more than visual consistency between cases. Shortcut MOS:INFOBOXFLAGMOS:INFOBOXFLAG Generally, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there...

distracting and might give undue prominence to one field among many. See MOS:INFOBOXFLAG for more on this. When listing a player's former_teams, the established...

utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools Similar disregard of MOS:INFOBOXFLAG policy. The suspected sockmaster has been adding party flags in many...

reliable sources. No bar on re-creation (with out silly flags as per WP:INFOBOXFLAG) when all of this is known. LGA talkedits 00:21, 29 July 2013 (UTC) The...

country of service (example.) This use generally does not comply with WP:INFOBOXFLAG and WP:ICONDECORATION, which states in part, "Avoid adding icons that...

unnecessary external links. WP:EL I removed flag icons from infobox. WP:INFOBOXFLAG I removed the picture of the Temptations, as it violated the fair use...

templates, both "sides" interpret MOS:INFOBOXFLAG differently. Those that want to add flags, believe "MOS:INFOBOXFLAG" defines towns and cities as "human...

locations, places of birth and death, residences, cities, or venues. Per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, the infobox may contain the national flag icon of an athlete who competes...

this? Bwaybaby77 (talk) 14:34, 6 July 2014 (UTC) Hi! I read in the WP:INFOBOXFLAG that "flags are discouraged in sportspeople's individual infoboxes"....

under a new IP. I've tried to establish if there is any reason for MOS:INFOBOXFLAGS to not apply to their edits, but again, no response. Escape Orbit (Talk)...

9 August 2012 (UTC) Use of flags in infoboxes is the concern with WP:INFOBOXFLAG. Otherwise, it's not as clear cut they they can't be in lists. The name...

Thank you. --Jennica✿ talk / contribs 13:53, 26 November 2016 (UTC) WP:INFOBOXFLAG should probably apply. That apart, if it were applied as in the example...

(Republic of China and Taiwan to the same target) per MOS:REPEATLINK and MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, but User:Zoglophie made edits without referring to Wikipead's rules...

(UTC) Muslim conquest of Persia – contains flags in infobox, against MOS:INFOBOXFLAG: impractical to remove manually in mobile mode. Lead is also too long...

Adding flagicon in the infobox (Taiwan flag, which per paragraph 4 of MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, Republic of China or Taiwan flag did not use as country representation...

flags against MOS and the template documentation for that infobox. MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. QED237 (talk) 12:56, 5 March 2015 (UTC) Comment A few weeks/months ago...

[[Nigerians|Nigerian]], per WP:INFONAT. Flag icons must not be used, per WP:INFOBOXFLAG. Multiple nationalities should be separated with {{plainlist}}. nicknames...

that? JackkBrown (talk) 15:48, 3 October 2023 (UTC) JackkBrown, MOS:INFOBOXFLAG says that flag icons should generally not be used in infoboxes. TSventon...

situation, there has been a proposal issued for a request to clarify the MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. As it stands presently, it states "Human geographic articles – for example...

biographies, ships, and battles. The problems are that a) I don't think WP:INFOBOXFLAG supports such wholesale use of flags, but more importantly, it doesn't...

they're done with it. User also keeps adding infobox flags against WP:INFOBOXFLAG. AussieLegend warned them about this twice, I believe. Sockmaster was...

it is against the MOS:INFOBOXFLAG rules, which say how to use flag icons. These voters probably didn't read the MOS:INFOBOXFLAG neither discussion WikiProject...

(UTC) I'm assuming the flag in the Infobox here isn't necessary per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG (we already know the competition takes place in France, and nowhere else)...

pages on their talk page, (User talk:Dragovit#MOS:INFOBOXFLAG; User talk:Dragovit#MOS:INFOBOXFLAG_2) back in March. A long but ultimately fruitless discussion...

I have removed the flags from infobox as per my understanding of WP:INFOBOXFLAG. I have also written on User:ApocalypticNut 's talk page with the hope...

user's attention by removing a flag from an infobox (which I do per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG). It was quickly (and wrongfully) reverted by the person, who was currently...

9 August 2012 (UTC) Use of flags in infoboxes is the concern with WP:INFOBOXFLAG. Otherwise, it's not as clear cut they they can't be in lists. The name...

that they are "disruptive", anachronistic etc, after when I read MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, I concluded that there is no rule that recommended or commanded their...

last month, despite four warnings from two editors flagging up the WP:INFOBOXFLAG policy. He has not responded to the messages and continues to add flags...

adding flagicon and small text on infobox. The Manual of Style (MOS:INFOBOXFLAG) and (MOS:SMALLTEXT) specifically discourages both these practices as...

being placed in wrong parent categories. Iñigo Urkullu - Violating MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. BallenaBlanca has been involved in numerous content disputes with several...

politely asked him not to use flags in infoboxes and directed him to MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. Despite this, he continues to create articles with infobox flags as...

this. (I'm not sure if this policy would be relevant to some of it: MOS:INFOBOXFLAG?) They engaged in mini edit-wars about it at Republic of China (1912–1949)...

icons in the the infobox on their page being a possible violation of MOS:INFOBOXFLAG than I am of their username. I can not find anything that would indicate...

Images need WP:ALT text. Remove the Turkey flag from the infobox per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. Turkey is linked in the infobox and the opening sentence. WP:OVERLINK...

08:38, 22 December 2022 (UTC) Hi GeneralCraft65! First, note that MOS:INFOBOXFLAG indicates that flag icons are not normally used in infoboxes, but military/political...

Village pump Policy Technical Proposals Idea lab WMF Miscellaneous Village pump (policy) archive   This page contains discussions that have been archived...

for why there should be flagicons in infoboxes in full defiance of WP:INFOBOXFLAG. Therefore, CCC simply doesn't apply. They would need to present a reasoning...

One's advice to use flagicons in infoboxes which entirely ignores WP:INFOBOXFLAG. Pointing out to the regulars of these projects that their "guidelines"...

Unrelated to the code, but specific to your example, please see MOS:INFOBOXFLAG and MOS:FONTSIZE. Gonnym (talk) 12:14, 3 December 2021 (UTC)...

we're on icons, the flags should be removed from the infobox per WP:infoboxflag. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 11:29, 30 January 2024 (UTC) Removed all 3 of...

(click to talk to me) 03:10, 29 September 2025 (UTC) have a look at MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, which says to avoid flag icons in infoboxes. I occasionally use them...

individual theme parks, adorned with infobox flags in violation of WP:INFOBOXFLAG 166.205.137.14 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter...

following up on my earlier comments. Lead and infobox Have a look at MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. Generally, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, unless they convey...

On the English Wikipedia, we avoid using flags in infoboxes (see WP:INFOBOXFLAG), and we don't often use flag icons for subnational entities such as...

reliable sources. No bar on re-creation (with out silly flags as per WP:INFOBOXFLAG) when all of this is known. LGA talkedits 00:21, 29 July 2013 (UTC) The...

but... Are flags common in eathquake infoboxes? I thought—as per WP:INFOBOXFLAG—that they were generally to be avoided. The lead and "Damage and casualties"...

but first please read the advice to not use flags in infoboxes at MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, and generally read the advice at MOS:FLAG. For example: do not replace...

mass-adding flag icons to infoboxes, which is directly contrary to WP:INFOBOXFLAG. Was going to do it myself but it would probably be much easier for an...

Images need WP:ALT text. Remove the Turkey flag from the infobox per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. Turkey is linked in the infobox and the opening sentence. WP:OVERLINK...

Disruptive edits from dynamic IP, for example adding flags against MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. QED237 (talk) 13:27, 8 February 2015 (UTC) Semi-protected for a period...

icons, as this places an unnecessary emphasis on nationality - see MOS:INFOBOXFLAG for a detailed rationale.” It is also doing it on other Television show...

2017‎ Signedzzz (talk | contribs)‎ . . (64,486 bytes) (-452)‎ . . (MOS:INFOBOXFLAG) (undo | thank) (cur | prev) 04:21, 14 April 2017‎ Signedzzz (talk |...

which the page will be automatically unprotected. The guideline is WP:INFOBOXFLAG and some IP edit summaries violated WP:NPA. Johnuniq (talk) 02:34, 14...

edits you are reverting are not vandalism and may be correct per WP:INFOBOXFLAG? NeilN talk to me 23:05, 23 December 2015 (UTC) Apart from last one with...

continue talk page discussion. I made three explained changes: per WP:INFOBOXFLAG, WP:OVERLINK and WP:REPEATLINK General formatting by script which is...

but... Are flags common in eathquake infoboxes? I thought—as per WP:INFOBOXFLAG—that they were generally to be avoided. The lead and "Damage and casualties"...

particular way in that infobox doesn't comply with MOS:LOGO and MOS:INFOBOXFLAG since there's really no encyclopedic information gained by the reader...

contribs) CaradhrasAiguo (talk · contribs) Dispute overview I cite WP:INFOBOXFLAG to allow for use of flag in infobox in human geographical articles. Caradhras...

hour. Another of those "xyz...FAN" users. Note the typical additions of infoboxflags, WP:OLs, boldfaces and unsourced additions [7] [8]. Fylindfotberserk...

unnecessary external links. WP:EL I removed flag icons from infobox. WP:INFOBOXFLAG I removed the picture of the Temptations, as it violated the fair use...

simple and short. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 04:46, 15 May 2026 (UTC) MOS:INFOBOXFLAG Hi all, long time lurker here. During my random wandering on Wikipedia...

Comments: Continual addition of flags to infobox in violation of MOS:INFOBOXFLAGS and against the existing consensus. Tried initiating discussion, but...

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user's talk page: [240] Comments: This user has repeatedly ignored MOS:INFOBOXFLAG and deleted various Wikipedia contents without providing any summary...

persistently adding flags in Infobox on this and other pages despite MOS:INFOBOXFLAG and it being called to the editor's attention on their Talk page; now...

(UTC) I'm assuming the flag in the Infobox here isn't necessary per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG (we already know the competition takes place in France, and nowhere else)...

Five icons are used in the infobox. How does their use square with MOS:INFOBOXFLAG? I'm concerned that, in contrast to a neutral editor, your interest in...

when a PD photo is visible in the infobox image; and (3) violated MOS:INFOBOXFLAG with the infobox. I would kindly request any interested administrator...

(click to talk to me) 03:10, 29 September 2025 (UTC) have a look at MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, which says to avoid flag icons in infoboxes. I occasionally use them...

infoboxes for islands, it's best to avoid using flag icons. According to MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there is a country...

would remove the flag icon from the infobox of the Fabre draft per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG and perhaps try and figure out a better way to incorporate the in-body...

again. The exact same issues I noted previously which deal with MOS:INFOBOXFLAG and use of the |result= in {{infobox military conflict}} immediately...

inconsistent with many different guidelines on Wikipedia, including MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE, {{Infobox military conflict}} |result= guidance...

WT:CRIC#ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World Cup), along with repeated MOS:INFOBOXFLAG violations by multiple editors. We shouldn't be allowing this systematic...

edit, and that's to properly remove the flag from the infobox per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. Schazjmd (talk) 18:30, 2 December 2025 (UTC) The discussion above is...

(against the infobox documentation consensus at {{Infobox television}}, MOS:INFOBOXFLAG) The |first_aired= and |last_aired= date parameters are to be formatted...

athletes (e.g., Anahat Singh, Suruchi Singh, etc), in accordance with WP:INFOBOXFLAG, which clearly allows flag icons in infoboxes where nationality is relevant...

reverting to the old version which has multiple problems including, MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, MOS:COLOR, MOS:ACCESS etc. First three IPs only did it once, but the...

infoboxes with changes like these (among others), showing no concern for MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. It's a clear case of apathy and WP:IDHT. This user even got a final...