Talk:Flag of Ohio/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: MrWooHoo (talk · contribs) 19:35, 26 December 2014 (UTC)

Seems like a great article! Will begin the review ASAP! Brandon (MrWooHoo) • Talk to Brandon!  19:35, 26 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you! By the way, there's currently a CS1 citation error in the article, but according to Help:CS1 errors, it's caused by a bug in cite conference and a fix has been proposed. Also, as I wrote this article, I was unsure whether to keep the gubernatorial flag section in this article or move it to Seal of Ohio. Most gubernatorial flags are located in state flag articles; on the other hand, Ohio's is based on the state seal and completely unrelated to the civil flag. I'm planning to nominate Seal of Ohio once I get around to adding a few more variations, so any feedback you have regarding the gubernatorial flag will be useful either way. – Minh Nguyễn &#x1f4ac; 21:11, 26 December 2014 (UTC)

Pre-Review Notes
I do my review in a style with a "main review" in a table, and 2 side reviews. (a prose and a source) Here is a good example.

Prose Review
Note: If you have changed the sentence that needed to be corrected, press Enter and start off the line with, then use ✅ or ✅ If the change was only partially done use, and or ❌ if the change could not occur. (If you would explain why, I would be greatly appreciated :P) To see code, go to edit source and copy the code.


 * Lead
 * Like I said in the item 1b of the table, could you expand it for a more in-depth summary of the "usage" and "design" sections?
 * ✅ – Minh Nguyễn &#x1f4ac; 04:21, 30 December 2014 (UTC)


 * History
 * Seems good. No grammar issues.

"...however, Ohio's takes on special importance due to the flag's irregular shape."
 * Usage
 * Add procedure after Ohio's so it makes the sentence more clear.
 * ✅ – Minh Nguyễn &#x1f4ac; 01:48, 30 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Flag of the Governor
 * I think the part about the gubernational flag is fine, and you should keep it. No issues with it.
 * ✅ After you raised the question about the flag's copyright status in 6a above, I did a bit more research and ended up both rewriting the section and redrawing the image! It turns out the design was adopted in 1905 and is therefore out of copyright. I redrew the flag based on the statute and swapped in a different reproduction of the state coat of arms. The previous coat of arms came from the "Artist's Version" of the seal that state agencies only use decoratively; the new one is consistent with the seal that the Governor's office uses everywhere (including on their website). Unfortunately, the Governor's flag is obscure enough that I haven't found any real-life photos to compare it with, so it's based on just the statute and Smith (1975). The original image was almost certainly based on the crude reproduction at, which was probably influenced by the Artist's Version shown prominently in the infobox in Ohio. (Wikipedia editors really like the colorful Artist's Version and have reverted any attempt to use the black-and-white official seal in that infobox.)  I realize GA nominees aren't supposed to be changing that much, but I hope you'll excuse the changes as worthwhile improvements. I don't expect there to be further overhauls in the near future.   – Minh Nguyễn  &#x1f4ac; 10:41, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

Great job maintaining the prose of this article!

Source Review

 * No issues that I've seen that were major besides the CS1 you mentioned, which can't be fixed at the moment. Great job with the sources. Brandon (MrWooHoo) • Talk to Brandon!  18:13, 29 December 2014 (UTC)