Talk:Flag of Seattle

Subject Matter Expert intersection with Conflict of Interest
Hello,

My name is Jackson Ridl, @SmartAn01 had tagged parts of this page for potential conflicts of Interest for me as it relates to this page. It is true that I have a non-profit named Seattle City Flag and this is referenced in the "Alternative Proposal" section. But it is also true that the City of Seattle has awarded my non-profit grant funding to begin piloting this design in the city of Seattle. I am unclear on how best to resolve this conflict of interest given that it intersects with my Subject Matter Expertise. I'm fine to remove this section if that is required, but I think Wikipedia would be missing important and relevant information for this page if this was done. Perhaps edits to make sure that there is no bias in this section is required? looking for recommendations to ensure fair, clear, transparent, and accurate information.

Thanks!

Jackson Ridl (talk) 16:50, 15 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Almost the entirety of the "Alternative proposal" section falls under WP:WEIGHT since it has not been mentioned in any reliable source such as The Seattle Times. The only part that might be kept would be the grant awarded by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture if you are able to upload a document from the office stating such to the non-profit's website; the office itself has not published anything regarding the grant to my knowledge. As for the rest of the article, contributions from subject matter experts would normally be addressed with WP:EXPERT; since you are also part of an advocacy group, I think you would be better off making suggestions here to avoid conflict of interest. That is what I can elaborate on to the best of my ability; I'll ping for further clarification. SmartAn01 (talk) 21:01, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

Designer Credits are misattributed, how do we change this card?
In the image for the current Seattle flag, it states that the designer was Paul Kraabel, this is inaccurate. Paul was the Seattle City Council President at the time of the flag's adoption, but his design was not ultimately used (his had a ferry, the space needle, and the mountains). To get a better design, Paul reached out to his colleague David Write who was an architect who developed the known current design. I'm not sure how to update this box to reflect this. Original Seattle Times article explaining this topic.

Jackson Ridl (talk) 20:23, 15 July 2022 (UTC)