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Airplaneman (talk) ✈ 00:41, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for your message on my talk page about the Gifted Education Programme (Singapore) article! I replied on the article talk page - just leaving a note here to let you know :) aoxiang翱翔^(user)(talk) 02:15, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's no problem at all! Thanks so much for your good work in keeping an eye out. I must say it was nice to have a walk down memory lane and revisit the edits I made 13 years ago (and quite amusing that something I wrote at age 11 has apparently been plagiarised in an academic journal!) Thank you again for watching out and letting me know of the issue :) aoxiang翱翔^(user)(talk) 13:06, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, WTY! Just wanted to let you know why I removed the flagicons you added -- there's information at WP:MOSFLAG! —valereee (talk) 14:48, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Valereee: Hi, valereee! Thanks for leaving the note, I appreciate. I read through the MOS and am still a bit unclear on what the reasoning is. I believe in every case listed in the international reactions section, the statements were from authoritative figures in their respective governments or organizations, so I assume it's not "Do not emphasize nationality without good reason" under inappropriate use. Would you mind clarifying for me? Thanks! WhinyTheYounger (talk) 15:35, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WhinyTheYounger, in general WP prefers prose within article text. Flags are generally only used in infoboxes, lists, tables, where we're shorthanding information. In article text, we say "Canadian" instead of using the flag of Canada. The flag doesn't add any information so it's simply a meaningless and possibly distracting flourish. —valereee (talk) 15:44, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Valereee: Ah, I see. Would you say the general rule of thumb then is to restrict the flag usage to articles specifically about reactions to events per se? I was thinking of Reactions to the ROKS Cheonan sinking when I was making the changes, but I do see that that is less prosaic and more a list, and ROKS Cheonan sinking itself does not contain it. Thanks for helping me understand! WhinyTheYounger (talk) 20:47, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WTY, personally I'd remove all the flagicons from that article, too. They're unnecessary and distracting. It's an article with few watchers, that may be why no one has suggested getting rid of the flagicons. —valereee (talk) 20:55, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]