Module talk:Region/Data

Australian Aboriginal Flag

As discussed on Discord, we will be using the Australian Aboriginal Flag to represent the release territory of Australia going forward. We believe it is fitting to make this change on January 26th, Australia Day.

Here are some reasons for the change, from my perspective:

1. Thus far, every Australian that we've surveyed is in favor of the change.
2. The flag is visually distinctive even at a small size and is less likely to be confused with the New Zealand flag.
3. The flag is officially recognized as a Flag of Australia.
4. The point us using flags is not to represent sovereignties, but actual physical locations that Zelda games are played in. Why not use the flag of the people who were in that region first?
5. The Australian Blue Ensign has an association to colonialism and egregious human rights violations.

I've borrowed many of the above arguments from @VexIsRed, our most prolific Australian editor at the moment. Vex was the one to propose this initially and I saw no compelling reason not to accept their proposal.

I am not Australian, however. I invite Australians (particularly Aboriginal Australians) to weigh in. PhantomCaleb (talk) 15:18, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

I have been asked to provide some additional context: It is currently January 26 in Australia, which is officially known as "Australia Day". This day is challenged by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the date that commemorates the invasion of Indigenous land. It has a very different meaning for them as they did not cede their territories. It is also known as "Invasion Day" and "Survival Day", as acknowledgments of the history of colonialism following the landing of the First Fleet in 1788. TriforceTony (talk) 00:03, 26 January 2023 (UTC)