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[[file:flags.8.png|frame|Every flag on 4chan | [[file:flags.8.png|frame|Every country flag on 4chan. Note that this image includes England, Scotland, and Wales. It also includes the Unknown flag.]] | ||
[[file:flag_codes.png|thumb|Handy chart by /extraflags/ for all the country flag codes.]] | [[file:flag_codes.png|thumb|Handy chart by /extraflags/ for all the country flag codes.]] | ||
Five boards on 4chan currently have flags. Four of them have country flags, which display the country you're posting from (or the location of your VPN or proxy if you are using one.) Flags are used on 4chan as a method of pseudo-identification. They were introduced on /sp/, /int/, and /pol/ on 3 July 2012. | Five boards on 4chan currently have flags. Four of them have country flags, which display the country you're posting from (or the location of your VPN or proxy if you are using one.) Flags are used on 4chan as a method of pseudo-identification. They were introduced on /sp/, /int/, and /pol/ on 3 July 2012. | ||
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==Country Flags== | ==Country Flags== | ||
[[file:about-4chan-flags.png|thumb|Infographic about country flags, by /extraflags/. Was very useful while writing this article.]] | [[file:about-4chan-flags.png|thumb|Infographic about country flags, by /extraflags/. Was very useful while writing this article.]] | ||
[[file:4chan_flag_iceberg.jpeg|thumb|This chart is pretty outdated by now tbdesu | [[file:4chan_flag_iceberg.jpeg|thumb|This chart is pretty outdated by now tbdesu]] | ||
''''' | '''''From [https://docs.google.com/document/d/15vUp0sLaLrruObpn-KePjcV0aYEh8wVtWYHB5MF3jSU/edit /flags/+/extraflags/ book o' lore].''''' | ||
4chan has been using country flags since the 2nd of July, 2012. Flags were first implemented on /sp/ and /int/ on this date, along with the first memeflags on /pol/. Then two years later on the 15th of December, 2014 country flags were also added to /pol/, replacing the memeflags. On the 13th of June, 2017, memeflags were returned to /pol/ alongside country flags. For three years these were the only boards to have flags, but on the 4th of May, 2017 /bant/ was created. As this is being written only these four boards have geolocation flags. On the 1st of May, 2021, flags were added to /mlp/ that represent different characters. 80 in total were added, but the board designed over 300. During June of 2022, /lgbt/ got pride flags. They were removed in July. Flags are found on 4chan’s servers both as individual gif files and as a single png flagsheet, but when you see flags while browsing you are seeing little snippets of the flagsheet that have been cropped out. Clicking on a flag will open the gif file in a new tab. As a result of updates to 4chan’s flags there have been eight flagsheets in total, but so far only four have been found. Comparing flagsheets allows us to see how individual flags have changed and when flags were added, and therefore we can determine the history of 4chan flags. | 4chan has been using country flags since the 2nd of July, 2012. Flags were first implemented on /sp/ and /int/ on this date, along with the first memeflags on /pol/. Then two years later on the 15th of December, 2014 country flags were also added to /pol/, replacing the memeflags. On the 13th of June, 2017, memeflags were returned to /pol/ alongside country flags. For three years these were the only boards to have flags, but on the 4th of May, 2017 /bant/ was created. As this is being written only these four boards have geolocation flags. On the 1st of May, 2021, flags were added to /mlp/ that represent different characters. 80 in total were added, but the board designed over 300. During June of 2022, /lgbt/ got pride flags. They were removed in July. Flags are found on 4chan’s servers both as individual gif files and as a single png flagsheet, but when you see flags while browsing you are seeing little snippets of the flagsheet that have been cropped out. Clicking on a flag will open the gif file in a new tab. As a result of updates to 4chan’s flags there have been eight flagsheets in total, but so far only four have been found. Comparing flagsheets allows us to see how individual flags have changed and when flags were added, and therefore we can determine the history of 4chan flags. | ||
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On the 2nd of January, 2013, the second flag update was released and introduced revised flags for Antarctica, Curaçao, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Libya, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, and South Sudan. This update also fixed the names for these countries and territories, replacing the country domain codes with proper names. Notably, Libya was renamed from ‘Libyan Arab Jamahiriya’ to ‘Libya’ as well. Since /extraflags/ and its tools weren't around yet these flags were created without gloss and still remain without gloss to this day. Libya’s flag looks like it has gloss, but upon closer inspection it can be seen that the middle stripe of the triband has no gloss and the top and bottom stripes are upside down textures from other flags. Antarctica’s white flag is seemingly the Unknown flag without the question mark. Montenegro and Serbia were given correct names but Åland Islands and Timor-Leste were still named ‘Unknown’. | On the 2nd of January, 2013, the second flag update was released and introduced revised flags for Antarctica, Curaçao, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Libya, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, and South Sudan. This update also fixed the names for these countries and territories, replacing the country domain codes with proper names. Notably, Libya was renamed from ‘Libyan Arab Jamahiriya’ to ‘Libya’ as well. Since /extraflags/ and its tools weren't around yet these flags were created without gloss and still remain without gloss to this day. Libya’s flag looks like it has gloss, but upon closer inspection it can be seen that the middle stripe of the triband has no gloss and the top and bottom stripes are upside down textures from other flags. Antarctica’s white flag is seemingly the Unknown flag without the question mark. Montenegro and Serbia were given correct names but Åland Islands and Timor-Leste were still named ‘Unknown’. | ||
In April 2014, 4chan’s third flag update simply renamed Åland Islands from ‘Unknown’ to ‘Aland’. Unfortunately, this update did not fix Timor-Leste’s name as well so it remains as ‘Unknown’ to this day. Later in July, for 4chan’s fourth flag update, Ecuador’s Coat of Arms was added to its flag to perhaps differentiate it from the very similar Colombian flag. Ecuador’s flag was not remade from scratch—rather, the Coat of Arms was simply pasted onto the existing flag. | In April 2014, 4chan’s third flag update simply renamed Åland Islands from ‘Unknown’ to ‘Aland’. Unfortunately, this update did not fix Timor-Leste’s name as well so it remains as ‘Unknown’ to this day. Later in July, for 4chan’s fourth flag update, Ecuador’s Coat of Arms was added to its flag to perhaps differentiate it from the very similar Colombian flag. Ecuador’s flag was not remade from scratch—rather, the Coat of Arms was simply pasted onto the existing flag. | ||
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Ecuador went through 3 flag changes. The first being the Ecuadorian flag without the Coat of arms, the second being with the Coat of arms, and the third being with the Coat of Arms slightly changed. | Ecuador went through 3 flag changes. The first being the Ecuadorian flag without the Coat of arms, the second being with the Coat of arms, and the third being with the Coat of Arms slightly changed. | ||
Users of /sp/ could post as the flags of | Users of /sp/ could post as the flags of England, Scotland, and Wales following the UEFA EURO 2020 football championships. This feature returned during the 2022 World Cup. It is unknown why these flags are returned to the Union Jack marked as "United Kingdom" outside specific events, and why this feature isn't implemented on other boards. | ||
Western Sahara, the United States Minor Outlying Islands, and Heard and Mcdonald Islands cannot be collected as legitimate since they have no legitimate/official internet service providers. | Western Sahara, the United States Minor Outlying Islands, and Heard and Mcdonald Islands cannot be collected as legitimate since they have no legitimate/official internet service providers. | ||
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North Korea and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands when posted with some local WiFi hotspots will show as China and the Falkland Islands. This will also happen with Guernsey WiFi, instead of posting as Guernsey, it will show as Jersey. Cuba doesn't have public Internet access due to the Communist Regime, and thus cannot be legitimately collected. North Korea and Turkmenistan have WiFi in certain hotels and hotspots. These show up as their separate countries and their geoIP locations as both North Korea and Turkmenistan. | North Korea and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands when posted with some local WiFi hotspots will show as China and the Falkland Islands. This will also happen with Guernsey WiFi, instead of posting as Guernsey, it will show as Jersey. Cuba doesn't have public Internet access due to the Communist Regime, and thus cannot be legitimately collected. North Korea and Turkmenistan have WiFi in certain hotels and hotspots. These show up as their separate countries and their geoIP locations as both North Korea and Turkmenistan. | ||
===Unknown Flag=== | ===Unknown Flag=== | ||
[[file:xx.gif]] "Unknown" is a relatively common flag on 4chan. It appears when a thread is moved from a board without flags to a board with them, as on flag-boards | [[file:xx.gif]] "Unknown" is a relatively common flag on 4chan. It appears when a thread is moved from a board without flags to a board with them, as on flag-boards ever post must have one. It also appears when posting from an IP range that 4chan doesn't have a location for. Its ID is XX. | ||
===Rare Flags=== | ===Rare Flags=== | ||
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! Old Flag !! New Flag !! Country !! ID !! Notes | ! Old Flag !! New Flag !! Country !! ID !! Notes | ||
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| | | [[file:old-an.gif]] || [[file:aq.gif]] || Antarctica || AQ || | ||
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| [[file:old-bn.gif]] || [[file:bn.gif]] || Brunei || BN || This flag was posted on /pol/ with the filename "Brunei__Saturated_Glitch_.gif" which implies the saturation was applied by accident | | [[file:old-bn.gif]] || [[file:bn.gif]] || Brunei || BN || This flag was posted on /pol/ with the filename "Brunei__Saturated_Glitch_.gif" which implies the saturation was applied by accident | ||
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===Anomalous Flags=== | ===Anomalous Flags=== | ||
These flags are incredibly rare and were probably only ever used by 4chan staff. | These flags are incredibly rare and were probably only ever used by 4chan staff. | ||
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>The infamous Brotherhood of NOD flag<ref>https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/2968320/#2969928</ref> | >The infamous Brotherhood of NOD flag<ref>https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/2968320/#2969928</ref> | ||
In the first half of 2013, these flags were randomly assigned: | In the first half of 2013, these flags were randomly assigned: | ||
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===/mlp/ Character Flags=== | ===/mlp/ Character Flags=== | ||
[[file:mlpflags.png|frame|The current board flag spritesheet on /mlp/.]] | [[file:mlpflags.png|frame|The current board flag spritesheet on /mlp/.]] | ||
During a town hall sticky in Feburary 2021, an Anon suggested that flags be added to /mlp/. The mod agreed and asked the board to design some flags, and the horsefuckers quickly got to work. The designs went through several iterations and a few large threads before they settled on the final design and got to work turning every pony into a flag. In the end, the mods chose 80 to be added to the board. They were added on 1 May 2021. You can see every flag that was made here: https://www.duendeinexistente.com/flags/ | During a town hall sticky in Feburary 2021, an Anon suggested that flags be added to /mlp/. The mod agreed and asked the board to design some flags, and the horsefuckers quickly got to work. The designs went through several iterations and a few large threads before they settled on the final design and got to work turning every pony into a flag. In the end, the mods chose 80 to be added to the board. They were added on 1 May 2021. You can see every flag that was made here: https://www.duendeinexistente.com/flags/ | ||
===/lgbt/ Pride Month Flags=== | ===/lgbt/ Pride Month Flags=== | ||
[[file:lgbtflags.png|frame|The board flags spritesheet from /lgbt/ during June 2022 | [[file:lgbtflags.png|frame|The board flags spritesheet from /lgbt/ during June 2022.]] | ||
For Pride Month 2022, /lgbt/ got pride flags. | For Pride Month 2022, /lgbt/ got pride flags. TODO: crop and label them | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
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! Flag !! Name | ! Flag !! Name | ||
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