Template talk:Co-operatives

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[edit] Rainbow flag

I feel the rainbow flag, even if it does belong to the ICA is too confusing?? The rainbow flag is usually associated with LGBT groups, and issues. The flag should be removed from the template. (RM21 00:58, 21 November 2006 (UTC))

Please restore it or propose another worldwide symbol. We don't delete other flags because they are too similar. I don't understand how it would be confusing—co-op articles are the only ones in economics associated with a rainbow emblem. In politics there is the Rainbow Alliance and in sociology there are LGBT groups. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 11:29, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

But some flags are confusing; that means organisations, or issues can be confused too easily. In fact, the ICA's flag was changed a few years ago; perhaps some members aren't aware of this. The following page [1] on the ICA's website says:

• The ICA has been flying a flag carrying the ICA logo since April 2001, when the Board decided to replace the traditional rainbow flag. The flag was changed to clearly promote and strengthen the co-operative image. The rainbow flag, used by a number of non-cooperative groups, led to confusion in several countries around the world.

I don't have any means to draw a separate version of the new ICA flag - on the website it comes with a grey background, and a download version isn't available. Would someone be able to copy it?? Looking at it, I feel the ring of multi-coloured doves is the key part of the new design, rather than the actual rainbow symbol, so I would support that being used instead. (RM21 19:14, 21 November 2006 (UTC))

It seems likely the new flag would be protected by copyright. I think the new flag would only be interesting on articles about the ICA. I wonder what would be a suitable common illustration for series of articles about cooperation. Ideas? --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 23:42, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] too long

IMHO this infobox is too long. o_O Pixeltoo 02:39, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

• example: Mondragón Cooperative Corporation
  • Hi, I hope I fixed some of that now. (RM21 01:38, 21 November 2006 (UTC))

Still too long, in my opinion. By the way this is the talk page for the Series Navigation Box (see WP:SERIES. The Mondragón article has the infobox {{Infobox_Co-operative}}, which I agree is also too long. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 11:29, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Green and yellow

There are colours more conected with cooperative movement as yelow and green. There is a symbol with this colours. --83.97.228.42 04:54, 21 January 2007 (UTC)