[Lithran]

Booo!!! I want a Canadian Flag. We might be a low percentage but we are still an english (mostly) speaking society. Down with gove....I mean I want my "Hey Hosser" T-shirt to!

[Alcandor]

What's the difference?

The point of that image is to tell you what language the server is. When you saw the American flag, you knew it was an English speaking server.

Goal completed.

So who cares if the American flag is up there, or either of your options. The point of which language the server is based on gets across to those looking at it. Changing it doesn't really effect anything either way.

Anyway... to call the little image that conveys the intended message a "major" bug is just... well... silly. A "slight oversight" maybe... but still... it's kinda pointless.

My coppers.

[Kaellis]

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As far as I can tell, the game is presented in American English. I don't think I've seen any Mordebi Armoursmiths running around, so it gets an American flag. Deal.

[Cromulent-UK]

To be honest I started this thread as a friendly poke in the ribs of Americans as I know how protective you guys are over your flag etc. Plus it helped to keep the boredom levels down while I waited for the EU servers to come back online. Anyway I am sure the American flag will stay so no need to panic .

Still I am surprised none of you saw the concealed humour of the original post and decided to take it into such an indepth debate.

[WallaWalla]

Originally Posted by Rourke

Makes me sad though...after 9/11..man i loved that guy. Now....kinda embarrassed. What's worse? Hillary Clinton getting elected..if that happens..i'm moving to England. Gonna camp out in Big Ben and eat eel.

Bah we've hated almost all of our presidents at some point in time. I figure i'll live with it until I become president and elimate all the stupid useless laws and give power back to citizens....cmon patriot act, no jokes at airports...

[Rourke]

Puerto Rico refuses to become an actual state. They vote on it all the time. Always a no. It's close enough to a state IMO. It's really just a Cold War by-product isn't it? Weren't we afraid Russia would grab it? So close to our Mainland and all?

[Jacosta]

Originally Posted by Rourke

Puerto Rico refuses to become an actual state. They vote on it all the time. Always a no. It's close enough to a state IMO. It's really just a Cold War by-product isn't it? Weren't we afraid Russia would grab it? So close to our Mainland and all?

We actually got it when we picked a fight with Spain in the Spanish-American War.

[Rourke]

Originally Posted by WallaWalla

Bah we've hated almost all of our presidents at some point in time. I figure i'll live with it until I become president and elimate all the stupid useless laws and give power back to citizens....cmon patriot act, no jokes at airports...

I agree so much you have no idea!! We need a grizzled old farmer for President. Someone who fought in a war and knows what it's like to work for a living. Then we'll have our America back. No more spoon-fed yuppies.

[Atoyota]

Originally Posted by Aegorian

You kidding? With the way some Americans talk, we should have our own language. I think we've officially murdered, raped and maimed the english language

Absolutely not!

We've improved it!

[Rourke]

Originally Posted by Jacosta

We actually got it when we picked a fight with Spain in the Spanish-American War.

Ohhhh.....lol..i forgot about that war!!

[Alcandor]

Originally Posted by Cromulent-UK

To be honest I started this thread as a friendly poke in the ribs of Americans as I know how protective you guys are over your flag etc. Plus it helped to keep the boredom levels down while I waited for the EU servers to come back online. Anyway I am sure the American flag will stay so no need to panic .

Still I am surprised none of you saw the concealed humour of the original post and decided to take it into such an indepth debate.

Ah! A little smilie goes a LONG way in conveying true meaning in written text.

And you crazy Brits keep spelling your words wrong... it's not even like the "u" is beside the "o" on the keyboard... you actually have to reach OVER the "i" to mispell words.

[Jikalliha]

Originally Posted by Jacosta

What I said is true since Puerto Rico is a territory and under the Constitution of the United States said territory is under the jurisdiction of the federal government. Puerto Rico has control over it's own internal affairs but the chief of state is the President of the United States like it is for Missouri. I give you the supreme law of the land.

Article IV Section III Clause II

The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

I give you the definition of territory from Webster's Dictionary.

a region or district of the U.S. not admitted to the Union as a state but having its own legislature, with a governor and other officers appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

That is all fine and dandy but reality is much different. Until Puerto Rico achieves Statehood it will always be viewed(and often treated) as its own country. They have their own Olympic Team for gods sake!

[Rourke]

Originally Posted by Lithran

Booo!!! I want a Canadian Flag. We might be a low percentage but we are still an english (mostly) speaking society. Down with gove....I mean I want my "Hey Hosser" T-shirt to!

Ok..let's make a deal then. You let Quebec be it's own country and we can all watch it fail miserably. Then you can have the flag. That alone would bring me much joy. God i hate Quebec.

[Rourke]

Hey...do Brits say Zed instead of Z??

[Jacosta]

Originally Posted by Jikalliha

That is all fine and dandy but reality is much different. Until Puerto Rico achieves Statehood it will always be viewed(and often treated) as its own country. They have their own Olympic Team for gods sake!

It's not it's own country as it doesn't have sovereignty. As a territory of the United States it is not its own country and the law, both US and international, recognize this. I give you The Law of Nations.

Every nation that governs itself, under what form soever, without dependence on any foreign power, is a Sovereign State, Its rights are naturally the same as those of any other state. Such are the moral persons who live together in a natural society, subject to the law of nations. To give a nation a right to make an immediate figure in this grand society, it is sufficient that it be really sovereign and independent, that is, that it govern itself by its own authority and laws.

Puerto Rico has no sovereignty thus it is not a nation as you say it is.

[Kaellis]

Originally Posted by Cromulent-UK

To be honest I started this thread as a friendly poke in the ribs of Americans as I know how protective you guys are over your flag etc. Plus it helped to keep the boredom levels down while I waited for the EU servers to come back online. Anyway I am sure the American flag will stay so no need to panic .

Still I am surprised none of you saw the concealed humour of the original post and decided to take it into such an indepth debate.

I saw it(all my cousins are british) hehe Had I stumbled upon this post before it got 4+ pages long, I'd have responded with a :P

Although I'm not an American, technically speaking

[Jikalliha]

Originally Posted by Jacosta

What I said is true since Puerto Rico is a territory and under the Constitution of the United States said territory is under the jurisdiction of the federal government. Puerto Rico has control over it's own internal affairs but the chief of state is the President of the United States like it is for Missouri. I give you the supreme law of the land.

Article IV Section III Clause II

The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

I give you the definition of territory from Webster's Dictionary.

a region or district of the U.S. not admitted to the Union as a state but having its own legislature, with a governor and other officers appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

Originally Posted by Jacosta

It's not it's own country as it doesn't have sovereignty. As a territory of the United States it is not its own country and the law, both US and international, recognize this. I give you The Law of Nations.

Every nation that governs itself, under what form soever, without dependence on any foreign power, is a Sovereign State, Its rights are naturally the same as those of any other state. Such are the moral persons who live together in a natural society, subject to the law of nations. To give a nation a right to make an immediate figure in this grand society, it is sufficient that it be really sovereign and independent, that is, that it govern itself by its own authority and laws.

Puerto Rico has no sovereignty thus it is not a nation as you say it is.

But Puerto Rico governs itself without dependence on foreign power.

Look, you can quote law all you want but it doesn't change reality. Puerto Rico is NOT the same as Missouri and does not enjoy equal status.

[Xen]

Originally Posted by Cromulent-UK

Still I am surprised none of you saw the concealed humour of the original post and decided to take it into such an indepth debate.

Its because we're speaking two different languages amigo

[Jacosta]

Originally Posted by Jikalliha

But Puerto Rico governs itself without dependence on foreign power.

Look, you can quote law all you want but it doesn't change reality. Puerto Rico is NOT the same as Missouri and does not enjoy equal status.

Actually it is since all of the people in Puerto Rico are US citizens and are dependent upon the US federal government. They are just as much a part of the US as Missouri, the 49 other states, and Washington DC. By your logic Washington DC is its own separate country. Also Puerto Rico was granted the power to have their own internal government in 1948 with an act of the US Congress. Their government is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. If they were their own country they would have their own elections.

[Jikalliha]

Originally Posted by Jacosta

Actually it is since all of the people in Puerto Rico are US citizens and are dependent upon the US federal government. They are just as much a part of the US as Missouri, the 49 other states, and Washington DC. By your logic Washington DC is its own separate country.

Washington DC is it's own Country!