Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of the Republic of the Congo

Flag of the Republic of the Congo

 * ... that the symbolism behind the red in the Flag of the Republic of the Congo (pictured) was left unexplained?
 * ALT1:... that the Flag of the Republic of the Congo (pictured) is the only Pan-Africanist flag that uses a diagonal pattern?
 * ALT2:... that the Flag of the Republic of the Congo (pictured), first chosen in 1959, was reinstated in 1991 following the collapse of the People's Republic of the Congo?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
 * Comment: Article was expanded on June 1, not May 30. The earlier edit removed copyright violation, which is permissible under rule A4.

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self nominated at 20:11, 1 June 2013 (UTC).


 * I will review this. Chris857 (talk) 22:14, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Expanded from 516 chars to 3081 chars (about 6x), over a day
 * Cited inline, refs look reliable
 * QPQ satisfied
 * Image is free
 * Hook options are all brief enough and verified (I like the first option since so many things are normally over-symbolized)
 * No copyvio evident (AGF on offline books. Closest paraphrasing is from the public domain World Factbook.


 * Suggestions/Issues:
 * Any interest in adding File:Photo Flag Rep Congo.JPG?
 * The pic doesn't serve much use IMHO, since it's basically the same as the main pic, just less sharp and focus (and thus, lower quality). —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:41, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Mention that the flag is defined in Article 5 of the 2002 constitution?
 * Added. —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:41, 9 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Chris857 (talk) 23:02, 8 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Looks good, good to go AGF on offline sources. Chris857 (talk) 00:55, 9 June 2013 (UTC)