Please stop
disruptively editing as you have done on the
Indian Air Force page. Trying to circumvent Wikipedia standards, with illegitimate excuses is unconstructive and severs no one. If you continue down this route you will be
blocked from editing -Thank you
FOX 52
talk! 14:54, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hello @ FOX 52
- I completely understand your point that MOS:INFOBOXFLAG states that flags should not be used in infoboxes as they put undue emphasis on a particular field. But in the case of Indian Airforce, there should be an exception as the article is about the force as whole instead of some individual squadron, command or unit. The flag templates give additional information about the subject which is mentioned in the infobox (as in the case of flag of Air Chief Marshal alongside the name of the Air Chief Marshal)
- Also the articles about the other two branches of the Indian Armed Forces - Indian Army and Indian Navy uses flags in infoboxes and it had been there for many years. I am also aware that articles on Wikipedia are indipendent one another and there is no rule stating that there should be homogeneity among articles that are similar (like the three branches of Indian Armed forces), but this is the norm among articles of countries with large airforce that they use flags in infobox. Some of the examples are -
- If you would like, we could take this discussion to the talk page of the article to get more opinions about the topic. Regards
Bairagi Ram (
talk) 16:18, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
- The excuse that its somewhere else just means we haven't gotten to them yet -over 200 article don't used them - I stopped at C as to spare your eyes from hurting - flagcons serve zero purpose to the reader other than eyes candy.
do NOT revert again edit warring will get you blocked - FOX 52 talk! 20:12, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
- @ FOX 52: These articles do not use flags as there is no separate flag for the air force or their commanders. In some cases there are flags for the same but are not uploaded to Commons. I am with you on the use of flags in infobox should be avoided. But for the articles which do have good quality flag image then it could be used.
- I promise you I will not add flags to any article except the articles about the three armies of India. Like I previously proposed we could take the discussion to article's talk, if you are open to the idea. Bairagi Ram ( talk) 08:12, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
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- Okay. Bairagi Ram ( talk) 10:55, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Hello,
User:Bairagi Ram
I have noticed your recent edits to certain Wikipedia pages related to the Indian Armed Forces, some of which have stood in stark contrast to edits made by others. In accordance, I've noted you've continuously reinstated the supposed flag of India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) onto its
Wiki page. However, do note:
- The MoD is a civilian organization, like the other Union Ministries; although individual ministries may have their own unique emblems, they don't have individual flag - since they represent the Union Government, which abides by the National Flag of India.
- There are no sources in the public domain, referenced by governmental/military sources to suggest that the MoD has ever had a flag in the first place. There is neither any historical precedent nor existing reference to support that idea. The Flag Code of India infers that the National Flag shall be flown by all Union/State Departments, and not any other flag.
This shall be the final time I will pull down the flag from the Wiki page; if you do have any evidence to support the so-called MoD flag, do share it, or else this will have to marked as an edit war, as your continuous reverting violates the three-revert rule.
I hope you understand, and will not reinstate something which has been pulled done for good reason. Silver Pavilion ( talk) 12:58, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- This shall be your final warning. I have repetitively said that there is no public source for the so-called MoD flag, as it is against the spirit of the Flag Code of India. If you are to revert my edits, provide solid proof or you will be marked for edit warring. Stop making disruptive editing just to suit your own view.
Silver Pavilion ( talk) 12:51, 10 March 2024 (UTC)