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::::{{User|Porplemontage}} might get a bot to make all those edits for you if you explain this to him. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:26, 6 August 2017 (EDT)
::::{{User|Porplemontage}} might get a bot to make all those edits for you if you explain this to him. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:26, 6 August 2017 (EDT)


I was going to give you a spiel about rolling up your sleeves and getting to work, but now that I've looked into it, the issue is a bit more complicated than that. The flags are appearing on pages through the use of [[Template:Release]], and they are called using the names of the files. For example, <nowiki>{{release|Japan|November 1, 2007}}</nowiki> would cause the Japanese flag to appear, as the name of the original image is [[:File:Flag of Japan.png|File:Flag of '''Japan'''.png]]. Since these names are going to be referenced often, they're named in such a way that they're convenient to reference, which is why it's [[:File:Flag of USA.png|Flag of USA.png]] and not "Flag of the United States of America.png". With that in mind, it may be best to keep the flags with their original names. Yes, the flag that we're using for "Europe" is really for the European Union, but we've still called it "Europe" because it's more convenient for editors, and those are the people who are going to be using it the most. If you had to type "Hong Kong" on dozens of pages, as you dreaded doing, you'd also prefer having a more convenient alternative, which is why the name of the file is "Flag of HK.png". Your heart's in the right place, but I'd say we should leave things as they were. {{User:Time Turner/sig}} 18:31, 6 August 2017 (EDT)
I was going to give you a spiel about rolling up your sleeves and getting to work, but now that I've looked into it, the issue is a bit more complicated than that. The flags are appearing on pages through the use of [[Template:Released]], and they are called using the names of the files. For example, <nowiki>{{released|Japan|November 1, 2007}}</nowiki> would cause the Japanese flag to appear, as the name of the original image is [[:File:Flag of Japan.png|File:Flag of '''Japan'''.png]]. Since these names are going to be referenced often, they're named in such a way that they're convenient to reference, which is why it's [[:File:Flag of USA.png|Flag of USA.png]] and not "Flag of the United States of America.png". With that in mind, it may be best to keep the flags with their original names. Yes, the flag that we're using for "Europe" is really for the European Union, but we've still called it "Europe" because it's more convenient for editors, and those are the people who are going to be using it the most. If you had to type "Hong Kong" on dozens of pages, as you dreaded doing, you'd also prefer having a more convenient alternative, which is why the name of the file is "Flag of HK.png". Your heart's in the right place, but I'd say we should leave things as they were. {{User:Time Turner/sig}} 18:31, 6 August 2017 (EDT)
:Yeah, that's what I'm also thinking, but I'm still not sure if they should stay with their original name. I'll let you know if I change my mind. Until then, DO NOT use the new names. [[User:Gold Luigi|Gold Luigi]] ([[User talk:Gold Luigi|talk]]) 18:34, 6 August 2017 (EDT)
:Yeah, that's what I'm also thinking, but I'm still not sure if they should stay with their original name. I'll let you know if I change my mind. Until then, DO NOT use the new names. [[User:Gold Luigi|Gold Luigi]] ([[User talk:Gold Luigi|talk]]) 18:34, 6 August 2017 (EDT)
::After some thinking, I actually decided to change the current names back to their original names. Should I do it, or will you do it for me? And just to let you know, I did those changes on the main page for MK7, so I'm not sure if this changes anything, but if it does, go do the changes there if you want. [[User:Gold Luigi|Gold Luigi]] ([[User talk:Gold Luigi|talk]]) 18:50, 6 August 2017 (EDT)
::After some thinking, I actually decided to change the current names back to their original names. Should I do it, or will you do it for me? And just to let you know, I did those changes on the main page for MK7, so I'm not sure if this changes anything, but if it does, go do the changes there if you want. [[User:Gold Luigi|Gold Luigi]] ([[User talk:Gold Luigi|talk]]) 18:50, 6 August 2017 (EDT)

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