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Did you know... that the man who designed the flag of Barbados also made the first few flags himself out of fabric from a department store?

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"canting"

It would be "canting" if it showed two tridents, for barba-dos. It isn't necessarily canting just for showing a trident. A reference substantiating this is needed. --dab (𒁳) 12:17, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:23, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Flag of Barbados

... that the man who designed the flag of Barbados (pictured) also made the first several flags himself? Source: "Not only did he design the first flag but he is also credited with making the first flag after then Prime Minister Errol Walton Barrow sent him to the Cave Sheppard department store to choose fabrics in the identified colours. From these fabrics he actually made approximately seven flags."
- ALT1: ... that the man who designed the flag of Barbados (pictured) also made the first several flags himself out of fabric from a department store? Source: same as ALT0
- ALT2: ... that the broken trident on the flag of Barbados (pictured) represents the country's severed ties with the United Kingdom? Source: "The symbol in the centre panel is the Trident of the Mythical Sea God Neptune. This symbol appears in the Seal of the Colony which was replaced by the Barbados Coat of Arms. The shaft of the Trident is broken indicating Barbados' break with its historical and constitutional ties."
- ALT3: ... that the flag of Barbados (pictured) was first raised at midnight on 30 November 1966, the moment when the nation gained independence? Source: "Following prayers, Governor Sir John Stowe and then Premier Errol Barrow, took their place at the flag-staff just a few minutes before midnight for the historic flag raising ceremony. The Barbados flag was to be raised for the first time by Lieutenant (now Captain) Hartley Dottin"
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Isabel Darlington (second reviewer)

5x expanded by PCN02WPS (talk). Self-nominated at 05:34, 5 July 2022 (UTC).[reply]

I can verify that a 5x expansion has been done and no close paraphrasing was found. All the hooks are cited inline and verified, but I think ALT1 is the best option here due to its quirkiness. ALT2 is also solid, but I think the "fabric from a department store" fact is more surprising. I suggest dropping all other options. QPQ has been done and the image is usable. GTG. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:03, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

Passed. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:44, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:Flag of Barbados/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 03:09, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Review in progress

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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@PCN02WPS: 7-day hold, though this should not take even seven minutes to remove two commas and add alt text to the images. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:22, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Sammi Brie, many thanks for the quick review - commas have been removed (thanks for the link to the "commas in sentences" page; that is a much clearer way of looking at it) and alt text has been added for all 11 images on the page. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 03:40, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You're the first nominator to see it, @PCN02WPS. I created it because I was saying the same thing over and over and ooooooover again in the GANs I've been reviewing of late. Glad it helped. Will pass. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:43, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Copy changes

Remove comma after "in 1885". More info: User:Sammi Brie/Commas in sentences
Remove comma after "of an independent Barbados"

Source spot checks

[3] Y Covers independence and first raising of the new flag
[5] Y Number of entries received was 1,029
[10] Y Legal citation to law hosted on WIPO database
[15] Y Flags of the World; cross-checked and there are a couple of images on the BDF site with this green flag.

Other

References are archived.
No issues in Earwig.
All images need alt text. They are all appropriately licensed.

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