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Could someone add Flemish as the second Detective Pikachu trailer was dubbed into it? The language code should be vls or nl_vls. --[[User:Raltseye|<span style="color:#FF6464">R</span><span style="color:#11BB11">alts</span><span style="color:#6464FF">eye</span>]] [[User talk:Raltseye|prata med mej]] 23:53, 1 March 2019 (UTC) | Could someone add Flemish as the second Detective Pikachu trailer was dubbed into it? The language code should be vls or nl_vls. --[[User:Raltseye|<span style="color:#FF6464">R</span><span style="color:#11BB11">alts</span><span style="color:#6464FF">eye</span>]] [[User talk:Raltseye|prata med mej]] 23:53, 1 March 2019 (UTC) | ||
== Removal of flags as language indicators == | |||
The use of flags as language indicators provides poor user experience for a variety of reasons: languages are not restricted to a single country, countries are not restricted to a single language, and flags often have political significance which can cause unnecessary strife (_particularly_ when language is involved). A few examples can be found at [https://www.flagsarenotlanguages.com/blog/why-flags-do-not-represent-language/]. It also isn't clear that the use of flags provides any significant benefit of clarity, particularly for something like English where the flag of England—not a national flag, and less likely to be recognized—is used on Bulbapedia. I believe it would be an overall improvement to remove them from this template. —[[User:Leftmostcat|Leftmostcat]] ([[User talk:Leftmostcat|talk]]) 15:54, 1 August 2023 (UTC) | |||