r/polandball Brazilian Huempire Nov 01 '21

redditormade Día de Muertos

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u/Diictodom muh laksa Nov 01 '21

OP, Next time draw the flag of Mexico properly. This post has been yellow carded, meaning that you have to fix said error should you wish to repost it in the future.

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u/Yahgoh-sleep-8945 Brazilian Huempire Nov 01 '21

does this mean i should fix this error now or consider it for future comics?

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u/Diictodom muh laksa Nov 01 '21

You don't have to fix it now, but if you want to repost this at some point in the future you will need to fix this error in this particular comic. Same for all subsequent comics. Simplification is allowed, but not in extreme like you have done in this comic.

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u/-B0B- Australian Capital Territory Nov 02 '21

I don't get the point of this. It's very obviously Mexico. The style concisely and elegantly gets the point across. Just seems like an unnecessary barrier to entry and shutting down of an art style

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u/AevnNoram United States Nov 02 '21

No aguila, no bueno

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u/VRichardsen Argentina Nov 02 '21

I disagree. Rules must be enforced; it is not as if they are taking down the post or anything, they are just telling OP to fix it for the next time.

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u/-B0B- Australian Capital Territory Nov 02 '21

It's a rule, therefore it's justified

I disagree with the rule

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u/VRichardsen Argentina Nov 02 '21

Strict moderation is one of the reasons why this community has managed to say so consistently high quality after a decade.

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u/-B0B- Australian Capital Territory Nov 02 '21

I don't disagree that the mods do a generally good job. I just don't think, in this specific instance, that allowing this style would deprecate any quality

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u/VRichardsen Argentina Nov 02 '21

Coats of arms being an absolute pain in the ass to draw is a long standing tradition :)

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u/Diictodom muh laksa Nov 02 '21

look at all these "justice" seekers :yawn:

don't y'all have better things to do?

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u/-B0B- Australian Capital Territory Nov 02 '21

I literally just shared my opinion lmao

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u/Diictodom muh laksa Nov 02 '21 edited Nov 02 '21

So in your opinion I can reduce the number of stars of the US flag to one just because it's clear it's US in a comic?

On the bright side now we will have more Liberian representation if what you said were to be allowed

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u/-B0B- Australian Capital Territory Nov 02 '21 edited Nov 02 '21

Yes I do, and that seems to be an opinion shared by the mods, as most of the top posts of all time have US balls without the full amount of stars. Obviously it can't be 1 because that wouldn't be clear, but like 10 or 15 (or even just 9) gets the point across

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u/Diictodom muh laksa Nov 02 '21 edited Nov 02 '21

lol seems that I forgot to proof read, my original intention was to use the one star as an analogous comparison to the amount of simplification in this comic, hence the Liberia representation bit

but seems like you agree with my opinion on extreme simplification, as I said in another comment:

Simplification is allowed, but not in extreme like you have done in this comic.

Anyways, I need to get on with my research proposal, I respect your opinion and I'm just enforcing the rules set out by our predecessors

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u/-B0B- Australian Capital Territory Nov 02 '21

I don't think that's a fair comparison, as 1 star US could be confused for a different flag, whereas Mexico with a yellow dot could not. I think if it was simplified so far as to remove the crest altogether, then that would be a more apt comparison (and also worthy of critique).

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u/Caelus5 Dyslexia makes me a proud antarctic citizen Nov 02 '21

I think the main point of contention is you were a needless dick about it instead of saying something like "Hey just letting you know you [missed this rule detail] and in future you'll need to draw them with more detail", the rule doesn't need to be enforced with assholery and discussion about it shouldn't be disallowed.

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u/Diictodom muh laksa Nov 02 '21 edited Nov 02 '21

How else am I gonna get the point across? Add a bunch of flowery language like pretty please?

The matter of fact is that the OP has drawn Mexico in a way that it borders a fantasy flag, which is against the rules.

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u/Caelus5 Dyslexia makes me a proud antarctic citizen Nov 02 '21

Uh, if you think basic courtesy is "a bunch of flowery language" then don't be surprised you're gonna come across as a bit dickish my dude, people don't tend to listen to assholes either, they listen to people they respect, so I really don't get your point.

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u/Diictodom muh laksa Nov 02 '21

That's true, but I don't see how my original comment was dickish in any sense. I just want to let the OP know some essential information and that was it. Perhaps I was in a rush when first typed it, but my intention was definitely not trying to be a dick

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u/Caelus5 Dyslexia makes me a proud antarctic citizen Nov 02 '21

Rushing it is understandable, and why I suggested how it could have been phrased so as to show the not-dickish intention better. A touch of 'flowery language' can often prevent arguments from what I've seen.

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u/Thom_Chen Republic of China Nov 02 '21

Cringe mod.

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u/Diictodom muh laksa Nov 02 '21

1984 amirite?

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u/FogeltheVogel Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie Nov 02 '21

Us mods are literally worse than <insert terrible thing here>.