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I just reverted this flag. As far as I could tell, the only difference with Optimager's version was to scale it down to only 792x396, so it didn't display at full width on the image description page. User:dbenbenn 00:02, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Colour

According to the w:Flag of Canada page "PMS032 (flag red 100%) or PMS485 (used for screens)", and a pantone colour matcher, the correct red is either      #ED2E38      or      #D42E12     .

(But the second, "used for screens" colour is still listed under the printing ink colours section, so perhaps screen mean 'silkscreens'? The first one looks a lot better/closer, imo.)

Is anyone able to update this image's colour efficiently? --Quiddity 21:23, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

We could update it, but it is suggested by Canadian Heritage to use CMYK 0/100/100/0 if you are going to be printing this out. Given how most of the printing that will be done with this image will be on computer paper for school projects, the shade of red is perfectly fine. User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 22:34, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
Ah ok, that makes sense; and I came straight here and missed the wikipedia talkpage, thanks for fixing the link to there and helping me notice it ;) That page answers a lot of questions I had, like why they're using the 255/0/0 red we use, at the official website[1] for the top-left flag icon, but not for anything else on that page. Anyway, thanks again :)--Quiddity 00:05, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
No problem. We try to use the RGB code as much as possible, then if that is not possible, CMYK, then Pantone. If either are not available, or at least declared officially, we just roll the dice and see what works. User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 05:49, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright seems incorrect

Doesn't the copyright belong to the Canadian government and not the person who uploaded it? PatPeter 20:02, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Since it was created in 1965, it is in theory still under Crown Copyright. But I have gotten emails from Canadian Heritage saying our use is not improper, etc. User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 14:41, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Description

Might somebody please add these to the description?

Nēhiyawēwin / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ: Kânata kiskiwêhon / ᑳᓇᑕ ᑭᐢᑭᐁᐧᑭᐣ

Tłįchǫ: Canada yalômbà

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ/inuktitut: Kanataup saimmati / ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᑎ
Latina: Vexillium Canadae

Homo lupus (talk) 20:27, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

  • Done. odder 23:58, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] "Fixed leaf"…

Re: this edit
Zscout, there's no way that unreferenced low quality image justifies making the leaf asymmetrical. If you have a proper source please cite it, otherwise please change it back. ¦ Reisio (talk) 20:20, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

If Canadian Heritage is not proper source, then what is? User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 23:24, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't question the site so much as the accuracy and relevance of a low quality image which seems to only be used as an illustration of the proper width & height ("Proportions"), and not the leaf's precise outline. There are several ways they could have made it clear the leaf is not meant to be symmetrical — something one would consider particularly relevant to such a page — I'd say, and they've opted for none of them. The very proportions (2:1) it does explicitly describe are not even accurately portrayed in the image. ¦ Reisio (talk) 09:18, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Kept the last leaf, but had to change the size to 270x250 pixels. User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 23:30, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
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