Request a flag?
#1
Posted 2019-January-26, 09:10
#2
Posted 2019-January-27, 03:02
Great Britain only covers England, Scotland and Wales. United Kingdom, which does, is not available in the list, and has a political resonance some may prefer to avoid. Ulster is actually an area covering all of Northern Ireland but also some of Ireland.
But it would be nice to renounce my citizenship of Kyrgyzstan so it would.
#3
Posted 2019-January-27, 07:40
- Dr Tarrasch(1862-1934)German Chess Grandmaster
Bridge is a game where you have two opponents...and often three(!)
"Any palooka can take tricks with Aces and Kings; the true expert shows his prowess
by how he handles the two's and three's" - Mollo's Hideous Hog
#4
Posted 2019-January-27, 08:12
jdromore, on 2019-January-27, 03:02, said:
Great Britain only covers England, Scotland and Wales. United Kingdom, which does, is not available in the list, and has a political resonance some may prefer to avoid. Ulster is actually an area covering all of Northern Ireland but also some of Ireland.
But it would be nice to renounce my citizenship of Kyrgyzstan so it would.
It's interesting to note that the options at Funbridge include Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man, but not separate flags for England, Scotland or Wales, although that is how they are represented in international competition. Since Ireland is represented as a whole, it's perhaps less surprising that there isn't one for Northern Ireland.
London UK
#6
Posted 2019-January-28, 02:25
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2) Either that region must be defined as a "country" by the United Nations or be recognized by the World Bridge Federation (WBF). WBF recognition is defined as participation in a recent World Teams Olympiad.
Northern Ireland is not an independent member of the United Nations, it's part of the United Kingdom. That flag is listed as Great Britain in our country list.
#7
Posted 2019-January-28, 14:32
barmar, on 2019-January-28, 02:25, said:
If UK is recognised by the UN then it sounds like BBO have their answer.
I think the flag is called Union Jack
#9
Posted 2019-January-29, 11:21
barmar, on 2019-January-29, 09:01, said:
The difference is that BBO wrongly designates the flag (and the nation) as Great Britain rather than United Kingdom.
The flag of Great Britain was an earlier version of the Union Jack, abandoned long before bridge was born:
Flag of Great Britain
#10
Posted 2019-January-29, 12:12
pescetom, on 2019-January-29, 11:21, said:
The flag of Great Britain was an earlier version of the Union Jack, abandoned long before bridge was born:
Flag of Great Britain
Ive just learned something!
London UK
#11
Posted 2019-January-30, 11:14
pescetom, on 2019-January-29, 11:21, said:
The flag of Great Britain was an earlier version of the Union Jack, abandoned long before bridge was born:
Flag of Great Britain
I don't think we ever show country names anywhere, just flags, except in the menu where you select it. I doubt anyone is really confused enough by the difference that this fix should get high priority.
#12
Posted 2019-January-30, 14:39
barmar, on 2019-January-30, 11:14, said:
I can imagine that some Northern Irelanders may take exception to this. And doesn't it look more professionally to name countries correctly? It's a bit like all those who said "Russia" back in the days when they were referring to USSR. Or "Holland" instead of The Netherlands.