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What's the sourcing for this flag? It's such a drastic change from VA *here*, but if you have a good background for it, I'll readily accept it. (Not that I have too much say, but I do have a vested interest in VA.) BoArthur

In its defence, anything is better then the overused "circular sceal on a blue flag" in many US states.

My only advice would be to use a rectangular canton, the lions as drawn look odd on a triangle, too much red around (and changing their positions would be unusual). --Marc Pasquin 16:20, 15 November 2005 (PST)

In a way I was thinking about the red, white and blue of the US flag and how that aesthetic might have translated itself into IB. Virginia was an English colony, so the lions were obvious, but I didn't want to see the same design used over and over again (like Ontario's flag with the rectangular canton, or the red cross of Jacobia as per another suggestion for English colonies). So I decided that whoever designed the flag liked the idea of the blue and white stripes because it seemed dynamic and then went with a triangular canton for the same reason. I fiddled with different looks but liked this one because something about the design seemed right somehow. That is my sole defense. Zahir 16:30, 15 November 2005 (PST)

It looks a great deal like the flag of Ohio, as well... Hm. I don't dislike it, not in the least; do you have the other options you looked at for our Maître Vexillologist to peruse? Perchance he can give some suggestions, like those he gave about the lions. And I do agree that it's 100% better than the seal on a field of blue. (Gag. So Boring!)

Maybe we would only go for one lion rampant? Maybe that would look better on the triangular canton? BoArthur 16:35, 15 November 2005 (PST)

Here are some possible variations:

#1
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/433/virginiaflagproposal24ab.jpg

#2
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/175/virginiaflagproposal30vs.jpg

What do you think? Zahir 17:07, 15 November 2005 (PST)

Oh my! I very much like #1. I vote that one! I vote that you be deputized as the Vexillologist ab Secundum! (Or something like that that's REALLY latin. ;) ) For as much as I have a say in Virginia, I vote THAT one. BoArthur

If no one objects to #1 then...?

Oh, and what is a Vexillologist please???? Zahir 17:45, 15 November 2005 (PST)

I second the vote for numero uno.

A vexillologist is a person who studies flags Nik 19:39, 15 November 2005 (PST)

If you want to keep the triangle and the english arms, one option if simply to "squish" the 1st and 3rd like the last lion on the 4th quarter you can see here:[[1]] --Marc Pasquin 02:38, 16 November 2005 (PST) 02:37, 16 November 2005 (PST)