

What exactly is the "official" shade of blue, in RGB or hex values? Because the color used for the image in this article is #5B92E5, but the background on un.org is #6699FF.

[edit] Derivations

Antarctica flag is also derived from this flag. Sorry, I have no idea how to add it in myself. Aaadddaaammm 03:57, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Added, thanks, along with some more. If you can think of any others that's be great. EdC 18:43, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Flat Earth Society

Anyone else think that the fact that the Flat Earth Society considers the map on the UN flag as confirmation of their claims significant enough to put on this page? I was going to put on there, but decided not to because it does seem a little out of place. Of course so does the Star Trek reference...

I agree with you on both issues. Neither of these topics qualifies as noteworthy under encyclopedic standards. --Uwe 08:17, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Alright then, I'm going to remove the Star Trek reference. If that bothers anyone they can talk about it here.Sjmcfarland 04:12, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Countries and regions section

Is there any proof that these flags are based on the UN flag and it's colors? Simply being blue and white, or containing olive branches is not proof that these flags were designed based on the UN flag. Olive branches are a common symbol since at least ancient Greece, if not earlier. If claims like these are going to be made they need to be backed up with proof (either a wikipedia page on the specific flags or from another credible source). Medic8613 (talk) 22:54, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, there are at least vague assertions on the relevant articles (referenced), other than the TTPI (removed). Oh, and UNTAC, but c'mon. EdC (talk) 03:09, 16 March 2008 (UTC)