State Flags In Your signature

[Tytus Gerrish]

ok. Heres a cool thing. i think everybody should put their state's flag in your signature. this way we can get an iconic immage of where people are from

you can look for them here http://www.geographic.org/flags/states/ or google search for immages of state flags

like heres florida


and indiana


and conuticut


Let the Trend begin...

[Matt Adams]

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=23397

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This looks a bit harsh... but seriously, can we keep the signatures down to maybe an inch or inch and a half tall? I don't mind flags on your signatures, if that's what you'd like to use for some space, but maybe everyone might want to clean house a little bit on thir signatures before adding something new. Just a thought.

Matt

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[FotoPlasma]

Beyond the thread that Matt rightfully linked to, I'm willing to bet that a good portion of the population of CD doesn't know, off-hand, what a given state's flag is (besides their own). I know this is true for me. So a kind of system like this would have a user look at another users's flag, and try to match it up with a listing of other state flags. It's just one big obfuscated annoyance.

And anyway, there's a "Location" portion of your CD profile for a reason.

[Joshua May]

Originally Posted by FotoPlasma

And anyway, there's a "Location" portion of your CD profile for a reason.

Tytus did say that it was to give an iconic image of a person's location, although like you previously stated, I don't really know the state flags for any state other than those that I have lived in.

[mtrawls]

Originally Posted by HHSJosh

Tytus did say that it was to give an iconic image of a person's location, although like you previously stated, I don't really know the state flags for any state other than those that I have lived in.

Well, wouldn't a state flag in the signature of everyone make you aware of the other state flags? True, it might help if the flag was a link to a list of state flags saying which state they were from.

[Lisa Rodriguez]

Originally Posted by Tytus Gerrish

and conuticut

hey, umm...Connecticut.....good to know the florida school system has done its job
jk! ready for the hint.....connect-I-cut
go 4th grade!
Although i like the thought, i really don't know anyone else's flag.....

[Bharat Nain]

As long as your don't overcrowd your signature, something like mine, I think it looks fine, I do agree that overcrowding your user signature with useless information or links makes no sense and is annoying.

And if you do have a slightly crowded signature, you have the option not to display your user signature, so i might be useful to use those when you just have a word or two to post. Use the features you are provided with

[Alex Cormier]

i like the idea of flags

[Joshua May]

I went ahead and did it, good excuse for me to learn something new.

[mtrawls]

Your link seems to be missing some states. And how about a page that includes all the flags and their states in a handy side-by-side view? How about this site [netstate.com] ...

Sic semper tyrannis

[Joe Ross]

If you are getting it from the geographic.org site make sure you read and follow the terms and conditions.

[KathieK]

Here's something fun to try with your adult mentors...
Print out the map at http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/us_nl.pdf and see how many of them can correctly name all of the states on it!
I was terrible in geography in school, and it's been a LONG time since I had to study the states. I know I can't properly identify all of them...

[Tytus Gerrish]

Your link seems to be missing some states. And how about a page that includes all the flags and their states in a handy side-by-side view? How about this site [netstate.com] ...

thats why i said this...

or google search for immages

[Greg Ross]

Originally Posted by KathieK

Here's something fun to try with your adult mentors...
Print out the map at http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/us_nl.pdf and see how many of them can correctly name all of the states on it!
I was terrible in geography in school, and it's been a LONG time since I had to study the states. I know I can't properly identify all of them...

Yay me! I got all 50! (I think I even got all the postal codes correct. Anyone want to double check me?)

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by gwross

Yay me! I got all 50! (I think I even got all the postal codes correct. Anyone want to double check me?)

Ready to try identifying all the Great Lakes now, or are you more into political boundaries?