Admin Alex Posted March 30, 2012 Admin Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hi, I've managed to fix the issue with the country flags not working. However it means you'll need to update your profile to get it working. View your profile, click on the edit profile link on the top right, then re-select your country from the drop down menu and all should then work. Cheers Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBuk Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hi Alex, Good lot of flags you got there however there isn't one for Northern Ireland... are we not as worthy as the rest of the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted March 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted March 30, 2012 are we not as worthy as the rest of the UK? no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBuk Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 no Good job I moved to Scotland then lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayruf Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 My Flag is not there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted March 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted March 30, 2012 Without wanting to start any issues i have a problem...... The Scots have their flag.. The Welsh have theirs And the English, oh right, best we get is the piggin union jack, even worse i can't turn the thing off now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1949 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hi, I've managed to fix the issue with the country flags not working. However it means you'll need to update your profile to get it working. View your profile, click on the edit profile link on the top right, then re-select your country from the drop down menu and all should then work. Cheers Alex Cheers Alex, At least some of us love you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted March 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted March 30, 2012 Alex is great, its the flags i have the beef with. I'm English. With so many folk coming under the union jack and the union falling apart its a bit of a lame duck if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBuk Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Oh dear, I hope I haven't started something here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted March 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted March 30, 2012 Oh dear, I hope I haven't started something here... nah, last time the eng flag was under uzbekistan or something its prob there somewhere, hopefully just needs finding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1949 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'm English. I concur Cynic. I would prefer the English flag rather than the Union flag. By the way, it's only called a Union Jack when it's flown from the Jack staff on a Royal Naval vessel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Am all for the Union " Let history stay in the past, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Wheels Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Am all for the Union " Let history stay in the past, I like your new signature John,,,,,, one of ma mates has a harley,,,,,, i must rattle of this line to him at wekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted March 31, 2012 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2012 I concur Cynic. I would prefer the English flag rather than the Union flag. By the way, it's only called a Union Jack when it's flown from the Jack staff on a Royal Naval vessel. Ish, its never really been officialy named properly. This is the wiki bit i read the other day:- Whether to call it the "Union Flag" or the "Union Jack" is a matter of debate by many. According to the Flag Institute, the vexillological organisation for the United Kingdom, "the national flag of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories is the Union Flag, which may also be called the Union Jack."[4] It also notes that "From early in its life the Admiralty itself frequently referred to the flag as the Union Jack, whatever its use, and in 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that Their Lordships had decided that either name could be used officially. In 1908, a government minister stated, in response to a Parliamentary question, that "the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag" .[5][6] Nevertheless, the term "Union Flag" is used in King Charles's proclamation of 1634,[7] and in King George III's proclamation of 1 January 1801 concerning the arms and flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.[8] When the first flag representing Britain was introduced on the proclamation of King James I in 1606, it became known simply as "the British flag" or "the flag of Britain". The royal proclamation gave no distinctive name to the new flag. The word "jack" was in use before 1600 to describe the maritime bow flag.[5] By 1627 a small Union Jack was commonly flown in this position. One theory goes that for some years it would have been called just "the Jack", or "Jack flag", or "the King's Jack", but by 1674, while formally referred to as "His Majesty's Jack", it was commonly called the Union Jack, and this was officially acknowledged.[3] Amongst the proclamations issued by King George III at the time of the Union of 1801 was a proclamation concerning flags at sea, which referred to "Our Flags, Jacks, and Pendants" and forbade merchant vessels from wearing "Our Jack, commonly called the Union Jack" nor any pendants or colours used by the King's ships.[9] In contrast, the King's proclamation of the same day concerning the arms and flag of the United Kingdom, not colours at sea, called the new flag "the Union Flag". The size and power of the Royal Navy internationally at the time could also explain why the flag was named the "Union Jack"; considering the navy was so widely utilised and renowned by the United Kingdom and colonies, it is possible that the term "Jack" occurred because of its regular use on all British ships using the "Jack Staff" (a flag pole attached to the bow of a ship). Even if the term "Union Jack" does derive from the jack flag (as perhaps seems most likely), after three centuries, it is now sanctioned by use, has appeared in official use, and remains the popular term.[10] The term "Union Flag" is less well-known outside the United Kingdom,[11] and may refer to other union flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Thanks for that cynic, can I wake up now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Alex Posted April 2, 2012 Author Admin Share Posted April 2, 2012 Right I take on board the England flag and Northern Island, I'll get round to adding those once I'm back off holiday. Any others missed out? The problem is it's a country flag system, so I need to manually add any non country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted April 2, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 2, 2012 Nice one cheers alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted April 2, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 2, 2012 I concur Cynic. I would prefer the English flag rather than the Union flag. By the way, it's only called a Union Jack when it's flown from the Jack staff on a Royal Naval vessel. De Ja Vu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1949 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Right I take on board the England flag and Northern Island, I'll get round to adding those once I'm back off holiday. Any others missed out? The problem is it's a country flag system, so I need to manually add any non country. Can't wait to see what this flag is like. I can only presume you mean The Shetland Islands where all the horses are little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBuk Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Can't wait to see what this flag is like. I can only presume you mean The Shetland Islands where all the horses are little. lol, I had to read that a couple of times to work out what you meant. Just thinking...... I might prefer to have a flag with little horses, will be a bit different than the hand, although that will probably open another can of worms determining the official flag for Northern Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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