Talk:Great Seal of Canada

Image gallery
I hope the gallery of three images will be found acceptable. This is one of those articles where visual images of the thing described can be more than usually informative to complement the written text, and not undue on a text to image ratio. The three available images are of the first Seal, of the current one, and of a document showing an actual seal affixed to a document. Displaying them as a gallery would improve the article, and leave space top right for the appropriate Canada group template: what would that be? Qexigator (talk) 18:39, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Looks good... make images bigger!!! (article needs sources - I will take care of that) ...we should mentioned this. as a personal royal state symbol (changes for each Sovereign) over a national emblem  that is seen by people Seal (emblem) (we follow European tradition)... the coin is the only way people in the real world will see it and the arms in great detail.,,,that said I guess we will have a new one soon. Moxy (talk) 20:36, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Wow no academic sources...no mention is history books ...not a topic of study at all....I guess we will just use the official websites for this. -- Moxy (talk) 20:46, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * The "gallery " fixes the size, as suited to its purpose for setting them out on the page, also for using the book creator facility. That is why I inserted "click to enlarge" and anything less than that would not show the detail. Qexigator (talk) 21:24, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Added a template for you to play with :-) --Moxy (talk) 22:05, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Moxy, but the "gallery" format is easier to use and arrange on the page, and, as said above, the images need to be fully enlarged to see the detail, while being kept compact on the article. Qexigator (talk) 08:47, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually wiki text is much easier for most and is why its preferred in articles Help:HTML in wikitext ,,but not a big deal most dont really care about forced sizes on images anymore. But we should also mention  the fact that its an instrument of government used in ceremonies   over a real nantinal symbol that people will ever see.    -- Moxy (talk) 09:41, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Done. Qexigator (talk) 12:23, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

Sidebar
An alternative to the current "Monarchy of Canada" sidebar could be Template:Politics of Canada. Qexigator (talk) 17:42, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Installation ceremony video link
I now see that there could be a problem about the External link to the video on the installation of Governor General Johnston, and, subject to others' npov comments, I am inclined to remove it.. The minutes of the video showing the Great Seal are relevant to the article, but the video as a whole may be controversial, if it is seen as promoting, in a way comparable with Triumph of the Will, a particular political party, said to be connected with certain vested interests. But please note this comment of mine is in no way accepting, approving, supporting or judging the video, or the motivation for its production, or the stance or policy of any political party. Qexigator (talk) 11:37, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

Copy and pasting?
I have seen something that is of concern...I am hoping the editors here are paraphrasing and not simply copy and pasting from the source!! Copyvio Detector !!!! -- Moxy (talk) 22:58, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Please be specific about text which gives rise to (possibly mistaken) concern . Qexigator (talk) 23:27, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Linked above.Moxy (talk) 23:35, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Which, if any, of those highlights would you regard as unacceptable for the article? To my mind your concerns are groundless. Qexigator (talk) 23:40, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

Unofficial?
Despite what the source says, the requirement of the great seal's use to mark important state documents (including laws) makes it an inherently official symbol of the Crown and the Canadian state. I would suggest the author is confusing officality with public promotion and awareness.  Fry1989 eh? 20:12, 20 November 2021 (UTC)